Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Cooperation and expertise for a sustainable future

26. November 2025

More than 200 habitat types are at risk of being lost in Norway

As the new Norwegian Red List for Ecosystems and Habitat Types is presented today, the knowledge behind it is broader than ever before.

21. November 2025

Loggers attached to birds can affect foraging behaviour

A study on the effects of using different kinds and combinations of loggers on European shags (Gulosus aristotelis) was recently published in the Journal of Avian Biology. The authors conclude that loggers can have negative impacts on the...

3. November 2025

Floating fish rack saves 3 out of 4 salmon from hydropower turbines

The combination of hydrology, ecology and engineering has resulted in the smart design of a fish guidance system that changes the water flow and directs salmon past power plants.

SHORTCUTS

NINAGEN

NINA Centre for Biodiversity Genetics

Restoration Ecology

Research on and implementation of restoration in aquatic and terrestrial habitats

Monitoring

Monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem change

Pink salmon

Monitoring the distribution of pink salmon in Norway

Wild Salmonids

Monitoring populations and ecosystems

Ecosystem Services

Monitoring populations and ecosystems

The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) is Norway’s leading institution for applied ecological research, with broad-based expertise on the genetic, population, species, ecosystem and landscape level, in terrestrial, freshwater and coastal marine environments.

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