Website http://www.nina.no/ninaenglish/AboutNINA.aspx
Contacts Jiska van Dijk Researcher and international advisor Tungasletta 2, NO-7485, Trondheim, NORWAY E-mail Tel: + 47 73 80 15 12 contact for: general ALTER-Net enquiries, Research, Science-Policy Interface, Training & Summer School Tor G. Heggberget Senior adviser, Director ENVIRA Address: As above E-mail Tel: + 47 73 80 15 00 Frank Hanssen Senior engineer, IT Address: As above E-mail Tel: + 47 73 80 15 00 contact for: Research infrastructure, LifeWatch Erik Framstad Research director Address: As above E-mail Tel: + 47 73 80 17 10 contact for: Research infrastructure, LT(S)ER Bjørg Bruset Head of Communicaton Address: As above E-mail Tel: + 47 73 80 15 00 contact for: Communication & outreach

The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) is Norway’s leading institution for applied ecological research.

NINA is responsible for long-term strategic research and commissioned applied research to facilitate the implementation of international conventions, decision-support systems and management tools, as well as to enhance public awareness and promote conflict resolution.

The institute was established in 1988, employs a staff of approximately 240 and directs well-equipped laboratories and facilities at seven locations in Norway, with the head office in Trondheim. NINA offers broad-based ecological expertise covering the genetic, population, species, ecosystem and landscape level, in terrestrial, freshwater, and coastal marine environments.

NINA´s areas of activity

• Land use and nature management, including landscape analysis in the coastal zone
• Harvesting and sustainable use of fish and game stocks
• Community development and local participation in natural resource management
• Commercial development related to biological resources
• Environmental impacts of agriculture and aquaculture
• Vegetation and wildlife surveys
• Monitoring and time-series analyses regarding natural resources
• Red-list evaluations and conservation planning
• Analysis and resolution of conflicts related to utilization of natural resources and protection of threatened species
• Environmental databases; development, operation, use, and public information
• Pollution impact analysis and monitoring
• Environmental impact assessments connected to human encroachments, infrastructure development and land-use changes