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Natural resources and rural development

Department of Natural Resources and Rural Development has a transdisciplinary focus on sustainable use, innovation and management of ecosystem services from watercourses and rangelands.

Topical working areas:

Sustainable grazing systems for domestic and wild ungulates
Multi-use trade-offs in ecosystem services
Nature- and culture-based tourism
Ecology and management of fish and wildlife populations
Animal welfare in livestock on rangeland, including remote monitoring
Field surveys of forage production, stocking capacity and browsing damages on rangelands
Norwegian Wildlife Damage Centre – a national network for mitigation of society-wildlife conflicts
Circumpolar environments and climate challenges

Water horsetail harvest in Pasvik, North Norway, on the border to Russia. Photo: Tone Aandahl.

Fish species in Kautokeino, North Norway. Photo: Hallvard Jensen.

Contacts

Jo Jorem Aarseth
Head of Department/Head of Research - Division of Forest and Forest Resources

(+47) 918 09 344 jo.aarseth@nibio.no Office Location: Holt

Projects

Publications

Employees

Bird tourism in Porsanger, Finnmark, North Norway. Photo: Morten Günther.

Predatory animals on pasture-land. Photo: Inger Hansen.

Traditional food and food culture. Photo: Eva Narten Høberg.

Topical working areas:

Sustainable grazing systems for domestic and wild ungulates
Multi-use trade-offs in ecosystem services
Nature- and culture-based tourism
Ecology and management of fish and wildlife populations
Animal welfare in livestock on rangeland, including remote monitoring
Field surveys of forage production, stocking capacity and browsing damages on rangelands
Norwegian Wildlife Damage Centre – a national network for mitigation of society-wildlife conflicts
Circumpolar environments and climate challenges

Address	Postboks 115 NO-1431 Ås
Phone	+47 406 04 100
E-mail	post@nibio.no