News

Popularisation of research results is an important part of NIBIO’s communication work. We publish several news items every week, mainly in Norwegian. News in English is also produced and can be found here in our english news archive.

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Nature 's report card

Published 24.11.2015

What is the state of nature in Norway? The Norwegian Nature Index gives the answers.

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The Forest Portal ensures forestry and the environment

Published 23.11.2015

The new map service Forest Portal (“Skogportalen”) provides environmental information from different databases together on one website. Whether one works in the forest industry or administers environmental regulations, updated and relevant information is needed.

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Climate change leads to an increased northern bark beetle population

Published 16.11.2015

The spruce bark beetle killed close to 10 million cubic metres of Norway spruce during the outbreak in southern Scandinavia in the 1970s. New studies suggest more beetle attacks in northern spruce forests in the future.

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Bioeconomy and environmental considerations in the forest

Published 10.11.2015

Forests are a renewable resource and an important part of the bioeconomy. Over 20 000 species have their habitat in the forest, and an increased use of forest resources requires evidence-based methods to take care of the environment and species diversity. “Environmental inventories in the forest” (MiS) is one such method.

How to catch hair from a bear

Published 04.11.2015

Brown bears’ hair and droppings contain their DNA. This is important for research and management of brown bears. All good in theory, but how does one practically go about collecting DNA?

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Fish sludge can become plant fertilizer

Published 19.10.2015

Every year around 75% of the phosphorus applied in fish farms will be lost. This is a waste of a very limited resource. NIBIO has, in collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), tested the use of fish sludge as plant fertilizer. The results are good.

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Gallup in the forest

Published 12.09.2015

The National Forest Inventory’s statistics provide important knowledge for sustainable management of our forest resources.

Quality leads the way for Norwegian wool

Published 25.08.2015

Wool is part of the national soul, but Norwegian knitted sweaters are not produced in Norway. Research is being carried out on how to ensure the quality of Norwegian wool, so that we can in the long term make use of more of our own wool and get a more sustainable textile industry.

Smart tobacco

Published 24.08.2015

Genetically modified tobacco plants can act as "green factories" where cheap vaccines for humans and animals, eco-friendly fuel and special products for industry are produced.

How much water can grain tolerate?

Published 20.08.2015

After a rainy summer the question arose again: How much water can grain tolerate? This is also a question for the future: How will grain tolerate climate change with more and sometimes heavy rain?

Deer die on the road

Published 19.08.2015

Each year, thousands of deer are hit by road traffic. The animals follow fixed routes and deer behaviour is little affected by roads. Management boundaries should therefore follow the deer's migration routes, and not necessarily today's administrative boundaries.

Norwegian beer to become more Norwegian

Published 20.07.2015

Researchers from NIBIO and a selection of Norwegian breweries are testing Norwegian varieties of grain, hops and herbs for beer production. The goal is to be able to brew a real completely Norwegian beer.

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