Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) is as an independent foundation focusing on environmental research, emphasizing the interaction between human society, natural resources and biodiversity. NINA’s scientists come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds. NINA has a broad-based expertise on the genetic, population, species, ecosystem and landscape level, in terrestrial, freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems. NINA uses multidisciplinary approaches to explore human interactions with their natural environment, and how to best address the relevant managerial challenges.