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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Game changing opportunities in biotechnology

Published 23.08.2016

New and awe-inspiring developments in biotechnology could be crucial to the future of both food production and medicine, according to Nobel laureate Sir Richard Roberts , who spoke at a recent biotechnology conference organised by NIBIO in Norway.

New book showcasing studies on climate adaptation in agriculture from around the world

Published 12.08.2016

A new, leading-edge book is demonstrating how resilient food systems are developed using Climate Smart Agriculture, agroecology and conservation agriculture to address climate change in different regions of the world.

Acclaim for ClimaAdapt

Published 02.08.2016

ClimaAdapt has been highlighted as a success story demonstrating how scientists and community leaders can work together using science to make a local impact, by the Thriving Earth Exchange programme.

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National forest inventories and remote sensing – better information, better decisions

Published 29.06.2016

With better information, better decisions can be made. Advances in inventory technology provide forest data at ever smaller scales – from region-wide assessments of forest resources, down to detailed imaging of individual trees.

Identifying best practises at Tanzania REDD+ workshop

Published 17.06.2016

Nils Vagstad, acting CEO for NIBIO, yesterday welcomed close to 50 participants to a two-day workshop at Ås, which aims to further strengthen the ongoing development of the Forest Reference Emissions Level (FREL) for REDD+ in Tanzania.

Remote Sensing and Forest Inventories Contribute to Saving Tropical Forests

Published 15.06.2016

REDD+ aims to save and protect tropical forests, thus playing a major role in combating climate change and protecting biological diversity. However, many tropical countries lack the necessary forest monitoring method required for REDD+ funding, such as remote sensing with radar satellites and nation-wide forest inventories.

Benin – small country, big ambitions

Published 30.05.2016

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Benin, his excellence Mr Aurélien Agbénonci, visited NIBIO along with the Ambassador, Mr Eusébe Agbangla, and his Attaché, Mr Norbert Tity, 26 May.

Innovative platforms for knowledge sharing in India

Published 11.05.2016

Sharing information through digital platforms and local knowledge hubs have proved an effective way of transferring knowledge on climate adaptation practices and agricultural related expertise to rural communities in India, as part of NIBIO’s ClimaAdapt project.

The survival of species suddenly looks better

Published 27.04.2016

Findings on Norway spruce show how plants and animals can adapt better to climate change than previously envisaged.

Warming up northern meadows

Published 18.03.2016

In what ways will meadows in climatic areas similar to the arctic respond to a temperature increase of three degrees? By conducting an extensive ecosystem warming experiment involving trampoline frames, infrared heaters and hyperspectral cameras, this is what researchers have spent the last few years trying to figure out.

Sharing expertise to stop potato pest in Kenya

Published 08.02.2016

Potato cyst nematode (PCN) is a major problem for European potato farmers, but in Norway, long-term monitoring and well-directed measures have confined the pest. Now NIBIO is sharing its’ expertise with Kenya, where PCN was recently identified.

European soil threats: What, Where and Why?

Published 04.02.2016

Over sixty soil experts have gone together and provided an up to date overview of European soil threats. The extensive report, which among other things provides information on the geographical spread of eleven soil threats, also addresses what kind of effect these threats may have on soil functions and ecosystem services, and why they occur.

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