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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Challenge to restore degraded peatlands in Southeast-Asia

Published 08.12.2016

Large parts of the Southeast-Asian peatlands – one of the world’s biggest carbon pools – have been ruined by deforestation, plantations and fires. This week, Indonesia banned further destruction of the peatlands.

Feeding a growing population

Published 02.11.2016

Adaptation to climate change will be the most important task in order to secure enough food for a growing global population. If we are to succeed in this challenge, our main focus and starting point should be the farmers.

International cooperation on mycotoxin management

Published 31.10.2016

NIBIO, The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, is happy to announce that we team up as a partner in MyToolBox - Safe Food and Feed through an Integrated ToolBox for Mycotoxin Management, a large project within the EU Horizon2020 programme.

Indo-Norwegian collaboration to boost bioeconomy

Published 08.09.2016

Bioeconomy has the potential to create a green growth and economy in Norway and globally, but this requires an emphasis on knowledge and innovation. Now Norway is joining forces with India to make this happen.

God stemning når Nobelprisvinner i medisin, Sir Richard Roberts, besøkte NIBIO og B4B-konferansen. Fra venstre: Divisjonsdirektør Arne Hermansen, adm. dir. Nils Vagstad, Sir R. Roberts og seniorforsker og konferanseansvarlig Jihong Liu Clarke.

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.

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