Division of Forest and Forest Resources
ForestMicroClim
Understanding the role and interplay of forest microclimates for successfully balancing productivity and biodiversity among Nordic forest landscapes
Projects
NIBIO is a project driven research institute and collects approximately 100 million NOK annually in project funding from both national and international sources. A lot of activity is carried out through EU and EEA-projects and we also participate in research projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America. NIBIO coordinates several large international projects with a particular focus on food security and climate change. The list of projects is not complete.
Projects
Division of Forest and Forest Resources
FORGENRES: Management of forest genetic resources under climate change
Current forest tree gene resource management, with concurrent selective breeding and geneconservation, are long-term endeavors. Hundreds of parents and thousands of offspring are being tested on multiple locations, requiring substantial resources, elaborate logistics, and sustained organizational commitment.
Division of Forest and Forest Resources
B4EST: Adaptive BREEDING for productive, sustainable and resilient FORESTs under climate change
The goal of B4EST is to increase forest survival, health, resilience and productivity under climate change and naturaldisturbances, while maintaining genetic diversity and key ecological functions, and fostering a competitive EU biobasedeconomy.