Division of Survey and Statistics
JordVAAK – Implementation of the Norwegian Agricultural Soil Monitoring Programme
Projects
NIBIO is a project driven research institute and collects approximately 400 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.
Division of Environment and Natural Resources
DGRADE - Constraints to degradation of biodegradable plastics in terrestrial systems
There is an increasing interest in plastics, both as a resource and as a pollutant. Climate change and environmental concerns have boosted the development of biodegradable plastics, spanning from disposable food containers to waste bags and agricultural mulch films. But how fast do these products degrade in Nordic soils and waste streams?
Division of Environment and Natural Resources
PacKnoPlast - Sustainable decision-making for food packaging given consumer rejection of plastic
The project aims to develop environmentally friendly food packaging solutions where the use of plastic packaging is limited to where plastics is environmentally preferable to other materials and needed to preserve food quality through distribution, storage and use.
Taking NANOtechnological REMediation Processes from Lab Scale to End User Applications for the Restoration of a Clean Environment
NANOREM is designed to unlock the potential of nanoremediation and so support both the appropriate use of nanotechnology in restoring land and aquifer resources and the development of the knowledge-based economy at world leading level for the benefit of a wide range of users in the EU environmental sector.