1,383 projects

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Biological Invasions Resolved through Adaptable, Versatile, and Engaging Nature-Based Solutions

Invasive alien species (IAS) are species that are either introduced or have migrated into a new environment. IAS can negatively affect the invaded ecosystem by, for example, outcompeting native species for food and habitat. In Norway, the Pacific Pink Salmon and Pacific Oyster have received much ...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Akershus

UTVIKLING-UTVIKLING

RECOVER: Co-creating nature recovery maps to guide conservation and restoration efforts in Norway and South Africa.

The RECOVER project is a collaborative project with joint funding from the Research Council of Norway and the National Research Foundation, South Africa. The project is jointly led by NINA and University of the Witwatersrand. The project also includes collaboration with research partners from Uni...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Mat og muligheter: Læringsprosess og forskningsformidling om lokalmat

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Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

UTVIKLING-UTVIKLING

Multi-scale analysis of the health attributes of plastic recycling in India

Efforts to combat plastic pollution by increasing recycling rates are gaining prominence globally. Yet, the health impacts of plastic recycling in low- and middle-income countries remain poorly understood. To avoid shifting the burden of the “green transition” onto vulnerable populations, it is c...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FORSKNINGSINFRA-FORSKNINGSINFRA

Norwegian Plant Phenotyping Infrastructure

Advanced research facilities are needed to meet the needs for increased food production under the challenging Norwegian climate conditions. By adopting new plant phenotyping technologies, we can make more precise measurements of the growth, development and stress responses of plants under differe...

Awarded: NOK 69.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2032

Location: Akershus

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

The Nordic Urban Archaeology Conference Oslo 2025

Konferansen skal sette et ekstra søkelys på arkeologi fra tidlig moderne tid. I tillegg blir det blant annet sesjoner om hvordan arkeologien gir innsikt i urbanisering, utvikling av urbanitet, og utfordringer og muligheter knyttet til publisering, kuratering av utstillinger og samlinger etter utg...

Awarded: NOK 50,000

Project Period: 2025-2025

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FORSKNINGSINFRA-FORSKNINGSINFRA

Membrane Centre for Sustainable Water

Norway has long enjoyed an abundance of clean water, but new challenges are threatening this vital resource. Climate change is causing unpredictable weather patterns, affecting water availability and treatment. Stricter wastewater regulations, micropollutants, and industrial contamination are add...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Akershus

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

NBS Services Promoting Local Biodiversity, Well-Being and Scalable Solutions (NBSPLUS)

The NBS Services Promoting Local Biodiversity, Well-being and Scalable SolUtionS (NBSPLUS) project is dedicated to improving Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to help tackle pressing environmental and social issues. Rapid land-use changes and climate extremes such as heavy rainfall or drought increasi...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Internasjonal konferanse i økologisk økonomi og vekstfri utvikling i Norge i juni 2025

ISEE-Degrowth-konferansen (Oslo, 24. til 27. juni 2025), organisert i fellesskap som The 18th Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) og The 11th International Degrowth Conference, er en faglig uavhengig arrangement basert på tverrfaglig samarbeid som er ment som b...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2025

Location: Akershus

HAVBASERT-HAVBASERT

Enhancing ecosystem assessment and the science-policy interface for sustainable pelagic fisheries in the Norwegian Sea

Sustainable Fisheries in a Changing Norwegian Sea Managing effectively fisheries in the Norwegian Sea requires considering the broader ecosystem. Fish stocks like mackerel, blue whiting, and herring are influenced by climate change, pollution, shipping, marine mammals, and other pressures, which ...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2028

Location: Vestland

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Utforsk industrielle symbioser for en bærekraftig fremtid

Lavtrofiske organismer kan spille en viktig rolle i industrielle symbioser, der de kan gjenvinne ressurser og omdanne miljøforurensende stoffer fra norsk industri (som CO2, nitrogen og fosfor) til næringsrikt fôr til fisk og husdyr. Gjennom slike prosesser bidrar disse organismene til å redusere...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2025-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Supporting adaptive management of Chronic Wasting Disease

The outbreak of chronic wasting disease (CWD) among wild reindeer in Norway represents a major challenge for wildlife management. There is considerable uncertainty regarding the prevalence of the disease and the effects of different management measures. It is challenging to balance the need for e...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FORSKNINGSINFRA-FORSKNINGSINFRA

Norwegian Infrastructure Platform for Foundation Technology Research in Offshore Wind

Norway and the European Union (EU) recognize offshore renewable energy as critical to achieve the ambitious goal of European climate neutrality by 2050. Harnessing wind energy is a key technology for meeting the energy and climate targets. This requires substantial investments in both bottom-fixe...

Awarded: NOK 63.9 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2034

Location: Oslo - Oslove

DEMOKRATI-DEMOKRATI

NordForsk: Land use justice for green transitions

JUSTGREEN focuses on conflicts that often arise in relation to land use changes driven by the green transition. This project has developed a framework to strengthen and deepen the democratic processes of the green transition with the aim to reduce such land use conflicts. Renewable energy is a c...

Awarded: NOK 5.3 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2028

Location: Vestland

FRIPROSJEKT-FRIPROSJEKT

DRIP - DRought ending in Intensified Precipitation

This project aims to estimate the change in frequency and intensity of Droughts ending in Intensified Precipitation - DRIP events with global warming due to changes in the water cycle. These compound events can cause greater damage to infrastructure and crops than single droughts or heavy precipi...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

KLIMAFORSKNING-KLIMAFORSKNING

Overshoot: Communicating the risks of exceeding and returning to a 1.5°C level of global warming

Effective communication is crucial in preparing researchers and policymakers for decisions related to global warming. As exceeding the 1.5°C threshold becomes inevitable, it's vital that all stakeholders understand the implications and act swiftly. The toolkit will explain the implications of ove...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Oslo - Oslove

KLIMAFORSKNING-KLIMAFORSKNING

Seminarer med internasjonale forskere om økonomi og klima ved Universitetet i Stavanger

Prosjektet går ut på å invitere forskere fra norske eller utenlandske universiteter til å presentere sin forskning om økonomi og klima ved Handelshøyskolen ved Universitetet i Stavanger (HHUiS). Dette skjer i form av et seminar som vanligvis finner sted en gang i uken. En kjent forsker fra et an...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Rogaland

MILJØFORSK-Miljøforskning for en grønn samfunnsomstilling

Det 38. møtet i Skandinavisk forening for pollineringsøkologi

SCAPE (Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecology) er en årlig konferanse for forskere og studenter innen pollineringsøkologi. Det forventes deltagere fra særlig Skandinavia og resten av Europa. Men vi forventer også deltagelse fra andre deler av verden som Nord-Amerika og Asia. Konferansen...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Akershus

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Synthesizing fifteen years of research on climate change impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across a boreal landscape

Climate change impacts biodiversity and ecosystem functioning by altering plant, animal and microbial distributions, composition, and food webs, as well as affecting complex interactions and feedback between organisms and functional groups. Most climate change studies to date explore single focus...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Vestland

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Urban Resilience Symposium for Climate Transition: Bridging South-North Narratives on Land and Culture

Although climate change is a global problem, approaches towards urban resilience are varied and uncoordinated between the Global North and South. This gap in approaches therefore calls for urgent action-based, just transitional approaches to create resilient urban environments as outlined in the ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Naturmangfold og næringsliv – Verdiskapning og teknologiutvikling på naturens premisser – Hva skal til?

SINTEF i samarbeid med NINA ønsker å lage en arena og en åpen møteplass for å få til "veridiskapning og teknologiutvikling på naturens premisser". Dette er tredje året SINTEF i samarbeid med NINA arrangerer et symposium for naturmangfold og arealbruk. De første to årene har det vært fokus på inte...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

UTVIKLING-UTVIKLING

NFRF: Climate Change Adaptation, Dispossession and Displacement: Co-constructing Solutions with Coastal Vulnerable Groups in Africa and Asia

This project is funded through the International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation from The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), Canada. This is a collaboration between eight funding agencies from Brazil, Canada, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

MOMENTUM: Moment-Resisting Connections for Timber Constructions

The MOMENTUM project is a promising initiative that aims to extend the construction industry by introducing a new, efficient, versatile, and cost-effective connection for timber constructions. Driven by the urgent need for greener buildings, this groundbreaking connection developed by the Departm...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Mitigation and Adaptation in Cultural Heritage Landscapes: Lessons from Transhumant Pastoral Systems for Managing Novel Climate Risks

Cultural landscapes provide important ecosystem services, including experience-based knowledge on how to adapt to and limit negative effects of climate change. This is because the landscapes themselves are vulnerable to climate change and other negative impacts. By investigating transhumant pasto...

Awarded: NOK 4.1 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Akershus

UTVIKLING-UTVIKLING

NFRF- Co-developing Decision Support System for Coastal Mangrove-based Socio-ecological Systems in Eastern and Western Africa (CoastMan)

This project is funded through the International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation from The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF). Mangroves provide a wealth of benefits, including a wide range of ecosystem services, fostering biodiversity and carbon storag...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Akershus

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Synthesing the roles of High-latitude eRicaceous dwarf shrubs: Underappreciated Biodiversity, ecological functions and ecosystem Services

Ericaceous dwarf-shrubs are dominant in the boreal, alpine and arctic ecosystems of the Nothern hemisphere, including Norway, and they are strongly affected by global changes. Thanks to their high functional diversity, unique mycorrhiza associations and many plant-animal interactions, ericaceous ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Vestland

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Monitoring and mapping Fungal Diversity for nature conservation

Fungal diversity can be explored in many ways, including classic fruit body surveys, as well DNA-based analyses of environmental DNA (eDNA). These two approaches have run side by side for many years, but has to a limited extent been combined. Our overarching objective in FunDive is to bring the t...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Oslo - Oslove

MILJØTEMA-MILJØTEMA

Designing with/out Extractive Materials

Consumer society’s manufacturing industry has taken on such a massive scale and reach as to make it abundantly clear that designing as an activity and a profession has decisive impact on ecological systems both locally and globally. Designing entails crucial decisions on which and how much materi...

Awarded: NOK 9.7 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

FORNY20-FORNY2020

PhosBoard: High-end fibreboards produced with renewable resources and a low energy process.

PhosBoard is a new environmentally friendly low-density fibreboard developed from low-value residual materials from the wood industry. Novel component combinations and processing methods to produce PhosBoards with different attributes and potential applications will be explored in this project. C...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Akershus

NYSKAPNING-NYSKAPNING

sCENTsor - Ultra-sensitive and compact gas sensor

Sensitive trace gas detection at the parts-per-billion (ppb) level with high selectivity is critical in fields such as environmental monitoring, oil and gas, research, and aerospace. Today, this performance is achievable only with bulky and costly high-end sensors, restricting their use largely t...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa