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The long road from Arctic science to international law

The road to the Minamata Convention on mercury took almost 15 years and has been significantly influenced by Arctic research and Norwegian efforts. Why and in what way did Arctic research play such a significant role in this road towards the convention?
Researchers use drones to photograph seaweeds

Drones are the future for nature mapping and monitoring. – Compared to satellite pictures, drone images provide 1,000 times better image resolution and one million times more data points, says Kasper Hancke, marine biologist at NIVA.
Pollutant-ban has made snails healthy again

The environmental pollutant TBT can mimic hormones to the extent that it sterilizes female snails and make them grow non-functional penises and vas deferens. But for the first time since monitoring started up in 1991 and the total ban of TBT entered force in 2008, only fertile dogwhelk have been found along the Norwegian coastline.

News Article 03.04.2020

NIVA's offices are closed until further notice

Match 12th, Norwegian authorities took strict measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. NIVA adheres to these measures and has decided that the main office and regional offices are closed for the public. NIVA's activities are conducted in accordance with the guidelines from Norwegian authorities; otherwise where suitable, such as home offices or other options.

Vacant Position 22.05.2020

Are you our new colleague?

The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) is Norway’s leading institute for basic and applied research on marine and freshwaters. The institute’s research comprises a wide array of environmental, climatic and resource-related fields. We currently have several positions available.

News Article 22.05.2020

Kick-off meeting for SINOPLAST project

The Sino Norwegian Cooperation Project to Reduce Plastic and Microplastic Pollution (SINOPLAST) was officially kicked off May 20th in the form of an online conference.

News Article 08.05.2020

Norwegian-Portuguese collaboration in technological development of drone-based coastal observations

A bilateral initiative on exchange of experience and knowledge of remote sensing techniques for the mapping of coastal biological communities through unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has recently been funded through the EEA-grants. The partners are The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) and Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto.

News Article 25.03.2020

Microplastics found in 4 of 5 bivalve species investigated in Nordic waters

An extensive Nordic research project has looked at microplastics in marine bivalves from 100 sites spread throughout much of the Nordic waters. The study showed that microplastics were found in 4 of the 5 bivalve species investigated, and that there was a huge variation in the occurrence and type of microplastics.

The long road from Arctic science to international law

Researchers use drones to photograph seaweeds

Pollutant-ban has made snails healthy again

NIVA's offices are closed until further notice

Are you our new colleague?

Kick-off meeting for SINOPLAST project

Norwegian-Portuguese collaboration in technological development of drone-based coastal observations

Microplastics found in 4 of 5 bivalve species investigated in Nordic waters

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The long road from Arctic science to international law

Researchers use drones to photograph seaweeds

Pollutant-ban has made snails healthy again

NIVA's offices are closed until further notice

Are you our new colleague?

Kick-off meeting for SINOPLAST project

Norwegian-Portuguese collaboration in technological development of drone-based coastal observations

Microplastics found in 4 of 5 bivalve species investigated in Nordic waters

Available positions

Contact one of our employees

Centre of Excellence

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