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Formålet med denne litteraturstudien var å samle gjeldende kunnskap om inntak av plast i marine arter i Norden. Fokuset var på marin biota med stor kommersiell og økologisk betydning, slik som fisk og virvelløse dyr. Prosjektet ble ledet av NIVA i samarbeid Akvaplan-niva, DTU Aqua og UGOT.

Målsetningen for prosjektet var å innhente informasjon om nivåer av mikroplast i bunnlevende marine arter, samt undersøke geografiske forskjeller i Norden. Prosjektet bidro til å si noe om nivåer for mikroplast i ulike artene og eventuelle trender mellom stasjoner og mellom arter, mulige kilder til mikroplast i biota fra nordiske havområder samt anbefalinger til videre forskning og overvåking.

"Monitoring of microplastics in coastal areas, rivers and lakes" is a monitoring programme that aims to increase knowledge about the extent of microplastic pollution in Norway.

The Arctic environment is facing evident changes such as temperature increase and consequent rapid decline in the sea ice. These conditions will favour the development of industrial activities, e.g., oil & gas exploration and aquaculture. We need to assess the potential environmental risks from the anticipated industrial development in the Arctic, and to do that, we need to develop robust methods and approaches that characterise the pollution pathway from the emission to the environment to the display of adverse outcomes in the biota.

The section receives and handles approx. 15,000 samples/year which are partial deliveries in monitoring projects, research projects and other assignments led by researchers at NIVA. 

A living lab for blue green solutions in Sogn allotment garden.

NIVA have conducted a literature review to summarise the risks of alien marine species being spread by offshore wind activities.

ProWind, aims to strengthen Norway’s role in offshore wind and establish a unique national infrastructure for research dedicated to offshore wind. In this NGI led project,  the NIVA group will lead the work to develop (and make available for rent) state-of-the-art monitoring technologies for offshore wind focusing on acoustic, visual and oceanographic sensors.

As part of the monitoring of the water column along the west coast of Norway, NIVA investigated the extent to which the artificial reefs adjacent to the offshore energy facilities affected the availability of food for three types of cod fish - saithe, ling and tusk. 

We need to improve our understanding of the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in surface waters, particularly downstream of urban waste water treatment plants. However, at present there is no European overview of the presence of AMR in surface waters. This project will develop a basic approach and methodology for a European scale AMR monitoring of surface waters.

The Norwegian part of the project, coordinated by UiT The Arctic University of Norway and implemented in collaboration with NIVA, explored conflicts related to offshore wind, offshore aquaculture, and oil and gas activities.

The European Topic Centre Biodiversity and Ecosystems (ETC BE) is a Consortium of 24 European organisations, led by NIVA and working in partnership with the European Environment Agency (EEA) under a Framework Partnership Agreement for the period 2023-2026. The consortium has expertise in the topic area of terrestrial, freshwater and marine biodiversity and ecosystems. Biodiversity and ecosystems is one of five strategic work areas in the EEA-Eionet Strategy 2021-2030.

INECO (Indo-Norwegian Collaboration Project on Ecosystem Services and Accounting) is part of the Indo-Norway Integrated Ocean Management and Research Initiative. This is a collaborative project between NIVA and the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences) in India. The aim is to develop capacity and expertise for ecosystem services and accounting to support the blue economy and linked ocean accounting in India.

UPRISE produced a holistic management tool for municipalities that can be used to identify the most appropriate areas for peatland restoration.

INOPOL (India-Norway cooperation project on capacity building for reducing plastic and chemical pollution in India) is a collaborative project between NIVA, which leads the project, with MGC as India country lead and several Indian institutions (SRM, CIPET, Toxics Link). The project is part of the Norway-India Marine Pollution Initiative established between Indian and Norwegian authorities in 2019. The project is also part of NORAD’s programme to combat microplastics and marine pollution.