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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.

Sustainable urban snow management within tighter frames for nature, the environment and land use.

BlueAction Arctic and Atlantic (BAAA) is a Horizon Europe-funded research and innovation project that place local communities at the heart of restoring our ocean and waters.

The project delivers a national, wall-to-wall map of NiN 3.0 main marine benthic ecosystem types for Norway’s coastal and marine area out to 1 nautical mile from the baseline, accompanied by probability/uncertainty maps. The workflow integrates remote sensing (drone, satellite, bathymetric LiDAR), niche modelling, and existing reference datasets.

COMPASS (Comprehensive Offshore Management Platform for Assessing Sustainability) is an EU-funded project that delivers an innovative and holistic assessment of both global and local cumulative impacts of offshore wind farms, integrating environmental, economic, and social tools with an offshore wind farm digital twin.

Coastal Harmony will investigate how land use planning, water management, and nature conservation work together to protect the coastal ecosystem—especially at a time when the aquaculture industry is growing rapidly. The project will assess how well current policies and management practices are coordinated, and identify obstacles that make it difficult to protect the coastal environment.

The program monitors levels, trends and effects of the most environmentally hazardous heavy metals and organic pollutants in marine organisms along the entire Norwegian coast, from the Oslofjord to the Varangerfjord, and in Svalbard.

BlueActionBANOS (BAB) is a Horizon Europe-funded research and innovation project that places local communities at the heart of restoring our ocean and waters.