Forestry and environment

New articles from the series of articles about insects that will most likely profit  from climate change, published by the Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute:

1. Hungry moths moving north

Research shows that the numbers of wild large carnivores in Europe have been constantly increasing. Surprisingly, the animal populations are found in the same places as people. The new study published in the journal Science by Guillaume Chapron and colleagues is containing the most exhaustive data set ever collected on large carnivores in Europe.

Results are indeed surprising, especially when considering Europe’s long history of dense human population and ever changing developed landscapes. If true, this is indeed a conservation success story.

Fisheries, oil and tourism are very important industrial branches in Norway’s northern counties of Finnmark, Nordland and Troms. However, there is growing interest in mapping the natural “green” resources of the region. Researchers are studying the vegetation in these regions with the help of stereoscopic glasses and are registering different plant populations to complete mapping areas. Researchers hope that this knowledge will enhance resource utilization and will play an important role in innovation and the development of agricultural industries.

The Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre coordinates expertise and activities to conserve and utilize genetic resources for food and agriculture in Norway. Access to genetic resources is fundamental to the production of food and other agricultural and forestry products. 

In this new article from the Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute we get to meet researcher Lone Ross Gobakken. With a vast research experience, Lone talks about her current and past projects, ambitions and passion.

Three of the projects that Lone is involved with are:

The DURAWOOD project – “Superior bio-friendly systems for enhanced wood durability”.A Polish-Norwegian research project aiming to develop sustainable and durable systems for treating wood to be used in a variety of applications and as a substitute to traditional methods of wood treatment.