Norway

Picea abies forest in Trysil, Norway. Credit: M.M. Tollefsrud/NIBIO

National coordinator

Tor Myking
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Pb 115
N-1431 As, Norway
tor.myking@nibio.no

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Letter of Agreement signed on 18 Nov 2019

Member since 1994

Ex situ genetic resources conservation - Discussion platform

Irena Fundova
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)
Thomas Solvin
nominated member for <i>ex situ </i>discussion platform

Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, NIBIO

Forest genetic resources - related policies - Discussion platform

Kjersti Bakkebø Fjellstad
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

Adaptation to climate change

Dario Isidro Ojeda Alayon
representative/attending

Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

Production and use of forest reproductive material

Kjersti Bakkebø Fjellstad
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Tor Myking
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

in situ genetic conservation unit
ex situ genetic conservation unit
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Focal point

Oda Otilie Holltrø Spongsveen
NIBIO

The European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources (EUFGIS) provides geo-referenced and harmonized data on genetic conservation units of forest trees in Europe.

News from the country

Norwegian strategy for securing genetic resources now in English

In 2019 Norway published the first national strategy for conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of animals, plants and forest trees. The overall goal is to secure the gene pool for future agriculture and food production. The strategy has now been translated to English and can be found here.

The government’s presentation of the strategy is available at Securing the Gene Pool for Future Agriculture and Food Production - regjeringen.no

The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food aims to update the strategy when required, and no later than after five years.

Trees come to life

In Norway, some of the first tree species to bloom in the spring are hazel, alder and goat willow,…

Open access and patents for tree breeding methods in possible conflict
While the world frets about feeding 10 billion people by 2050, the need for much more wood for…
Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Credit: Anna Rehnberg
First seeds of forest trees deposited at Svalbard
Last week, the first seed lots of forest trees (Norway spruce and Scots pine) were officially…
New report on access and rights to forest genetic resources

The <link https://www.fni.no/ _blank external-link-new-window "Opens external link in new…

Country report for the FAO First State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources


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