Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute

The Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute (Norwegian: Norsk institutt for skog og landskap) is a research institute based in Norway.

Organizationally subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food, it is autonomous in its research.[1] It was established on 1 July 2006 through a merger of the Norwegian Forest Research Institute (Norsk institutt for skogforskning) and the Norwegian Institute of Land Inventory (Norsk institutt for jord- og skogkartlegging). Headquarters are in Ås, and regional offices are in Bergen, Steinkjer and Målselv.[2]

The director is Arne Bardalen.

References

  1. ^ "Information in English". Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute. http://www.skogoglandskap.no/english/index.html. Retrieved 28 May 2009. 
  2. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Norsk institutt for skog og landskap" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Norsk_institutt_for_skog_og_landskap. Retrieved 28 May 2009.