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 Tromsø.[2]

The director is Arne Bardalen.

References

  1. ↑ "Information in English". Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  2. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Norsk institutt for skog og landskap". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 May 2009.


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