NIBIO is one of the largest research institutes in Norway, contributing to food security and safety, sustainable resource management, innovation and value creation through research and knowledge production.The Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre was established by the Ministry of Agriculture an Food as a part of Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO). The centre is the secretariat for three genetic resource committees on farm animals, crops and forest trees, respectively. In cooperation with these bodies, the Genetic Resource Centre prepares and follows up action plans for the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources native to Norway.
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- Fields: Product supply, Forestry
- Organisation Type: public
- Level: NATIONAL (Norway)
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...
- Type: Case studies/success stories
- Conservation Sustainable management Trees Livestock Crops
Findings on Norway spruce show how plants and animals can adapt better to climate change than previously envisaged. From the study "Transcriptional profiling of epigenetic regulators in somatic embryos during temperature...
- Type: Case studies/success stories
- Adaptation Climate change Epigenetic Genetic research
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