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Hvis forsyningene utenfra stopper, vil de nordligste fylkene mangle mat. Men landsdelen kan produsere mer selv. Sau og rein er vandrende beredskap, og det går an å dyrke mye mer grønnsaker, poteter og korn.

Kommuner og myndigheter mangler fortsatt kunnskap om hvilke naturverdier som går tapt når arealer bygges ned eller endres. Under Arendalsuka diskuterte forskere og politikere hvordan Norge kan få den kunnskapsbaserte arealforvaltningen som har vært et uttalt mål i over 25 år.

Nightshade weed species are becoming an increasing challenge for Norwegian potato and vegetable growers. NIBIO and several partners have now launched the research project SOLWeeds, which aims to develop new weed management strategies and reduce production costs for growers.

TFA, a relatively little-known PFAS compound, is spreading in the environment. Researchers have now, for the first time, estimated how much is washed out of a Norwegian agricultural catchment over the course of an entire year.

This summer, several hundred laboratory-grown elder-flowered orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina) plants will be introduced into traditionally managed hay meadows in Telemark, southeastern Norway. Twelve landowners have volunteered to act as "foster families" for the rare orchids as part of an ambitious conservation project that combines advanced laboratory propagation with tradition...