Welcome to NINA’s prototype App and Map portal to support knowledge-based, ecologically sustainable land management in Norway.

This work is based on a coherent theoretical and methodological approach to quantify and map ecological connectvity (or, ecological networks), the cumulative impact of anthropogenic activities (or, anthropogenic networks) on these, and a portfolio of tools to aid sustainable land planing. 

This work is the result of 15 years of large, interdisciplinary research projects (eg. GreenPlan) with a common aim: producing statistical maps identifying species’ core functional habitats and highlighting ecological connectivity in Norway to support sustainable land management.

The Map portal presents data-driven, high-resolution statistical maps of functional connectivity (core habitat, barriers and corridors) for a range of species in the entire Norway. 

The prototype Green Infrastructure App uses test maps for Oslo Municipality to illustrate how statistical maps can be used to guide sustainable land management. It is composed of three modules. Module 1 and Module 2 show how species perceive the landscape with respect to the quality of resources, the core location of functional areas, corridors and barriers, and shows the most vulnerable areas. Module 3 enables land prioritization and scenario analyses, for single species, as well as for ensembles of species and ecosystems.