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Norwegian Polar Institute Bjørn Fossli Johansen

Norwegian Polar Institute Bjørn Fossli Johansen Director, Environmental management and mapping department Norwegian Polar Institute Tromsø, Norway johansen@npolar.no. Norway’s principal organization for research, environmental monitoring and mapping in the polar regions.

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Norwegian Polar Institute Bjørn Fossli Johansen

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  1. Norwegian Polar Institute Bjørn Fossli Johansen Director, Environmental management and mapping department Norwegian Polar Institute Tromsø, Norway johansen@npolar.no

  2. Norway’s principal organization for research, environmental monitoring and mapping in the polar regions. • Scientific and strategic adviser for the Norwegian authorities. • A directorate under the Ministry of the Environment. • Logistic operator in polar regions.

  3. Norwegian Polar Institute geographical scope • Svalbard and Jan Mayen with adjacent seas • Dronning Maud Land, Peter I Øy and Bouvetøya, adjacent seas • Parts of the Barents Region

  4. Norwegian Polar Institute • Established 1928 • Headquarter relocated from Oslo to Tromsø 1998 • Staff 2008: 152 (85 permanent, 67 short-term) • Office and logistics Longyearbyen (Svalbard) • Research station Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard) • Research station Troll (Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica) • Research vessel ”Lance” Foto: Andrea Taurisano

  5. NPI research programmes Polar Climate Programme Ecotoxicology Programme Biodiversity Programme Geomapping Programme Multidiciplinary research International co-operation

  6. Foto: Sebastian Gerland

  7. Foto:Jon Aars

  8. Foto: Jon Aars

  9. Foto: Hallvard Strøm

  10. Foto: Tor Ivan Karlsen

  11. Foto: Stein Tronstad

  12. Foto: Stein Tronstad

  13. Foto: Steinar Vaadal

  14. …NPI keeps an eye on the environment …….

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