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.

Scientific and strategic adviser for the Norwegian authorities.

A directorate under the Ministry of the Environment.

Logistic operator in polar regions.

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

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

NPI research programmes

• Polar Climate Programme• Ecotoxicology Programme• Biodiversity Programme• Geomapping Programme

Multidiciplinary research

International co-operation

Foto: Sebastian Gerland

Foto:Jon Aars

Foto: Jon Aars

Foto: Hallvard Strøm

Foto: Tor Ivan Karlsen

Foto: Stein Tronstad

Foto: Stein Tronstad

Foto: Steinar Vaadal

…NPI keeps an eye on the environment …….