About Us
Nature Lovers
One Touch Of Nature Makes The Whole World Kin
Protecting Norwegian wildlife and wild places through member-powered action, habitat restoration and knowledge-based advocacy for a richer, more transparent relationship with nature.
Fauna Norge is a non-profit Norwegian nature and environmental organisation working to safeguard living nature and promote knowledge-based management.
Fauna Norge is organised as a privagte-based association. The organisation brings together people who care about biodiversity along the coast and at sea, in forests and mountains, and who want more knowledge and more transparency about how nature is treated.
Fauna Norge focuses on documentation and analysis of habitat encroachment, environmental management and relevant legislation. The organisation also participates in formal decision-making processes where nature may be at risk, for example by providing knowledge-based input to land-use plans and other public processes when this work is funded through donations or supporting memberships.
Fauna Norge is involved in concrete nature projects, such as work on seaweed and kelp habitats to help restore kelp forests along the coast. In addition, the organisation intend to develope broader initiatives on large carnivores and Norwegian nature management, including report series and other projects that highlight how Norwegian authorities handle predators and other vulnerable species.
Some Facts
Norwegian Numbers Speak For Themselves
2752
Threatened species
114
species extinct
4957
species on Red List
Norway hosts around 60,000 species, yet thousands are in decline and nearly 3,000 are officially threatened as habitats shrink and human activity transforms the landscape.
Threatened wildlife in a rich nation
Norway is home to tens of thousands of animal species, yet the pressure on wildlife has rarely been greater. From mountain foxes to coastal seabirds, habitats are shrinking, fragmenting and changing faster than many species can adapt. Scientists now classify nearly three thousand species in Norway as threatened, a warning light for the health of the entire ecosystem. Behind each number lies a concrete story of drained wetlands, clear‑cut forests or warming seas that push animals to the edge. Telling these stories is not just about loss, but about showing where targeted action can still make a measurable difference.
When biodiversity meets politics
Biodiversity in Norway is often described in glowing terms, but the political virkelighet is far more complex. Conservation targets collide with demands for new hyttefelter, kraftutbygging and more intensive land use in forests and fjords. Each decision on roads, energy and industry leaves a footprint in the landscapes animals depend on. The result is a slow, cumulative erosion of habitats that rarely skaper overskrifter, men som gradvis former fremtiden for norske arter. By following budsjetter, vedtak and lokale konflikter, journalism can show how abstract climate and nature goals actually play out on the ground.