Biodiversity
Biodiversity around Avinor’s airports
Many of Avinor’s airports are located in areas with high biological diversity. These include protected areas, salmon rivers, species-rich meadows, wetlands, spawning areas, and habitats for several threatened species.
Avinor has carried out biodiversity mapping at all airports, including the areas of influence. The mapping was mainly conducted during the period 2009–2014, with some updates and specialized surveys of selected species groups, such as bumblebees, afterward. The results are publicly available in Naturbase and Artskart, and the reports can be found here. The mapping provides an overview of natural values on and around Avinor’s properties, and this knowledge is actively used in operations, planning, and projects. The management recommendations from the mapping are followed up within the framework for safe and efficient airport operations.
Airport operations affect nature in several ways, including land take, noise, light pollution, use of chemicals, emissions of microplastics, wildlife and bird control, and the spread of invasive species. Avinor works continuously to reduce these impacts, and also implements positive measures where possible. Examples of this include establishing and improving habitats for wild pollinating insects, such as flower-rich meadows, as well as removing invasive and harmful species.
In 2025, Avinor completed a nature risk report prepared in accordance with the methodology from the Task Force On Nature-Related Financial Disclosure (TNFD).
The report is available here:
Biodiversity in new projects
The construction of new airports in Bodø and Mo i Rana are two major projects with significant impact on nature and extensive land take.
As part of the construction of the new airport in Bodø (NLBO), Avinor has established a grant scheme for nature measures – read more here. As part of the construction project for the new airport in Mo i Rana, Avinor has launched a pilot project in which a small peatland area has been moved to an artificial basin blasted into the mountain within the impact area. The goal is to establish a new peatland area while also gaining more knowledge about methods for peatland relocation. Read more about the project at Nordlandsforskning: Myr i Rana | Nordlandsforsking