Impact assessments
Impact assessments for zoning plans (roads, rail, wind, quarries, landfills, housing) using the V712 method.
Norway · Part of Ametalis
Natur og Samfunn
Ecology, nature data, impact assessments and restoration for public bodies, infrastructure owners and developers.
Expertise
Specialist capability close to customers
Capabilities
Planning, Impact Assessment & PermittingBiodiversity, Nature & RestorationAir, Noise, Vibration & OdourGround, Hydrogeology & WaterEnvironmental Field Sampling, Testing & LaboratoriesEnvironmental Management, Compliance & LifecycleSustainable Energy Project Enablement
Offices
Larvik · Trondheim · Tromsø · Steinkjer
Key facts
Founded2017
Specialists8
Offices4
Part of Ametalis since2025
CEOAmanda Engberg Andersen
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What Natur og Samfunn offers
Planning, Impact Assessment & Permitting
Renewable energy licensing
Licence applications, impact assessments and build-phase advice for wind and hydropower.
Biodiversity, Nature & Restoration
Nature mapping
NiN baseline mapping, threatened-species surveys, species monitoring, mitigation and management plans.
Fish surveys
Electrofishing, survey nets, juvenile salmon and trout, freshwater pearl mussel.
Wildlife monitoring
Before-and-after surveys of wildlife and birds for roads and wind farms.
BREEAM Ecology
Support through auditor approval for credits LE2, LE4 and LE5.
Nature restoration and revegetation
Revegetation of building sites, road cuttings and quarries with native seed; river and lake restoration.
Municipal plan for nature diversity
Support for municipalities preparing a plan for nature diversity.
Ground, Hydrogeology & Water
Recipient water surveys
Monthly sampling in sea and fresh water under the Water Regulations, with an option to train the client's own staff.
Environmental Management, Compliance & Lifecycle
Environmental monitoring
Flora and fauna, water quantity and quality, sediment and erosion control, noise, dams and lakes.
Environmental follow-up in construction
Environmental follow-up during construction projects.
Projects
Work by Natur og Samfunn
Natur og Samfunn · Nordland · 2024
Miljødirektoratet: protected forest and moist forest mapping, Nordland
Mapping of areas with forest protection and moist forest in Nordland for the Norwegian Environment Agency.
Natur og Samfunn · Trøndelag, Nordland, Agder, Innlandet · 2024
Miljødirektoratet: NiN nature mapping in four counties, Trøndelag, Nordland, Agder, Innlandet
Nature mapping under the NiN method for the Norwegian Environment Agency, covering areas in Trøndelag, Nordland, Agder and Innlandet in 2024.
Natur og Samfunn · Agder · 2024
Norskog: MiS forest mapping, Agder
MiS mapping (environmental records in forests) for Norskog on several properties in Agder.
Natur og Samfunn · Oppdal · 2023
Oppdal kommune: nature mapping for the Gjevilvassdalen ski trail, Oppdal
Nature mapping in connection with planning a new ski trail route in Gjevilvassdalen for Oppdal municipality.
Natur og Samfunn · Vestvågøy · 2022
Vestvågøy kommune: municipal nature diversity plan, Vestvågøy
Collection of baseline data on nature diversity and preparation of the municipal sub-plan with its action plan. The work covered habitat sites, water bodies, functional areas, red-listed and alien species, plus field visits.
Natur og Samfunn · Kristiansand
Statens vegvesen: natural environment impact assessment for Ytre ringveg, Kristiansand
Impact assessment on the natural environment for the zoning plan for Ytre ringveg in Kristiansand, for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
Experts
Our experts
Natur og Samfunn
Amanda Engberg Andersen
Daglig leder
Biodiversity, Nature & Restoration · Planning, Impact Assessment & Permitting
Natur og Samfunn
Gunnar Kristiansen
Seniorrådgiver, naturmiljø
Biodiversity, Nature & Restoration · Planning, Impact Assessment & Permitting
Natur og Samfunn
Iris Ringstad
Miljørådgiver
Biodiversity, Nature & Restoration · Planning, Impact Assessment & Permitting