Environment Norway and UK commit GBP 100 million to Congo rainforest fund 19/06/2008 :: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Prime Minister Gordon Brown have launched a major new initiative to preserve the rainforest in the Congo Basin. The two Prime Ministers each committed GBP 50 million to the Congo Basin Forest Fund. + More |
Environment Cooperation between Arctic nations on climate change 09/06/2008 :: On 28 May, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre met representatives of the four other nations bordering the Arctic Ocean to discuss challenges in the High North, including those resulting from climate change. The conference culminated in a joint declaration by the five countries. + More |
Environment Norway steps up its response to climate change 30/01/2008 :: Norway is at the forefront of efforts to secure reductions in CO2 emissions internationally, and has also set itself the target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. + More |
Environment Active environmental policy promotes peace 04/12/2007 :: Global climate change not only threatens the environment, but also poses a danger to international peace. Norway links climate change to development. + More |
Sealing Norwegian sealing Sealing is one of the traditional means of livelihood for people in the countries around the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic. The Norwegian seal hunt is based mainly on harp seals and hooded seals. Stocks of both species are growing, ... + More |
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