Environment  Norway donates $1 billion to Brazilian rainforest fund 9/29/2008 :: Norway is the first country to contribute up to $1 billion to a Brazilian fund to reduce deforestation in the Amazon. Reducing deforestation can provide the largest, quickest and cheapest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the short term. + More |
Environment  Norway and UK commit GBP 100 million to Congo rainforest fund 6/18/2008 :: 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 ($196 million) to the Congo Basin Forest Fund. + More |
Environment  Boosting Support for Efforts to Combat Deforestation 6/6/2008 :: Norway is increasing its support for measures to prevent deforestation in developing countries. The Government will raise half a billion USD a year as part of its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. + More |
Environment  Active Environmental Policy Promotes Peace 6/6/2008 :: Global climate change not only threatens the environment, but also poses a danger to international peace. Norway links climate change to development. + More |
Environment  Cooperation between Arctic nations on climate change 6/6/2008 :: On May 28, 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 |
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