Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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Brazil is the world's largest tropical forest country and one of the most important partner countries for the Norwegian climate and forest project. Around 30 percent of the world's remaining forests are located in Brazil. Brazil's reduced
Below is an overview of the largest payments made by the climate and forest initiative 2008-2016. Please note that not all disbursements are included here.
In May 2010, Norway signed a partnership with Indonesia to support the country's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, forest degradation and the destruction of peat with up to 1 billion USD. Norway will mainly pay Indonesia
Since 2009, Guyana and Norway have collaborated to promote green development in Guyana while keeping deforestation at low levels.
Central Africa home to the world's second largest rainforest after the Amazon. Central African countries, donors and international organisations work together to protect this forests and promote sustainable development.
Here you will find speeches and interviews about Norway's engagement in REDD+
All photos: Bjørn Stuedal. All photos can be used free of charge. Click on photo to download print version. (Foto: Bjørn Stuedal) (Foto: Bjørn Stuedal) (Foto: Bjørn Stuedal) (Foto: Bjørn Stuedal) (Foto: Bjørn Stuedal)
In order to clarify the Ministry's responsibilities, on 1 January 2014 the Ministry of the Environment will change its name to the Ministry of Climate and Environment.
In September 2013, the Norwegian government and the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation NEFCO signed an agreement to procure carbon credits for Norway in the second commitment period (2013-2020) of the Kyoto Protocol. The contract regulates
As part of the Norwegian chairmanship of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2012, the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment held a Conference on Green Economic Growth in Oslo on Thursday March 1st.
On Wednesday afternoon Tine Sundtoft was presented with the key card for the office of the outgoing Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell. Sundtoft will be Norway’s first Climate and Environment Minister.
On Wednesday the Norwegian Council of State appointed Tine Sundtoft (46) as the new Minister for Climate and the Environment. Sundtoft was previously Chief County Executive in Vest-Agder.
Norway has ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing to genetic resources. Norway deposited the instrument of ratification at the UN Treaty Event. The event coincided with the opening of the General Assembly on 24 September - 2
In the margins of Dehli Sustainable Development Summit 2013 State Secretary Arvinn Gadgil, Ministry of International Development signed a «Framework for Energy+ Cooperation with Bhutan» with the Royal Government of Bhutan, the Government of Norway
In Doha today, Norway’s minister of the Environment announced that Norway will contribute an additional USD 180 million (NOK 1 billion) to the Amazon Fund, based on Brazil’s impressive reductions in deforestation in 2011. Deforestation in the
"Vietnam's economic growth over the past few years has been impressive, and the country has become a significant political actor in Asia. Vietnam is also one of few developing countries with concrete plans to significantly reduce greenhouse gas