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Crop Diversity for a Healthy Planet and those who live on it

Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the invitation and thanks to Crop Trust and Julius Kühn Institute for putting crop diversity at the agenda of the Global forum for Food and Agriculture.

By State Secretary Wenche Westberg Ekspertpanel under Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2024 i Berlin, Tyskland

Dialogue with CPF Heads and UNFF partners

Dialogue with CPF Heads and UNFF partners at the UNFF19 (United Nations Forum on Forests).

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Conference on future reindeer husbandry

Climate change now effects all aspects of our lives and societies. Reindeer herding is no exception. The Nordic Conference on Reindeer Herding adresses the problem.

Environmental, cultural and economic sustainability

It is an explicit political objective to develop an efficient and market oriented Reindeer husbandry industry based on long term sustainability.

Ghana genebank becomes the 100th depositor to Svalbard Global Seed Vault

The deposit of new seeds from the Ghana genebank is an important step towards ensuring the long-term protection of the country’s major food crops.

Travelling with dogs in Norway

The Norwegian Act on responsible dog management. This Act sets out the general requirements for dog management in Norway. Information on the most essential requirements when travelling with dogs in Norway follows below.

The exemptions for pets from Ukraine will be lifted from 1 July

In the spring of 2022, Norway and the EU introduced a number of regulatory exemptions allowing refugees fleeing Ukraine to bring their pets to Norway and the EU. The EU has decided to lift these exemptions and return to normal import requirements

Norwegian Action Plan on Animal Welfare

Recommendation of 13 December 2002 by the Ministry of Agriculture, approved in Council of State on the same date 01.12.2006.

More than 30 000 new seed samples deposited in Svalbard Global Seed Vault

The Global Seed Vault in Svalbard received more than 30 000 new seed samples from 21 countries from Palestine and Sudan among other countries.

New seeds to Svalbard vault enhances global food security

Some 22 000 new seed samples from 10 gene banks in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and Europe will be deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on 14 February 11:00 CET.

Two new first-time depositors welcomed to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

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The Land Act

Norwegian National Action Plan for a Healthier Diet – an outline

The objectives of the Public HealthReport to the Storting (White paper) Meld. St. 19 (2014-2015) Coping and opportunities - provide the foundation for the National Action Plan for a Healthier Diet:

National Pollinator Strategy

A strategy for viable populations of wild bees and other pollinating insects

Act relating to forestry (Forestry Act)

Norwegian Forests - Policy and Resources

Act relating to concession in the acquisition of real property (Concession Act)

Proposition No. 79 (2002-2003) to the Odelsting, Recommendation No. 11 to the Odelsting and Decision No. 8 (2003-2004) of the Odelsting. Decisions of the Odelsting and Lagting respectively 13 and 20 November 2003. Submitted by the Ministry of

Growth Potential

In The Farmyard is a service branch with growth potential. Municipalities, social services and other public institutions require an increasing volume and variety of programs.

National programme

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food, as well as a number of other ministries, NGOs and firms are pooling resources to facilitate and develop high quality services - all based on farm resources.

International treaties and cooperation

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