Environment  Enhancing Biological Diversity 02/05/2008 :: "Indigenous peoples need the support of both national authorities and the international community in order to continue their role as traditional caretakers of unique and fragile ecosystems," said H. E. Ambassador Mr. Johan L. Løvald at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 30 April 2008. + More |
Environment  Indigenous Issues and Climate Change 24/04/2008 :: "Representing indigenous peoples of the north, we are deeply concerned that climate change should have negative effects on the environment and the resources that are the foundations for our livelihood, and create changing conditions for our culture and traditions," said President Egil Olli of the Sami Parliamentary Council at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 22 April 2008. + More |
Environment  Summary of the Svalbard Conference 28/03/2008 :: The Conference “Svalbard Global Seed Vault – Saving Seeds for Eternity?” was held 25 February, the day before the official ceremonial opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. + More |
Environment  Norway’s Global Energy Advantage 13/03/2008 :: Norway is the world’s fifth largest hydropower producer and the only industrialized nation able to meet its domestic power demand almost exclusively through hydropower. + More |
Environment  Climate Change Increases Risk of Disaster 29/02/2008 :: “Climate change is altering the face of disaster risk. In order to take global challenges of disaster risk reduction seriously, we need to integrate disaster and climate risk management with foreign policy and development cooperation,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre when opening a international conference on dealing with disaster and climate change. + More |
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