Biodiversity
The environment will be managed in a way that maintains the diversity of habitats and landscape types and ensures that there are viable populations of naturally-occurring species: this will ensure that biological diversity can continue to evolve. Norway aims to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010.
Seas and coastlines - the need to safeguard species diversity
Norway has the second longest coastline in the world after Canada, with a length of 100,915 km including all the islands. The seabed and water are biological treasure troves that we will both protect and harvest in a sustainable manner. All indications are that the pressure on environmental values and resources will be stronger in the future, both in our areas and globally.
Management plans for marine areas
The purpose of the management plans is to facilitate value creation while also maintaining natural diversity. The Ministry of Climate and Environment is responsible for work with the management plans. Marine management is important in Norway, we have extensive ocean areas – six times greater than our land area. These areas are very rich in resources. We also have many activities here that affect marine life.
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Invitation: Act #ForNature global forum
05/06/2020: The Act #ForNature global forum from Oslo June 7-10, broadcasted from Oslo, Norway and connected to streams all over the world, support actions for nature to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Norway presents revised marine management plans
24/04/2020: Today, the Government presented its revised management plans for Norway’s sea areas – the Barents Sea–Lofoten area, the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea and Skagerrak. One management measure that is being introduced is a shift of the boundary for oil and gas activities in the Barents Sea south to the line where ice is found on average on 15 % of the days in April.
Documents
White Paper
Nature for life - Norway’s national biodiversity action plan (Chapter 4–9)
The Government takes a long-term approach to the management of Norwegian nature. We must ensure that future generations also have opportunities for wealth creation based on healthy ecosystems.
White Paper
Norway’s integrated ocean management plans
The purpose of the management plans is to provide a framework for value creation through the sustainable use of marine natural resources and ecosystem services and at the same time maintain the structure, functioning, productivity and diversity of the ecosystems.
Latest documents
- Meld. St. 20 (2019–2020) - Norway’s integrated ocean management plans — Barents Sea–Lofoten area; the Norwegian Sea; and the North Sea and Skagerrak Report to the Storting 24/04/2020
- Meld. St. 16 (2019–2020) - New goals for Norway’s cultural environment policy Report to the Storting 17/04/2020
- National Pollinator Strategy Plans/strategy 04/10/2018
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Department for Nature Management
E-mail: postmottak@kld.dep.no
Phone: +47 22 24 58 53
Address: P.B.8013 Dep, 0030 Oslo
Visitor address: Kongens gate 20, 0153 Oslo