Environment  Norway's PM meets Prince Charles in London On 1 April, Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg attended a meeting with Prince Charles and many world leaders to discuss the preservation of the rainforest and its importance in the battle against global warming. + More |
The Marine Environment Fact sheet on Norwegian coastal seals 13/04/2009 :: In June 2004, the Storting (the Norwegian parliament) amended the Norwegian fisheries legislation that lays down a general prohibition against fishing and hunting by foreign nationals in Norwegian territorial waters. The amendment permits foreign nationals to take part in hunting for coastal seals. The Storting has thus given hunting for coastal seals the same status as hunting for terrestrial mammals such as reindeer, red deer and moose. + More |
Sealing Norwegian sealing Sealing is one of the traditional means of livelihood for people in the countries around the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic. The Norwegian seal hunt is based on harp seals. The stock is growing and the species is not threatened. The ... + More |
The Marine Environment Norwegian Sealing Sealing is one of the traditional means of livelihood for people in the countries around the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic. The Norwegian seal hunt is based mainly on harp seals and hooded seals. Stocks of both species are growing, and neither species is threatened + More |
Whaling Norwegian minke whaling Whaling and sealing have since earliest times formed an important part of the economic basis for settlement along the Norwegian coast. Research, regulation, and controls today make Norwegian whaling a very environmentally-sound means of ... + More |
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