If you are organising an event to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity, we encourage you to share your activities with us and everyone in your country. If you wish to see the information below in your official language, please send us a translation (.doc or .pdf) at [email protected].

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Norway

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National Celebrations


  Final Report: Norway's activities during
the International Year of Biodiversity 2010

Norwegian website of the International Year of Biodiversity
Det gjelder livet!
I Naturmangfoldåret oppfordres alle til å samarbeide og gjennomføre gode tiltak for naturen. Økt bevissthet om naturmangfold kan gi økt forståelse for hva som trengs for å nå nasjonale og internasjonale mål. Markeringsåret gir oss mulighet til å løfte begrepet "naturmangfold" høyere opp på den politiske dagsorden.

Crown prince Haakon is the main ambassador for the International Year of Biodiversity

  FN-Magasinet (in Norwegian)
Biodiversity is the main topic in the latest UN Magazine 2/2010.

The sixth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity addressed the issues and visions for post-2010 activities.

Dates and VenueEvent
1 - 5 February 2010
Trondheim
Confirmed		 Sixth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity
Organized by:
Ministry of Environment of Norway
20 May 2010
Oslo
Confirmed		 Biodiversity Day
12 October - 23 November 2010
Oslo
Confirmed		 UN-Relay: Biodiversity
 

Partners

Globalis (Norwegian UN Association)

 www.globalis.no/Tema/Miljoe-og-klima/Naturmangfold
Globalis er et interaktivt verdensatlas hvor du selv kan lage dine egne kart og grafer. Målet med Globalis er å formidle likheter og ulikheter i det menneskelige samfunn og hvordan vi påvirker livet på planeten, primært med visuelle hjelpemidler.

Kristiansand Dyrepark

 www.dyreparken.no
Kristiansand Dyrepark is the largest zoo in Norway with 120 animal species and over 550 animals in large naturalistic enclosures. The park have close to 700 000 visitors a year.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: International Development Programme - Norway

 www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/selected-topics
   /development_cooperation.html?id=1159
The objective of Norway’s development policy is to fight poverty and bring about social justice. In its budget for 2009, the Government achieved its target of allocating 1 percent of gross national income (GNI) to international development. This budget post has been increased by NOK 3.9 billion and totals NOK 26.2 billion for this year.

Norwegian UN-Association

 www.fn.no/naturmangfold
The United Nations Association of Norway (UNA Norway) provides information on topics related to the United Nations, and relevant international issues. The organisation aims to heighten the level of awareness about these related topics among our target groups, which range from the educational system to the media and public in general.