http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/578/ en_GB_uk Norway http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164071/1/ Guyana's groundbreaking forest conservation deal with Norway was to have been with Britain - but London showed little interest. President Jagdeo talks frankly about a project that is setting the pace for a forest agreement as part of the international climate negotiations. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85997 Guyana is set to become the first country to sign up for the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility - and become a test case for REDD, the forest forest component of the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen next month. Bow how good is the Guyana project? President Jagdeo, NGOs and journalists discuss the pros and cons. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163068/1/ The governments of Norway and Japan are using taxpayer money to subsidise their unprofitable whaling industries, according to a first-time analysis of the economics of whaling released today. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85329 Dead Aid author, Dambisa Moyo, goes head-to-head with the government minister from Norway, one of the world's most generous donor countries. YouTube http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84516 An impasse between Norway and the European Union has put the recovery of North Sea cod stocks at further risk. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84243 Ethical fund chiefs should review investment in British mining giant Rio Tinto after Norway excluded the multinational from its pension fund over controversial Indonesian operations, a development charity urged today. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84018 Petroleum-fuelled prosperity is masking the challenge of oil depletion and removing the sense of urgency that is desperately needed to promote diversification in oil-exporting states, a report warns. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81848 Companies in Norway have until Monday to increase the proportion of women on their boards to 40 per cent or face the prospect of being shut down. From Daily Telegraph http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81524 Sweden tops a new Humanitarian Response Index, followed by Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and the European Commission. From: Dara International http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/150116/1/ WASHINGTON, Jun 8 (OneWorld) - The first study to rank countries around the world according to their peacefulness and identify the drivers that create and sustain peace was released here last week. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77283 Norway has withdrawn from a controversial scheme that funds consultants to advise poor countries on the privatisation of public services including water, after a damning report by two NGOs. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/75384 from WattHead blog: Norway is implementing a long-term national plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50-80 percent. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/75068 from Green Car Congress: Carbon dioxide from a new CHP project will be injected back into oilfield aquifers. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/74871 Anti-debt campaigners are hailing as groundbreaking Monday's decision by Norway to cancel $80 million in debt owed by five poor nations after it determined that the loans were not granted in a good faith effort to promote development. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/72935 Pro-whaling countries finally obtained a narrow majority in favour of increased whaling and against conservation at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission. * Reports from the Greenpeace team