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Local air pollution

Local air quality in Norway has generally improved since the 1990s, but in a number of places there has been no clear trend in recent years. Local air pollution is still a problem in several towns. The action taken has not had sufficient effect, a...

Local air pollution

Waste

In Norway waste volumes have increased steadily for years, but in 2009 there was a reduction in volumes for the first time since the waste accounts started in 1995. About 78 per cent of the waste is recovered. Waste generation and waste treatment...

Waste

Biodiversity

In the past 100–150 years, human activities have resulted in far-reaching changes in Norwegian nature. Changes in land use are among the greates threats to biological diversity. Local variability in habitats and species composition is being reduce...

Biodiversity

Archaeological monuments

Archaeological monuments are the oldest traces of human activity. The oldest find in Norway is dating from about 12 000 years ago. Norway's archaeological sites include prehistoric rock art localities. Scandinavian rock art is an important part of...

Archaeological monuments