Partnership for Change

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

FOREWORD by Minister of Environment Norway - Thorbjørn Berntsen

MUNICIPALITIES

• From EPLL Reform to Local Agenda 21
• Local Agenda 21

• PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

  • Environmental protection at local level
  • Environmental cities
  • Local interaction
  • Health and environmental municipalities
  • Eco-management at local level
  • Sustainable local communities
  • Biodiversity
  • Urban design
  • Environmental Impact assessment
  • County-by-county systems for land-use information
  • Environmental audits
  • Municipal environmental reporting
  • The Idea Bank

EDUCATION

• Promoting education, training and changing attitudes

• PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

  • The Groblad project
  • Environmental project: Solidarity in practice
  • Material on environmental issues
  • Courses on environment and development for teachers
  • Nature and Youth
  • Inky Arms and his Eco-Detectives

RESEARCH

• Research on environment and developement

• PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

  • Sustainable production and consumption
  • Sustainable economy
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate research in polar areas
  • Development research

THE SAMI PEOPLE, THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF NORWAY

LABOUR AND INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS

• The Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry
• The Norwegian Federation of Trade Unions
• The GRIP Centre

• PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

  • Openness about the environment
  • Waste must be recycled
  • The processing industry takes environmental responsibility
  • Technology transfer
  • Trade unions join forces in environmental action
  • The Natural Way
  • Eco-efficient buildings
  • GRIP Hotel
  • The GRIP Barometer
  • Environmental Value Fund

• Voluntary organisations for environment and development

• PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

  • The fight against desertification
  • Food security and the right to food
  • The voice of the people at the social summit
  • The Women´s Conference in Beijing
  • Women´s projects
  • Important tools in the process of change
  • Sustainable economy and green taxes
  • Green families
  • Sport with a green image
  • The Action Sheet - a list of ideas for households

Useful addresses

• Ministry of Environment
  
• Municipalities
  
• Education
  
• Research
  
• Labour, industry and business
  
• Voluntary organisations
  

About the Report

• To order the report