Section for Environmental Research, Multilateral Cooperation and Circular Economy
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This page shows the event history for this unit.
01.01.2019* Founding by merger
The section is responsible for the coordination of the policy for research and higher education, environmental data, monitoring and mapping. The section is also responsible for cross-sectoral international environment cooperation in the Ministry.
- The section is responsible for the coordination of the policy for research and higher education, environmental data, monitoring and mapping.
- The section is also responsible for the coordination of knowledge about biodiversity, for example establishment of a national system for mapping of species, habitats, ecosystems and landscapes, system for determination of good ecological condition and green infrastructure.
- UN Environment
- UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
- The Convention on Biological Diversity
- The Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources
- Intergovernmental plattform on biodiversity and ecosystem services
01.01.2020* New form of affiliation/administrative level
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English.
01.01.2020* Change of name
01.07.2022* Change of name
01.07.2022* New superior organization and level
Tasks:
The section coordinates and leads the work on knowledge, research and higher education on behalf of the entire Ministry. It also works on cross-cutting international environmental cooperation, including the Convention on Biological Diversity, the environmental dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals, the OECD and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Source: regjeringen.no
01.01.2025* Maintenance by secession
Taske:
Section for Environmental Research, Multilateral Cooperation and Circular Economy
The section is responsible for research, environmental data and indicators and expertise within the Ministry. In addition, the section coordinates work with the knowledge base for climate and environmental policy. The section is further responsible for cross-cutting, multilateral international environmental cooperation, including the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nature Convention, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the OECD and the environmental dimension of the sustainability goals. The section also has overall responsibility for the ministry's work with circular economy and is the contact point for green public procurement.
Source: regjeringen.no, january, 2025
Remarks
* = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.
* = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).
Comment to the change-of-name event: Sometimes the old and new name is the same. This occur when the translation to English haven’t taken into consideration minor Norwegian name change.