<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Environment</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/</link><description></description><item><guid>ee22ceb8-6314-4e1b-a54f-c74969078b19</guid><title>Countries take first steps to implement their partnership to combat deforestation</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/Norway-finances-establishment-and-start-up-activities-of-Indonesian-REDD-Agency-with-USD-30-million-contribution/</link><description>Norway finances establishment and start-up activities of Indonesian REDD+ Agency with USD 30 million contribution.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:20:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>3f6d34c6-0065-48ff-ac3b-b50fb781f822</guid><title>CIFOR praise the new partnership between Indonesia and Norway</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/CIFOR-praise-the-new-partnership-between-Indonesia-and-Norway/</link><description>The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) claims that the Norwegian $ 1 billion commitment to Indonesia could be a ‘game-changer’ in the drive to make REDD+ a reality in Indonesia.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:48:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>3b894cd3-8c03-4753-b54f-4974c52c2f65</guid><title>The Embassy visits Papua</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/The-Embassy-visits-Papua/</link><description>Ambassador Homme and Counsellor Ragnhildstveit visited Indonesia’s easternmost province Papua 8th to 11th of June. This is the first Norwegian ambassadorial visit to the province of Papua, situated two time zones and five hours flying time from Jakarta.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:35:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>5d15a793-c0ef-4d3a-bf3c-46d4f1c8b91d</guid><title> FAQ Norway-Indonesia REDD Partnership </title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/-FAQ-Norway-Indonesia-REDD-Partnership-/</link><description>Since the new partnership on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation between Norway and Indonesia was signed last Thursday, the Royal Norwegian Embassy has received a number of questions on how the partnership will work and why Norway chose to work with Indonesia. Read the answer to these and many other questions in our new FAQ sheet below.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 10:40:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>8cd4e3cf-f2a3-4614-b507-e3e4e289221d</guid><title>President Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Stoltenberg co-chair international conference</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/President-Yudhoyono-and-Prime-Minister-Stoltenberg-co-chair-international-conference/</link><description>Oslo May 27th :  Indonesias President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg co-chaired the Oslo Conference for Forest and Climate.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 11:11:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>ceb7f8e4-0995-494c-a733-b0c349469bc1</guid><title>Norway and Indonesia in partnership to reduce emissions from deforestation</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/Norway-and-Indonesia-in-partnership-to-reduce-emissions-from-deforestation/</link><description>Norway and Indonesia agreed today to enter into a partnership to support Indonesia’s efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation of forests and peat lands. Indonesia will take immediate and decisive action to reduce its forest and peat related greenhouse gas emissions. Norway will support those efforts with one billion USD over the next few years.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 05:00:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>dea9a7c1-f5fc-4d65-870d-e85074f2e342</guid><title>Minister of Forestry and the United Nations launch joint effort to combat deforestation and forest degradation</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/Minister-of-Forestry-and-the-United-Nations-launch-joint-effort-to-combat-deforestation-and-forest-degradation/</link><description>Norway’s Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr Eivind S. Homme opened the UN-REDD Programme workshop in Jakarta March 30th, together with Minister of Forestry, Mr. Zulfikli Hasan and the UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. El-Mustafa Benlamlih. 

</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:54:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>83929ebc-1c2b-4fbd-870e-d9eaed411364</guid><title>Building a cutting-edge wind turbine</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/Building-a-cutting-edge-wind-turbine/</link><description>The world’s largest wind turbine is to be built in Norway. Innovative technology will make the production of renewable energy far more efficient.</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:13:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>6ea15b3b-d83b-46b1-af9f-d38b27fe7f28</guid><title>Earth Hour 2010</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/earth-hour-2010/</link><description>At 8:30 pm 27 March 2010 Norway will plunge into darkness, joining in the world’s largest visual climate change campaign.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:08:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>18d03d86-eba8-46b9-b938-3013e5e7516a</guid><title>Norway’s Stoltenberg to give advice on financing effort against climate change in developing countries</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/Norways-Stoltenberg-to-give-advice-on-financing-effort-against-climate-change-in-developing-countries/</link><description>Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has become member of the UN High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing. The group was recently appointed by the UN Secretary-General, to mobilise the financing promised for efforts against climate change during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:46:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>ebce7212-c7de-4e3b-ba7d-69eea9329886</guid><title>Press release: Egeland to co-chair international taskforce </title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/Press-release-Egeland-to-co-chair-international-taskforce-/</link><description>Jan Egeland was elected today to co-chair the High-level Taskforce for the Global Framework for Climate Services, an international taskforce that is to compile and make available climate information. </description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:38:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>44cc770f-aeac-452b-b31c-481f445a37cf</guid><title>Environmental Ministers met for the first time since Copenhagen</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/Enviroment-Ministers-in-Bali-to-rebuild-trust-after-Copenhagen/</link><description>"One Planet: Our Responsibility" was the slogan of the 11th Special Session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) held in Bali from 24 to 26 February 2010. The session  was officially opened by the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. </description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:05:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>a9e3fdb6-8a69-4769-a419-9a2af01c11aa</guid><title>A perfect winter in Norway</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/perfect-winter/</link><description>Norway has much to offer tourists in the winter: snow, mountains, fjords and the unique culture of the Sámi people. We invited Audun Pettersen, one of the people most actively involved in Norway’s tourist industry, to tell us about some of the activities he would recommend.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:48:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>ca53ffb4-b87a-457d-98c0-161403d39f54</guid><title>New Counsellor to strengthen Norwegian focus on deforestation and climate change</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/New-Counsellor-to-strengthen-Norwegian-focus-on-deforestation-and-climate-change/</link><description>Hege Karsti Ragnhildstveit will work to strengthen the focus on reducing emissions from deforestation as a part of a climate change mitigation strategy. </description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:27:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>4e09c141-a48f-48e6-8514-c210f334d2d7</guid><title>Norway donor to new trust fund for carbon capture and storage</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/Norway-donor-to-new-trust-fund-for-carbon-capture-and-storage/</link><description>Norway will be the largest contributor to the World Bank’s new trust fund to help developing countries build up expertise on carbon capture and storage (CCS).     “If the world is to achieve necessary climate goals, it is essential that developing countries make use of climate-friendly technology. Norway will therefore now provide NOK 35 million for a new World Bank trust fund to help...</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:59:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>4e7875d5-f39c-48bf-b558-0fe64046028a</guid><title>Environment and International Development Minister Erik Solheim visited Indonesia</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/Environment-and-International-Development-Minister-Erik-Solheim-visited-Indonesia/</link><description>The Norwegian Environment and International Development Minister Erik Solheim visited Indonesia in the end of November. {DynamicContent:MediaUnit} He had bilateral meetings with the Minister of Forestry, BAPPENAS, and the Environment. The Minister gave the keynote address at the opening of the National dialogue on Climate Change together with his Indonesian counterpart Environment Minister Gust...</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:25:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>b20fd778-1733-4add-8b14-08eacd9a27a5</guid><title>What is Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative?</title><link>http://www.norway.or.id/Norway_in_Indonesia/Environment/What-is-Norways-International-Climate-and-Forest-Initiative/</link><description>The Norwegian Government is supporting developing forest countries that are trying to control deforestation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:23:09 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>