Organized criminals make 50-152 billion USD a year illegally cutting down invaluable tropical forests and their activities have detrimental consequences for sustainable development in rainforest nations and the global climate. …
Nadarajah Sethurupan
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Environment
UN official says violence, criminalization block Indigenous Peoples from scaling up proven role as forest guardians
New findings released today in Oslo suggest Indigenous Peoples and local communities dramatically outperform other managers, conserving lands and forests for a quarter the cost of public and private investments …
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Environment
From Crime to Carbon: High-Tech Forest-Monitoring Tools Revolutionizing What We Know About Tropical Forests
A “golden age” of technology–from satellites and remote sensing to cloud computing, drones and innovative ground data collection–have enabled the tracking and monitoring of the world’s tropical forests, providing an …
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Environment
By Disrupting Energy and Water Flows Among Earth, Atmosphere, and Space, Large-Scale Tropical Forest Destruction Wreaks Havoc on Climate Beyond Carbon
An emerging body of research on the non-carbon impacts of deforestation reveals that destroying tropical forests significantly alters the Earth’s delicate energy balance, rainfall, and wind systems, leading to warmer …
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Environment
As Deforestation Rages On, Major Global Gathering in Oslo to Inject New Ideas Into Urgent Efforts to Save the World’s Forests—A Critical Climate Solution
Norway’s Minister of Environment, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and leading Brazilian climate scientist among participants tackling illegal logging, biofuels, commodity-driven deforestation, the murder of indigenous …
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Norwegian American
US Secretary of State welcomed Norwegian Foreign Minister to the State Department
USA Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo welcomed Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide to the State Department, reaffirming the strong transatlantic partnership between the United States and Norway. …
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The Government has issued an extraordinary gazette notification listing the names of 14 individuals living overseas with links to the LTTE and banning them from entering Sri Lanka, by placing …
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The Ministry of Finance has adopted a new regulation on requirements for new residential mortgage loans. The new regulation replaces the current regulation, which is set to expire at the …
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Many of the challenges the world is now facing can only be addressed through cooperation with other countries. The UN is the most important forum for international cooperation. Norway has …
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Norway is the best place to be a reporter, placing first for the second year in a row, while North Korea remains last, according to the Reporters Without Borders’ 2018 …
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The so-called troika in Sudan (USA, UK and Norway) has delivered a joint statement on the ongoing clashes in the Jebel Marra region of Darfur. The text of the following statement was …
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The government of Sri Lanka distributed drinking water at a very low price and giave priority to the investments made with the participation of government and private sector, SL Minister …
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Norwegian diplomat and former UN’s special envoy to Kosovo, Kai Eide, has slammed the EU for non-liberalization of visas with Kosovo. According Eide Kosovo deserves more from the EU. …
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The long-awaited Norwegian research vessel, RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen, which sails around the globe helping developing countries set up ecosystem-based fishery management, will reach Colombo on June 22. The Nansen, …
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The State Minister of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jens Frølich Holte will visit Sri Lanka this week during which he will discuss promotion of ocean-based industries. Holte’s visit …
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After about 40 years, the world’s most advanced Norwegian marine research vessel, RV DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN, arrived in Colombo to survey Sri Lanka’s territorial waters. Welcoming the research vessel to …
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The United States and its NATO allies continue to find ways to antagonize Russia. The latest provocation is a request from Norway to more than double the number of U.S. …
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Imagine an airport you never want to leave. Architects are at work at making the wildest dreams of a captive audience of travelers into reality as part of an effort …
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Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Committee member: Trump is no longer ‘moral leader of his country or the world’
A member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee is condemning President Trump for the “zero tolerance” immigration policy that has resulted in separated families, saying that the president is “no longer …
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The Embassy of India today celebrated the 4th international Day of Yoga at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences (NIH), Oslo.
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Advanced Norwegian research vessel, Dr Fridtjof Nansen will commence a three-week survey on fisheries resources and the marine ecosystem of Sri Lankan waters from tomorrow. It will cover the continental shelf and …
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The energy minister of Norway will discuss the topic of floating offshore wind development off the country’s coasts at a meeting with companies on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The regulatory framework …
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In the second week of 2018, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide visited Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump …
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The Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide said Oslo backs endeavors by the European Union to maintain landmark Iran nuclear deal. In a meeting with Head of the Atomic Energy …
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Visiting Norwegian State Secretary for Development Cooperation, Jens Frolich Holte today appreciated the continued commitment of the Sri Lankan Unity Government to strengthen democracy and promote and uphold human rights. …