Finn Erlend Ødegård
Senior advisor, Norges Bondelag
Henrik Hallgrim Eriksen
Chief Negotiator, Ministry of Climate and Environment Norway (KLD)
Helene Gabestad
Special Advisor, Viken County Municipality
Embrace kelp forests in the coming decade
EMBRACE KELP FORESTS IN THE COMING DECADE Karen Filbee-Dexter and Thomas Wernberg, both researchers at the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and affiliates of the NBFN, published a letter on the importance of embracing kelp forests in the coming decade. Read article
Animation: How are blue forests threatened?
Blue forests are disappearing at an alarming rate around the world, mainly due to human impacts and climate change. Watch the video to learn more about the underlying causes of threatened blue forests and how these trends can be reversed. https://vimeo.com/644812643 Video produced by GRID-Arendal 2022 for the Norwegian Blue Forests Network. Animation by Syed…
Animation: Why are blue forests useful?
Blue forests provide important ecosystem services such as fish nurseries and grazing areas, shoreline protection from storms and erosion, carbon storage and much more. Watch the video to learn more about these services provided by blue forests. https://nbfn.no/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Why-are-Blue-Forests-useful_V001.mp4.mp4 Video produced by GRID-Arendal 2022 for the Norwegian Blue Forests Network. Animation by Syed Hasan Abbas. Animation:…