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On Thursday 17 September, Marine Recycling Cluster invited to a demonstration day in Fiskebøl, Vesterålen. The purpose was to showcase the services and products they have developed on marine litter solutions. From mapping and cleaning up in the beach zone with drones...

The Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund («Handelens Miljøfond», HMF) has just decided to support a 2-year project run by Akvaplan-niva. The project, called "Detecting, Identifying and Mapping plastic in the Arctic using robotics and digital solutions (DIMARC)",...

Monitoring of ocean space is becoming increasingly digital, and technological solutions are developing at a rapid pace. This also provides new opportunities for mapping and monitoring of plastic litter in the sea. In January this year, the Marine Recycling Cluster...

From: www.marintmiljo.no Norwegian Centre for Oil Spill Preparedness and Marine Environment and the Norwegian Coastal Administration are now planning the establishment of test facilities for oil protection technology at Fiskebøl. Read more here Illustration made by...

- We have a responsibility to clean up our own garbage, writes project manager Anne Katrine Normann and director Jan-Gunnar Winther at the Center for Ocean and Arctic. Les mer på High North News her. Foto: Direktør Jan Gunnar Winter og prosjektleder Anne Katrine...

Each year, between 8 and 13 million tonnes of plastic are released into the oceans. But in beaches in Lofoten we are finding less and less trash. Read more...

Norwegian Innovation Clusters is a government-funded cluster program that aims to contribute to value creation through sustainable innovation. This will be achieved by triggering and strengthening collaborative development activities in the clusters, with the aim of...

“We need to reduce the use of plastic, recycle more plastic, avoid getting plastic where it doesn’t belong, and clean up the plastic that has ended up in nature”. Norwegian Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, had the opening speech on day two of the Keep Norway Clean annual...

- We are very pleased that the government has now decided to invest all investments in Fiskebøl, and that the State will invest in a nationwide test center for oil spill and marine pollution there, says Terje Olav Hansen. He is formerly chairman of NorLense AS, and is...

Thousand Islands Regency Government Explores Cooperation in Handling Plastic Waste with the Norwegian Ambassador JAKARTA, NETRALNEWS.COM - The Thousand Islands District Government receives a visit from representatives of the Norwegian Embassy (Embassy) who want to...