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- Norway government will preserve world heritage abroad, but not in Norway. Through the Oil Fund, Norway has taken action to preserve 40,000-year-old rock art in Indonesia. However, at home, the government has given the green light for development in an area with rock carvings, writes NRK.
Feb 21, 2024 · This week the Ministry of Local Government and Modernization approved a quarry close to the second largest rock carving site in Norway. This has caused some confusion due to the fact that the Norwegian Oil Fund took action in 2022 to preserve a 40,000 year old rock art in Indonesia.
This week, a Norwegian cultural heritage site has come under scrutiny, after the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation approved a quarry on the mountain top Aksla in Bremanger in Western Norway.
Feb 20, 2024 · The state wants to preserve world heritage abroad, but not in Norway - reports on Norway's decision, through the Oil Fund, to take action to preserve the 40,000-year-old rock art in Indonesia, and yet in Norway itself the state has given the green light for development in the rock carving area.
Feb 19, 2024 · Norway's government will take care of world heritage abroad, but not in Norway. Through the Oil Fund, Norway has taken action to preserve 40,000-year-old rock art in Indonesia. At home, however, the government has given the green light for development in an area with rock carvings.
Ukraine: Nearly 30 States pledge to support UNESCO's efforts in the recovery of the cultural sector. 7 June 2024. Ahead of biodiversity COP15, Norway renews its support to UNESCO World Heritage in Africa. 12 December 2022.
Norway’s overall score of 93, shared with Iceland and Finland, is second only to Singapore. On the individual index items: 1) Eighty-seven percent of Norwegians have confidence in their local police, the seventh highest percentage in the world.
Some areas are particularly valuable and have been designated as nature reserves. Here, strict rules apply for travel and intervention. We need unspoilt nature. Norway’s only natural heritage site on Unesco’s World Heritage List seems a good candidate for introducing the required safeguards.
