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- New food blog to boost awareness of New Nordic Food
- Aug 26, 2011
- A new network for food bloggers is coming... nordicfeed.com will be the place where food writers from all over the world get the latest on New Nordic Food.
- Nordic stamp on reform of the EU agricultural policy
- Jul 04, 2011
- The Nordic Council is sending a common proposal to the EU Commission calling for for more sustainable and future orientated agricultural subsidies. This is the first ever joint Nordic proposal for agriculture.
- Ministers debate the “Green Nordic Region”
- Jun 28, 2011
- Under the heading "The Green Nordic Region", the ministers for fisheries, agriculture, food and forestry will discuss the role of the Nordic countries in the global food economy when they meet in Finland, 7-8 July. The meeting will be chaired the new Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Jari Koskinen.
- New Nordic Food at the UN: Cooking for a sustainable future
- May 05, 2011
- The world’s best restaurant serves it. The world’s leading chefs make it. Now participants at the UN meetings on sustainable development in May can have a taste of New Nordic Food.
- Sustainable Development up-close: Nordic countries at UN meeting in May
- Apr 15, 2011
- The Nordic Council of Ministers will attend the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-19) in New York in May. Focus is on production and consumption and the links between sustainability and a green economy. Leading international speakers will attend the two Nordic events at CSD-19. A new website outlines Nordic activities at the UN.
- Does sustainability pay?
- Apr 07, 2011
- Is the Nordic objective of green growth compatible with sustainable development? Or is the green aspect merely a thinly disguised veneer on the surface of growth thinking?
- Boost to Nordic collaboration on genetic resources
- Apr 06, 2011
- The Nordic Genetic Resource Centre (NordGen) needs more funding, according to the ministers responsible for its work.
- Keeping an eye on nuclear power
- Apr 01, 2011
- The Nordic Council Environment Committee is to attend meetings about safety at nuclear power plants in Russia and Great Britain. “ It’s important to follow up on nuclear safety in neighbouring countries,” says committee chairperson, Ann-Kristine Johansson MP (Sweden).
- Nordic key issue on international agenda
- Feb 23, 2011
- Improved labelling of food products and limiting the use of trans fats in food were added at the last minute to the final conference statement from the Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum between Russia, the EU and the Nordic and Baltic countries on 23 February in Tromsø.
- New Nordic Food brands region at world's largest organic trade fair
- Feb 14, 2011
- Over 40 Nordic companies are taking part in BioFach 2011, the world's largest organic trade fair, which has a joint Nordic stand this year. New Nordic Food is on the way to becoming a Nordic brand with a powerful impact.
- Branding the Nordic Ecolabel abroad
- Feb 11, 2011
- The Nordic Ministers for the Environment have adopted a new vision for the Nordic Ecolabel, which will also brand the Nordic region abroad in the future. At the same time, funding has been increased for the Nordic Council of Ministers' work on ecolabelling. The Nordic Ecolabel will also work in line with the EU Ecolabel to a much greater degree, according to the ministers.
- The Nordic Region is a Gastronomic Superpower
- Jan 27, 2011
- It's sizzling and frying in Nordic kitchens and the efforts have now been rewarded in the world championship for chefs, where all five Nordic countries were placed in the top ten. It is also a feather in the cap for the Nordic Council of Ministers' initiative, New Nordic Food.
- Nordic conference on sustainable development
- Dec 21, 2010
- What was the result when residents of a Swedish apartment building had to measure their own electricity and water consumption? How could you improve the ability to promote the principles of sustainable development in schools and workplaces in Finland? What experience do towns like Malmö, Bergen and Örebro have of innovative solutions for traffic and energy consumption?
- New funding backs globalisation strategy
- Nov 26, 2010
- Three Nordic Networks are to receive funding from the programme "Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation in Nordic Primary Industries". The focus will be on health and genetic resources.
- Nordic co-operation to ensure agriculture in the future
- Nov 03, 2010
- The Nordic Council Environment Committee has taken the initiative to strengthen Nordic co-operation in the agricultural sector. Joint initiatives will ensure increased knowledge and a better foundation for co-ordinated action.
- Project funding for sustainable development 2011
- Oct 01, 2010
- The Nordic Council of Ministers funds projects that support the implementation of the Nordic sustainability strategy. The focus in 2011 will be on education and training, as well as local partnerships.
- Focus on Nordic food safety in China
- Sep 01, 2010
- Fighting salmonella and other solutions that promote food safety in the Nordic countries were given excellent visibility in Shanghai on Monday. A Nordic-Chinese forum on food safety attracted a full house. About 160 of the participants were Chinese.
- Nordic focus on safe food in Shanghai
- Aug 25, 2010
- In the Nordic countries you can trust that the food you put on the table is safe to eat. By focusing on food safety the Nordic countries have found solutions to manage and minimise the problems.
- Study of food waste from shops
- Aug 10, 2010
- Every year shops throw enormous amounts of food on the refuse dump, mostly due to wrong quantities purchased or because the sell-by date is exceeded. Discarded food has an impact on the environment as well as causing financial losses.
- Global agreement on mercury in sight
- Jun 04, 2010
- A global and binding agreement is needed on mercury usage and emissions, the Nordic environment ministers stress in a joint opinion piece. The first UN negotiating meeting, in Stockholm 7-11 June, represents a major step towards that goal.
