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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Local authorities to stem the loss of biodiversity
- Oct 28, 2010
- Under the heading "Towards a green future - actions for biodiversity at the local level", the Nordic Council of Ministers put the spotlight on the importance of local involvement to stem the loss of biodiversity at a fringe event held at the UN's Conference on Biological Diversity, COP10 in Nagoya in Japan.
- 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.
- Global mercury emissions can be halved
- Jun 08, 2010
- There is a huge but untapped potential for reducing global emissions of mercury. Mercury emissions can be more than halved by 2020 with the help of modern technology, according to a recent report funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. The report was presented at a packed seminar on Tuesday during the UN mercury conference in Stockholm.
- 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.
- Nordic fisheries look to the world
- May 05, 2010
- The Nordic countries should play a more active role in international fisheries co-operation, especially within the framework of the UN. A great deal is to be gained from closer contact with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), whose remit includes fisheries, according to a report on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ visit to the FAO.
- Danish restaurant Noma named best in world
- Apr 27, 2010
- Restaurant Noma in Copenhagen has been hailed as the best in the world in the S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants 2010. El Bulli in Spain came second, The Fat Duck in Britain third.
- Nordic Food at the world's largest organic trade fair
- Feb 18, 2010
- Nordic cuisine is creating an image for itself at the world's largest organic trade fair, Biofach, in Nürnberg, Germany. The Nordic Council of Ministers is co-financing a major Nordic joint venture at BioFach 2010 from 17-20 February. The aim is to give visitors an experience of Nordic food, but also to make contacts and promote exports of the Nordic cuisine.
- Ozone damage costs forestry and agriculture millions
- Feb 05, 2010
- Ozone damage inhibits forest growth in the Nordic Region by up to 10%, causing significant financial losses in the forestry sector. The harmful gas also has a negative impact on crop yields in agriculture, according to a recent Nordic-Baltic report commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
- 50 000 seed samples sent to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
- Dec 11, 2009
- Svalbard Global Seed Vault receives major seed shipment as world leaders meet to tackle climate change in Copenhagen.
- Less and less aid spent on food
- Oct 16, 2009
- The Nordic ministers of agriculture are concerned that a smaller share of international aid is used to solve the food crisis. According to the ministers there has been a similar trend in the lending practices of international financial institutions. At the same time, private, direct investments in agricultural sectors in developing countries are at a low level, write the agricultural ministers in a joint opinion piece on Friday.
- New Nordic Food lives on
- Jul 03, 2009
- Nordic cuisine is experiencing a boom these days both in the Nordic countries and internationally. So, the ministers for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food decided at their meeting in Iceland on Thursday that the successful programme New Nordic Food should continue.
- Food must be adapted to climate
- May 14, 2009
- Global food production must be adapted to climate change and genetic resources play a central role. This was stressed at a Nordic event during the UN’s 17th conference on sustainable development in New York on Wednesday, organized by the Nordic Council of Ministers and NordGen, the Nordic institute for co-operation on genetic resources.
- Nordic genetic resources showcase in New York
- May 08, 2009
- Climate change poses a threat to global food supplies – important crops plants are in danger of extinction as drought and floods increase in frequency and intensity. The Nordic countries make a major contribution to promoting secure food supplies, including through the sustainable use and preservation of genetic resources.
- Nordic region safeguards food supplies
- Apr 24, 2009
- The Nordic countries have put in place a range of measures to safeguard global food supplies. Climate change poses a threat to food supplies, particularly in poorer parts of the world. Important crops are vulnerable to, amongst other things, desertification and flooding.
