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Agriculture and Environment 2018
Reports 2019/05
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58 per cent compliance with treatment permits
In 2017, around 58 per cent of the 4.5 million people who were connected to a wastewater facility measuring at least 50 person equivalents belonged to a facility that complied with its treatment permit. This is up 3 percentage points from the year...
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Municipal wastewater 2017
Reports 2018/40
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1.53 million tonnes of hazardous waste
A total of 1.53 million tonnes of hazardous waste was sent for approved treatment in 2017 – an increase of around 4 per cent compared to the year before.
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Holiday houses more clustered
There are 464 000 holiday houses in Norway. Solitary holiday houses still make up the largest group, but will soon be surpassed by holiday houses that are situated within densely built-up holiday house areas.
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Holiday houses and holiday house areas within a 4-hour drive from the largest urban areas in Norway
Reports 2018/30
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Barriers to progress in REDD preparations
Reports 2018/28
This report discusses economic barriers to participation and progress in REDD Readiness preparation among non-Annex 1 forest countries. The report provides an economic-theoretical framework for discussing cost-effective building of reporting capac...
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Clean tap water for all
In 2017, around 98 per cent of inhabitants connected to municipal waterworks were supplied with drinking water that was hygienically safe in terms of thermo-tolerant intestinal bacteria (E. coli) content. Around one-third of the water generated by...
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Less recycling – more waste to landfill
The total amount of waste generated in Norway in 2016 was 11.4 million tonnes, an increase of 3 per cent from 2015. At the same time, the recovery of non-hazardous waste undergoing known treatment was down to 74 per cent, while the fraction of was...
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NOK 25.9 billion in turnover
The turnover for local kind of activity units within water, sewerage and waste management and remediation activities rose by 6.5 per cent from 2015 to 2016.
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Significant and plausible futures
Reports 2018/02
This report describes the approach and results of a scenario workshop for a transdisciplinary team of 18 experts held in the project SMART PATHS in June 2017.
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Wastewater statistics ‘mapped out’
Statistics Norway has attempted to create a simplified map of the country’s wastewater facilities. The visualisation shows the divide between the predominantly high-grade chemical and/or biological treatment in the east of the country and the Trøn...
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Municipal wastewater 2016
Reports 2017/40
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Agriculture and Environment 2017 - State and Development
Reports 2017/41
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Hazardous waste increasing faster than the economy (GDP)
A total of 1.48 million tonnes of hazardous waste was sent for approved treatment in 2016 – an increase of around 84 per cent compared to 2003. In contrast, the gross domestic product (GDP) and population have only increased by 23 and 15 per cent ...
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