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Norwegian Ministry of the Environment supports projects in Russia

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The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment administers funds to support environmental projects in Russia. The support is primarily intended for projects in the Russian part of the Barents region.

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The objective of the project cooperation with Russia is reduction and prevention of pollution in the region, better solving of common environmental problems and development of expertise within environmental management and business, the ministry informs on its web site.

Projects on preservation of marine environment, cross-border environmental cooperation, preservation of cultural monuments, reduction of pollution, environmental monitoring and preservation of biological diversity will be given priority.

The funds can also be given to support cooperation between voluntary environmental organizations.

Information about the project fund on the Ministry of the Environment’s web pages