Easier community planning for small municipalities – new paths to better development

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The project, which was based on co-creation together with the participating municipalities, concludes that increased planning awareness and better clarification of roles are the keys to success. The project has developed resources such as enkelplanlegging.no – a website that aims to ease the planning process – to support small municipalities in their planning work. The…

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One in three farmers wants climate advice

Tresking av havre

In 2021, on the initiative of the parties in the annual negotiations in agriculture, the Norwegian Agricultural Advisory Service (NLR) and Tine, the big milk cooperative, launched an offer of climate advice aimed at farmers. Under the scheme, farmers can apply for a grant to receive climate advice, and then, together with trained climate advisor,…

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Citizens’ recommendations on how to improve animal welfare

Bonde med sauene sine

The debate on animal welfare in Norway appears polarized and at times very loud. Nevertheless, most of us are listeners to this debate rather than participants. What do regular Norwegian citizens –– really think about animal welfare? What would have happened if Norwegian citizens had been well informed about animal welfare and Norwegian food production,…

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