Norway completes controversial seismic survey near Lofoten Islands
Despite the outcry from local environmental groups, the Norwegian energy authority has wrapped up a full seismic survey of the Arctic waters around th...
Norway sued by Iraqi Muslim over human rights violations
The founder of Ansar al-Islam, a radical Islamist organisation, has filed a lawsuit against Norway in Europe’s human rights court citing “inhuman trea...
Fiji water in competition from Samoa
A multi-million dollar bottled water company was launched in Samoa at the weekend, reports Radio New Zealand International. The 7 million US dollar fi...
Environmental frustration over failed bottled water tax in Fiji
The Fiji government’s decision to repeal a proposed tax on bottled water has revived concerns that bottled water companies in Fiji are continuin...
Organic farming on the decline in Norway
A new report released by the Norwegian agricultural research institute, the Norsk institutt for landbruksøkonomisk forskning (NILF), shows that organi...
Swedish school system attracts global interest
A sweeping reform of Sweden’s public school system 16 years ago is attracting interest from all over the world, not least for the controversial decisi...
WWF warns Finland of illegal timber purchases
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has accused Finland of importing wood which has been sourced illegally. The Nordic country is one of the biggest timber ...
Iceland’s largest travel weekend is going well
Verslunarmannahelgi, Icelanders’ largest vacation weekend, is going well. There are have been no real accidents and the tens of thousands of tra...