Iceland joins new online climate change initiative
A web-based hub which was designed to assist countries meet their goals in lowering carbon emissions was unveiled last week, reports the AFP. As part ...
Iceland halts capelin fishing
Acting on the advice of Iceland’s Marine Research Institute (MRI), Einar K. Gudfinnsson, Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries, recently declared a sudden h...
Norwegian shopping centre sells carbon credits
A shopping centre in Norway is offering consumers the chance to reduce their environmental footprint whilst they shop. A week ago, the Strommen Storse...
Norway and Iceland in joint procurement for rescue helicopters
The Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Police recently announced that Norway and Iceland were likely to jointly acquire new Search and Rescue (SAR) hel...
World’s first master degree in Polar Law
The University of Akureyri in Iceland will be launching the world’s first programme in polar law in September. The new master’s programme will focus o...
Norway to hunt 1052 whales in 2008
Norway has announced its whale quota for 2008 and plans to hunt over a thousand minke whales. Norway’s Fisheries Ministry said that the quota has rema...
Ikea brings flat-pack houses to the UK
A new concept in housing pioneered by Ikea and which has already proved popular in Scandinavia, is now getting ready to take on the British market. Th...
Finland battles with high HIV levels
For the past two years, Finland has experienced record-high levels of HIV infection, according to a report in the international edition of the Helsing...