State of the Environment Norway (www.environment.no) offers the most up-to-date information about the state of the environment. 

Nine main topic areas
The service covers nine main areas and provides answers to questions ranging from the size of Norway’s greenhouse gas emissions to the impact of hazardous substances on health and the environment. As well as updated environmental information, the new version offers:

• New graphic design and improved navigation structure.     
• New search engine which also searches external web sites for environmental information.

Unique information system
State of the Environment Norway provides a unique information system. Norway is among the first countries in Europe to publish information covering both national and regional environmental conditions. The first local report on the municipalities will be published during spring 2003.

Easily accessible information
State of the Environment Norway is the product of close cooperation between the five national environmental agencies:

• The Directorate for Nature Management     
• The Directorate for Cultural Heritage     
• The Norwegian Polar Institute     
• The Norwegian Mapping Authority     
• The Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT)

The Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT) has the overall editorial responsibility for the web site and has given high priority to providing more easily accessible information.

For more information, please contact SFT: 

• Head of Information, Elisabeth Ørving
  Phone: 22 57 35 89, e-mail: elisabeth.orving@sft.no      
• Editor Ingunn Selvik,
  Phone: 22 57 35 80, e-mail: ingunn.selvik@sft.no