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Focus North: Facts about the northern areas
Produced for the Norwegian Atlantic Committee

Focus North
At the request of the Norwegian Atlantic Committee, Ocean Futures has produced ten thematic studies about the Barents Sea and the northern areas, called Focus North. Each study is about four pages long. The studies can be found on the website of the Norwegian Atlantic Committee.

The Series of studies consists of:

Focus North 1: Nuclear Challenges
Focus North 2: Fishing and Aquaculture
Focus North 3: Arctic Climate Change
Focus North 4: Environment and Marine Transport
Focus North 5: Oil and Gas
Focus North 6: Maritime Jurisdiction and Commercial Activity
Focus North 7: Environmental Contaminants in the Arctic
Focus North 8: Developments in Arctic Shipping
Focus North 9: Forestry and Minerals
Focus North 10: Electricity Production

Background

The Barents Sea and the northern areas are important issues in Norwegian politics. Norwegian and foreign companies and organizations pay increasing attention to the commercial and environmental aspects of the exploitation of hydrocarbon resources. The oil and gas in the north are also important from many other points of view. But there are more to the northern areas than Shtokman and Melkøya. Even though each of the Focus North studies is short, the ambition has been that they together will provide a holistic view of the northern areas and the opportunities and challenges these parts of the world offer.

The Norwegian Atlantic Committee commissioned the Focus North studies. The Committee and its Secretary General, Mr Chris Prebensen, have a long standing interest in and a longer commitment than most other in Norway to the study of the affairs of the northern areas. Mr Prebensen and the Editor Ms Marit Rye Ramberg have been Ocean Futures' contact persons during the preparation of the Focus North studies (see the photos).

Mr Chris Prebensen

Ms Marit Rye Ramberg

Responsible persons at Ocean Futures
Ocean Futures is responsible for the content of the Focus North studies. The studies have been prepared by Senior Research Fellow Steven Sawhill and Professor Willy Østreng. Much emphasis has been put on presenting realistic assessments based on verifiable data and facts.

For copies of the studies: Contact the Norwegian Atlantic Committee
The studies are also available in printed versions. For more information, please, contact Mr Chris Prebensen and Ms Marit Rye Ramberg at chris@dnak.org and marit.rye.ramberg@atlanterhavskomiteen.no or on phone (+47) 22 40 36 00.

This information is also available in a printer-friendly format (PDF).

Updated: 23 April 2007

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