Editing Geography of Norway (section)

==Environmental concerns==
[[File:Canyon in Rohkunborri National Park.jpg|thumb|right|Norway has established several new national parks the last years. Sørdalen valley (canyon) in [[Rohkunborri National Park]].]]
[[File:Norden pop density.gif|thumb|upright|Except for [[Denmark]] and some [[urban area]]s, [[population density]] in the [[Nordic countries]] is low, especially in the north.]]

Environmental concerns in Norway include how to cut [[greenhouse gas emissions]], [[pollution]] of the air and water, loss of habitat, damage to cold-water coral reefs from [[Fishing trawler|trawlers]], and salmon fish farming threatening the wild salmon by spawning in the rivers, thereby diluting the fish DNA. Acid rain has damaged lakes, rivers and forests, especially in the southernmost part of the country, and most wild salmon populations in [[Sørlandet]] have died. Due to lower emissions in Europe, acid rain in Norway has decreased by 40% from 1980 to 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sur Nedbør |trans-title=Acid Rain |url=http://www.miljostatus.no/templates/themepage____2149.aspx |date=27 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630085523/http://miljostatus.no/templates/themepage____2149.aspx |archive-date=30 June 2007 |url-status=dead |website=Miljøstatus i Norge [Environmental Status in Norway] |language=no |access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> Another concern is a possible increase in extreme weather. In the future, climate models<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norges klima om 50–100 år |trans-title=Norway's climate in 50–100 years |url=http://www.miljostatus.no/templates/PageWithRightListing____2326.aspx |date=27 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313113157/http://www.miljostatus.no/templates/PageWithRightListing____2326.aspx |archive-date=13 March 2007 |url-status=dead |website=Miljøstatus i Norge [Environmental Status in Norway] |language=no |access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> predict increased precipitation, especially in the areas with currently high precipitation, and also predict more episodes with heavy precipitation within a short period, which can cause landslides and local floods. Winters will probably be significant milder, and the sea-ice cover in the [[Arctic Ocean]] might melt altogether in summer, threatening the survival of the polar bear on Svalbard. Both terrestrial and aquatic species are expected to shift northwards, and this is already observed for some species; the growing [[red deer]] population is spreading northwards and eastwards, with 2008 being the first hunting season which saw more red deer (35,700) than moose shot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrk.no/programmer/radio/norgesglasset/1.6532923 |title=Hjortebestand i vill vekst |first=Agnete Daae-Qvale |last=Holmemo |date= 19 March 2009|website=nrk.no}}</ref> Migratory birds are arriving earlier; trees are coming into leaf earlier; [[mackerel]] are becoming common in summer off the coast of [[Troms]]. The total number of species in Norway are expected to rise due to new species arriving.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Impacts in Norway |url=http://www.environment.no/templates/PageWithRightListing.aspx?id=2320 |date=22 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928083031/http://www.environment.no/templates/PageWithRightListing.aspx?id=2320 |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead |website=State of the Environment in Norway |access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> Norwegians are statistically among the most worried when it comes to global warming and its effects,<ref>[http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/miljo/article1822401.ece Flere bekymret over oppvarming], Aftenposten, 6 June 2007, retrieved 11 June 2007. {{in lang|no}}</ref> even if Norway is among the countries expected to be least negatively affected by global warming, with some possible gains.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheridan |first=Barrett |title=Learning to Live with Global Warming |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17952360/site/newsweek/ |date=16 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418004809/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17952360/site/newsweek/ |archive-date=18 April 2007 |magazine=Newsweek |via=MSNBC |access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>

===International agreements===
Norway is a party to:
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* [[Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty]]
* [[Antarctic Treaty System]]
* [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]],
* [[Environmental Modification Convention]],
* [[Law of the Sea]]
* [[London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter]]
* [[Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty]]
* [[Montreal Protocol]] (ozone layer protection)
* [[MARPOL 73/78]] (ship pollution)
* [[International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983]]
* [[International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994]]
* [[Kyoto Protocol]] (climate change)
* [[ADR (treaty)|ADR]] (road transport of hazardous materials)
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