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Environmental Knowledge for Change

GRID-Arendal is a collaborating centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).  Established  in 1989  by the Government of Norway as a Norwegian Foundation, our mission is to communicate environmental information to policy-makers and facilitate environmental decision-making for change.  We are located in Arendal, Southern Norway, with outposted offices in Ottawa and Stockholm.

HighlightsFeatured publicationsSelected maps & graphics
UN 2008 Greenhouse Gas Footprint, launched on Tuesday, December 15 by UNEP and EMG
Portraits of Resilience New Online Photo Collection launched for COP-15
ECORA Report now available in both English and Russian
Many Strong Voices - Turning Vulnerability into Strength
Continental Shelf - The Last Maritime Zone
Mapping environmental security issues in the southern Mediterranean
The potential impact of a 5-metre sea level rise in Florida and Southeast Asia
A Planet in Ecological Debt
Agriculture land use distribution - croplands and pasture land
Africa Agriculture Assessments Balkans Biodiversity Climate Change E-book Environment and Security Forests Indigenous Peoples Mapping Marine Ozone Polar Poverty State of Environment Urban Waste Water

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Press Releases

Nations Seal a Deal on Climate Change at UN Talks
Saturday 19 Dec 2009
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Achieved—Challenge Now To Cut Back Emissions
Tuesday 15 Dec 2009
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EarthWire - Environment in the News

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