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• Regional: Europe: Science and Environment  (24)

Chr. Michelsen Institute  www.cmi.no CMI is a private social science research foundation working on issues of development and human rights, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Institute of Marine Research  www.imr.no National centre for research on coastal and ocean life and the marine environment. [English and Norwegian]

Ministry of the Environment  www.odin.dep.no/md/engelsk/index-b-n-a.html Government ministry offers the "State of the Environment Norway," facts and figures on Norway's environment and environmental activities, and internet links to related resources.

National Centre for Veterinary Contract Research and Commercial Services, Ltd  www.veso.no Organizes projects and contract research nationally as well as internationally for the private and public sectors. VESO provides leading-edge competence both in Norway and in the international veterinary environment.

The Norwegian Historical Data Centre  www.rhd.uit.no/indexeng.html NHDC is a national institution with the main aim to computerize the Norwegian censuses 1865 onwards together with the parish registers and other sources from the 18th and 19th centuries. NDHC is a centre at the University of Tromsø.

Norwegian Hydrogen Forum (NHF)  www.hydrogen.no An organisation to promote the environmental benefits of using hydrogen as an energy carrier. Features list of members, and information about research.

Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT)  www.sft.no/aktuelt____29292.aspx Government agency offers news and information on air emissions, hazardous materials, and pollution-related concerns in and near Norway.

Norwegian Solar Energy Society (ISES Norway)  www.solenergi.no/english.html Features contact information and links. (Most of the site is in Norwegian.)

STEP-group  www.step.no Institute doing research on innovation, economic growth, technological change and industry policy. Features reports, news, and a directory of links.