How the norwegian government worked out a national pollinator strategy

1. Guri Tveito
November 12th 2020
The work behind the Norwegian pollinator
strategy
https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/national-pollinator-strategy/id2606291/

2. Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Starting point
Parliamentary decision -
minority government
Considerable
commitment in the
private sector
A number of ongoing
actions initiated by
means of voluntary
efforts
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https://blomstermeny.no/

3. Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Process design
Responsible ministries
Ministries of Agriculture and food, Climate and Environment, Local Government and Modernisation,
Transport and Communications, Defence, Education and Research, Petroleum and Energy
Other relevant interested parties
Public and private sectors, NGOs
Research institutions
Start-up meeting
To establish common ground, mutual problem understanding
Dialogue meetings and written contributions
Technical report for the strategy
Produced by the Directorate for Agriculture with input from other relevant
agencies, experts and organisations
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4. Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Challenges
The principle of knowledge-based management
Lack of knowledge about pollinators in Norway
• status and trend of populations
• What measures are most cost-effective and beneficial
• Value of the ecosystem service from pollination
If the diagnosis is uncertain, and there is a lack of
documentation – how design an effective cure?
However – the technical report concluded on sufficient
knowledge, on a general level, to implement some targeted
actions
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Invasive specie, Lupin, Lupinus

5. Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
More challenges
Establishing commitment in all sectors
• Sector responsibility for environmental policies and actions,
• However, sectors give priority to their core responsibility - like transport,
energy
• Often a question of budget priorities
Knowledge and problem understanding in relevant
sectors
• Knowledge on environmental issues can be limitation.
• Representatives from sectors like transport, energy and municipality
government experience that they do not have enough environmental
knowledge about how to link their own sector to what they perceive as a
quite specific environmental problem
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Invasive specie, Parkslirekne, Reynoutria japonica

6. Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Lessons learned
Do not underestimate time use
However, the process is just as important as the
result
Build on commitment in public and private sector,
and what has already been initiated
Involve all relevant sectors and stakeholders
Cross sectorial approach on each level:
 Scientific – deliver common scientific basis
 Directorate – deliver common technical report
 Ministry – deliver common strategy
Good examples is a powerful strategic element
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2016 Parliametary decicion
2016 Start up meeting
2017 Technical report
2018 National strategy launched
2020 Action plan in preparation

7. Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Anyone who manages an area can make a
difference
Trondheim airport Værnes /Avinor Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Statsnett -system operator of the Norwegian power system
The defence agency
Construction Industry – green rooftops
Cemetery, Oslo The Local Environment Agency, Oslo

8. Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Establish follow up mechanisms
• Meeting place for stakeholders –
Pollinatorforum
• Annual progress reports from all
sectors
• Coordination on directorate level in
developing cross sectorial
measures
• Follow up requirements given in
management dialogue to
directorates, municipalities an
research institutes
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