Landscape Mapping Blue Forests Policy in Norway

Domestic blue forests projects supported by the European Union Table 7 focuses on the domestic projects that have received outside funding from various European Union programmes and funds. These projects are predominately related to kelp and macroalgae (94 per cent), though some involve kelp and other blue forests categories simultaneously.

These data, though not within the immediate scope of this report, reflect the considerable international interest in selecting Norway as a prime research and development location for kelp and macroalgae projects.

Table 7: European-funded domestic blue forests projects, listed by category (in Norwegian kroner)

Blue forests categories

Estimated total NOK

Percentage of total

Kelp forests and macroalgae

133,327,733

94%

Seagrass meadows

0

0%

Saltwater marshes

0

0%

Mangrove forests

-

-

Multiple blue forests

8,320,199

6%

Estimated total for international projects 141,647,932

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