Working together for sustainable development. Environmental Co-operation Programme between South Africa and Norway

South Africa and Norway have a close relationship, historically rooted in the fight against apartheid. Sustainable management of natural and cultural resources is a key priority to both countries, and since the late 1990s bilateral co-operation has developed within the fields of pollution and waste, climate change, environmental governance, biodiversity, cultural heritage and tourism. Today, a number of institutions are actively involved in the Environmental Co-operation Programme between South Africa and Norway. Furthermore, the two countries collaborate productively within various international environmental organisations, programmes and conventions.
This publication highlights some of the results achieved, lessons learnt and best practices of the Environmental Co-operation Programme between South Africa and Norway from 2000 to 2006.