Norwegian UN Ocean Decade National Committee
The National Committee is tasked with ensuring that Norwegian efforts will achieve the Ocean Decades goals. The committee will be giving advice, exchange information, act as decade ambassadors and be involved in different activities.
The committee members are representatives from central ocean communities in Norway within the fields of research, business sector, NGOs, communication and public sphere. The members are being appointed for two years.
Committee members 2025–2027
Chair: Geir Huse, Havforskningsinstituttet
Members:
- Knut Tore Aurdal, GCE Blue Maritime Cluster
- Trine Bekkby, NIVA
- Norith Eckbo, BirdLife/USN
- Mari Heggernes Eilertsen, Universitetet i Bergen
- Vegar Johansen, Sintef Ocean
- Ellen Marie Krefting, Universitetet i Oslo
- Karen Landmark, Grid Arendal
- Johanna B. Marcussen, Universitetet i Agder
- Tove Marienborg, Nordnorsk vitensenter
- Jan Henrik Sandberg, Norges fiskarlag
- Arild Sundfjord, Norsk polarinstitutt
- Elisabeth Ytteborg, Nofima
Messages at time of print 6 November 2025, 11:16 CET
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