NORWAY
Norway champions global food security, is a key actor in protecting the world’s rainforests, and is home to the Svalbard seed vault, conserving the world’s plant genetic diversity.
Vision
‘’I think it is valuable that countries from different continents – Norway and Brazil – are joining forces going forward. Protecting tropical forests is important not only as a climate effort, but also to safeguard irreplaceable biodiversity. It is of great importance that this effort succeeds, especially in these challenging times for international cooperation’’
Paul Larsen
Special Envoy and Ambassador-at-large for international food and climate initiatives in the Norwegian Foreign Ministry
hIGHLIGHTS
A global leader on forests and food security: Through its International Climate and Forest Initiative, Norway has protected tropical forests since 2008 with up to USD 430m (4 billion NOK) in annual ODA. At CPOP3, Norway pledged up to USD 3 billion over 10 years in loans to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility subject to several conditions.
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize: by June 2026 it held more than 1.4 million seed samples from genebanks in over 100 countries, safeguarding crop genetic diversity for future food security.
Norway was an early mover on food systems transformation; it published a national Action Plan on Sustainable Food Systems in 2019, two years before the UN Food Systems Summit. Norway has committed to a 50% reduction in food waste by 2030 compared to 2015, already
educing food waste by 24% by 2024.
Reports and resources
2026 progress snapshot
- HIGHLIGHTS
- Headline Areas of Progress in 2026
- Country context
- KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN 2025/26
- LEADERSHIP IN FOOD SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION:
DRIVING GLOBAL CHANGE
2025 progress snapshot
Section 1: National Food System Snapshot
Section 2: Membership Criteria Progress
Section 3: Priority Action Areas Highlights
Section 4: Collaborations
Section 5: Priorities for Further Work
2025 progress framework
1. Country Background
2. Progress against commitments
3. Investment in Food System Transformation
4. Looking to the future/Priorities for the next 12 months
2024 progress snapshot
Section 1: National Food System Snapshot
Section 2: Membership Criteria Progress
Section 3: Priority Action Areas Highlights
Section 4: Additional Highlights
Section 5: Collaborations
Voice of progress
IN CONVERSATION WITH
BODHILD FJELLTVEIT
Norwegian sheep farmer and
Vice President of the Norwegian Farmers Union