Organization
The organisation has 18 county branches and 155 local groups throughout the country. In addition it has the youth branch Nature and Youth (Natur og Ungdom) and the children's branch Eco-detectives (Miljøagentene). Their head office is located in Oslo. In total the NGO has more than 30 employees, some working in the county offices throughout the country. NNV publishes the magazine Natur & Miljø, and previously published the news bulletin Miljøjournalen
The main policy areas for the organization is, from 2012, climate change and nature conservation. In 2012-13, the organization will conduct campaigns on preserving coastal nature and increasing energy efficiency in buildings. The organization also has a large foreign branch, who mainly runs projects on energy saving and environmental education. Most of these projects are located in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and West Africa.
Since 2005 Chairman has been Lars Haltbrekken while CEO since 2007 has been Jan Thomas Odegard. The highest authority of the organization is the bi-annual meeting, and in between these it is led by a 23-member national board (consisting of the County Chairmen and representatives from subordinate organizations and employees) as well as a six-member central board, consisting since 2011 of Lars Haltbrekken, Ingeborg Gjærum, Sunniva Pettersen Eidsvoll, Ingar Flatlandsmo, Per Flatberg and Eirin Hivand Haneberg. Natur og Ungdom is also represented in the central board with their leader.
The organisation is part of the 30 national organisations that constitutes Friends of the Earth Europe.
Read more about this topic: Norwegian Society For The Conservation Of Nature
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