In Norway, the main source of environmental information is the
Environmental Library, which is one of four nationwide libraries
in this field. The three other libraries are the European
Library, the North-South Library and the Multi-Lingual Library.
The Environmental Library is on the World Wide Web. Other
international conventions and non-binding legal instruments are
as follows: It was recommended that the ministers should amend
the draft Sofia Guidelines by: However, the ministry of
environment has acknowledged the Sofia Guidelines and has been
in some consultations with NGOs. However, in order for local
governments to adopt their own by-laws, they have to obtain the
authority to do so from the central government. A freedom of
information act was adopted in 1970 to cover rules about access
to information. The freedom of information act applies to
information in all areas including the environment. It also
covers all the provisions of the Directive on Freedom of Access
to Information (Directive 90/313/EEC).