ocr: The govemment devotes considerable attention to preventing oil spills at sea, but is virtually powerless to halt the harmful etfects ofacid rain, which is damaging Norway's extensive forests. The UK, Germany and Russia have been identifiedas the main polluters. The north ofNorway has suffered from radioactive contamination caused by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. In 1993,Norway decided - to lift a ban against fishing minke whales, arguing that the species was not threatened.
