Bård Lappegård Lahn is a Norwegian environmentalist

Environmentalism

Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...

 and in 2006 and 2007 chairman of Natur og Ungdom

Natur og Ungdom

Natur og Ungdom which translates Nature and Youth, also known in English as Young Friends of the Earth Norway is a Norwegian youth environment protecting organisation. It is the only environmentalist youth organisation in Norway. 7000 members in 80 local groups work on environmental issues all...

. Prior to his leadership he had been deputy chairman since 2003 and an active member og Natur og Ungdom since the mid 1990s. Lahn now works as an adviser on international climate policy in the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature

Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature

The Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature , also known as Friends of the Earth Norway and commonly abbreviated NNV is the largest Norwegian environmental organization with 28,000 members. The organization is based on a volunteer work among the members, constituting work both at local and...

, and serves on the board of the Sophie Prize

Sophie Prize

The Sophie Prize is an international environment and development prize and is awarded annually. It was established in 1997 by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and his wife Siri Dannevig, and it is named after Gaarder's novel Sophie's World. An award ceremony is set for June 22 in Oslo, Norway...

. In the early 1990s he had his own section in Newtons Hage on the national TV channel Norsk Rikskringkasting

Norsk Rikskringkasting

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