{"id":24567,"date":"2025-05-26T18:39:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T16:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hjort.no\/?p=24567"},"modified":"2025-05-26T18:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T16:41:46","slug":"necessary-amendments-to-the-markaloven-marka-act-modernizing-the-law-for-oslos-forested-and-hilly-surroundings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hjort.no\/en\/necessary-amendments-to-the-markaloven-marka-act-modernizing-the-law-for-oslos-forested-and-hilly-surroundings\/","title":{"rendered":"Necessary Amendments to the Markaloven (Marka Act): Modernizing the Law for Oslo\u2019s Forested and Hilly Surroundings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After more than 13 years with the Marka Act, which applies exclusively to these protected zones, we support the Ministry\u2019s initiative to make necessary adjustments that will ensure the law remains clear, effective, and user-friendly while upholding its original purpose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The Ministry of Climate and Environment has proposed amendments to the Marka Act (Markaloven), which governs the forested and hilly areas\u2014collectively known as \u201cMarka\u201d\u2014surrounding Oslo and its neighboring municipalities. These areas, often referred to simply as &#8220;Marka,&#8221; are vital for outdoor recreation, biodiversity, and as a natural buffer for the capital region. After more than 13 years with the Marka Act, which applies exclusively to these protected zones, we support the Ministry\u2019s initiative to make necessary adjustments that will ensure the law remains clear, effective, and user-friendly while upholding its original purpose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":23947,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[978,973,972,980,976,970,971,950,979,981,975,945,974,948,977],"class_list":["post-24567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-law","tag-agricultural-construction-norway","tag-construction-ban-marka","tag-land-use-oslo","tag-legal-advice-marka-act","tag-legal-amendments-marka","tag-marka-act","tag-markaloven","tag-municipal-planning","tag-norwegian-environmental-law","tag-oslo-property-development","tag-outdoor-recreation-law","tag-planning-and-building-law","tag-property-law-norway","tag-real-estate-law-norway","tag-statutory-boundary-oslo"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Necessary Amendments to the Markaloven (Marka Act): Modernizing the Law for Oslo\u2019s Forested and Hilly Surroundings - Hjort<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the proposed amendments to Norway\u2019s Marka Act and their impact on land use, construction, and outdoor recreation in the Oslo region. 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