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The Nordic Ministerial Declaration on a global agreement on plastic pollution and ambitions for UNEA 5.2 was adopted on November 3rd 2021 by the Nordic Ministers of Environment and Climate.

Join nine change agents from the Nordic region and beyond to learn how to connect nutrition with environmental sustainability during a event leading up to the United Nations Food Systems Summit. The “From science and guidelines to food system...

In November 2020, the world´s first second-hand IKEA shop opened in Eskilstuna, Sweden, with the purpose to test and develop how the second-hand segment can contribute to prolong the life of the IKEA products and contribute to moving IKEA towards a...

Like nature 2021 was a school competition that inspired wonderful outdoor lessons with a local environment as a learning environment. During autumn, middle school classes competed with their best nature tips in image and text. It took place between 1...

Switching to white meats and plant-based diets and finding alternatives to air travel are among the recommendations in the Nordic Council of Ministers’ new report on household consumption, which maps the situation in the Nordic countries and presents...

Transforming food systems is a shortcut to sustainable lifestyles. This was the message from the 115 people who participated in the “Towards sustainable Nordic food systems” project. To achieve transformative change, the Nordic region can build on...

Art and culture have an indispensable intrinsic value. They will also be a great help when it comes to achieving our vision of the Nordic Region as the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030, according to a declaration issued by...

A new report from the Nordic Council of Ministers takes stock of the work on the sustainable transition – which seems more relevant than ever now, after a summer of extreme weather events. The report shows that the green transition remains the...

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms that global temperatures have already risen and that the negative consequences of climate change are being felt more and more. The level of ambition behind global...

Featuring: Michael Minter, Head of Programme at CONCITO, Luka Balac and Carlos Henriques, Restaurant Nolla, Helsinki, Dr Rune Blomhoff, Professor at the University of Oslo, Anne Pøhl Enevoldson, Head of Sustainable Food and Health at the Danish...

A naturum is a visitor centre with activities and exhibitions, located at several of Sweden’s national parks and nature reserves. Here, you will be welcomed by friendly, knowledgeable staff who will answer your questions and guide you through the...

The ministers of Fisheries, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Food and Forestry of the Nordic Countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and Greenland, Faroe Islands and Åland Islands - had their annual Nordic Council of Ministers’ meeting (MR...