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Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme’s ‘Good Life Goals’ are now available in Swedish, and already available in English, French, Chinese, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.

The key principles of the initiative on plastic are based on the evidence and knowledge produced by UNEP and are the commitments that define the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.

IKEA releases report on activities tackling global challenges - climate change, unsustainable consumption and inequalities

In Sweden, you have a Right of Public Access whenever you visit Swedish nature whether you’re going for a walk, kayaking, climbing a mountain or simply enjoying nature. The Swedish EPA has emphaises the right of all people in Sweden to visit nature...

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...

Outdoors and nature bring great value to both individuals and society as a whole. A Swedish project carried by the Swedish Association for Outdoor Organizations (Svenskt Friluftsliv) and supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, ”Year...

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 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 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) launched its eLearning course on “Cities and Marine Plastic Pollution: Building a Circular Economy”. The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) has...

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...

OTCHIVA is a NGO that focuses on maintaining, reforesting and raise awareness about mangroves. OTCHIVA means “wetland” in the Umbundu language spoken by more than 40% of the Angolan population. It was co-founded by a Petroleum Engineer after...

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...