The Nordic Council Environment Prize

The prize goes to a company, organisation or individual in the Nordics for exemplary efforts to integrate respect for nature and the environment into their business or work or for some other form of extraordinary initiative on behalf of nature and the environment.

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Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary to award prizes at Nordic awards ceremony

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary will award the 2021 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize at the Nordic Council awards ceremony on 2 November at Skuespilhuset in Copenhagen. Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary are both partic...

Nordic Council awards ceremony to be broadcast live from Copenhagen on 2 November

The Nordic Council prizes will be awarded at Skuespilhuset in Copenhagen on 2 November. Hosted by actor Jakob Oftebro, the winners will be awarded their prizes by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary, actor David Dencik, previous environment prize winner Selina Juul, composer Phillip ...

Winners

2020

Winner of the 2020 Nordic Council Environment Prize

The 2020 Nordic Council Environment Prize goes to Jens-Kjeld Jensen from the Faroe Islands. The theme of the prize this year is biodiversity. The prize goes to a Nordic initiative that se...

2019

Winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Environment Prize

The 2019 Nordic Council Environment Prize goes to Greta Thunberg from Sweden.

2018

Winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018

The Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018 goes to the Natural Resource Council of Attu, West Greenland.

2017

The winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2017

RePack from Finland has won the Nordic Council Environment Price 2017. Director Jonne Hellgren accepted the prize at the award ceremony in Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, on 1 November.

2016

Winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2016

The winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2016 is the Too Good To Go app from Denmark.

2015

Winner of the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2015

The Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2015 has been awarded to the energy company SEV (Faroe Islands)

2014

The Winner of the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2014

The Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2014 has been awarded to the City of Reykjavik at a ceremony in Stockholm.

2013

Winner of the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2013

The Nordic Council's prestigious Nature and Environment Prize worth DKK 350,000 goes this year to Danish Selina Juul for the Stop Wasting Food movement

Nominees

2021

Future in our Hands - Norway

Evidence-based knowledge on the sustainability impacts of food production and consumption

2021

Mattas Farm Dairy - Åland

A local farm dairy with production of organic milk, cheese, yoghurt and other dairy products

2021

Greenlandic Greenhouse - Greenland

Sustainable vegetables in a greenhouse in Nuuk provide access to local foodstuffs

2021

The Big Climate Database - Denmark

Provides consumers and producers with an overview of the carbon footprint of common food products.

2021

Carbon Action - Finland

Research-based transformation of our food production and agriculture to regenerative practices.

2021

Swedish Carbon Sequestration - Sweden

Switching to regenerative farming practices through knowledge sharing, research and practice.

2021

Thor Ice Chilling Solutions - Iceland

A technological solution to rapidly chill food which reduces food waste and creates a longer shelf life

2021

Matkovin (The Pantry) - Faroe Islands

Digital platform that strengthens local food production in the Faroe Islands

2020

Borea Adventures, travel agency – Iceland

Sustainable tourism protects the Arctic fox

2020

Torbjörn Eckerman, beekeeper – Åland

Pioneering beekeeper protects Åland bees from harmful mites.

2020

Jens-Kjeld Jensen, author – Faroe Islands

Four decades of writing about biodiversity in the Faroe Islands.

2020

YLE campaign, “Save the Pollinators” – Finland

A serious subject with a positive message

2020

Dag O. Hessen, Professor of Biology, University of Oslo, and chair of the Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene (CBA) – Norway

Good science and good communication go hand in hand

2020

The organic farming organisations in the Nordic Region – Sweden

Organic farming boosts biodiversity

2020

Lystbækgaard and “wandering shepherds” – Denmark

Practical stewardship of an endangered cultural landscape

2019

Greta Thunberg - Sweden

You’re never too small to make a big difference.

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Svensk kolinlagring

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Framtiden i vore hender

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Thor Ice Chilling Solutions

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Greenlandic Greenhouse

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Matkovin

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Carbon Action

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Den store klimadatabase

Videos

03.09.21

The nominees for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2021

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Nordiska rådets prisutdelning 2020

27.10.20

Tacktal av Jens-Kjeld Jensen från Färöarna efter att ha tilldelats Nordiska rådets miljöpris 2020 för sin stora insats för att sätta fokus på mångfalden i den färöiska naturen.

08.09.20

7 nominees for the Nordic Council Environmental Prize 2020

07.09.19

The nominees of the 2019 Nordic Council Environment Prize

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De nominerte til Nordisk råds miljøpris 2018

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The Nordic Environmental Relay

Nordic Council is paying tribute to environmental organisations and initiatives throughout the Nordic Region.

The Nordic Council Environment Prize

Nominees for the 2021 Nordic Council Environment Prize

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Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary to award prizes at Nordic awards ceremony

Nordic Council awards ceremony to be broadcast live from Copenhagen on 2 November

Winner of the 2020 Nordic Council Environment Prize

Winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Environment Prize

Winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018

The winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2017

Winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2016

Winner of the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2015

The Winner of the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2014

Winner of the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2013

Future in our Hands - Norway

Mattas Farm Dairy - Åland

Greenlandic Greenhouse - Greenland

The Big Climate Database - Denmark

Carbon Action - Finland

Swedish Carbon Sequestration - Sweden

Thor Ice Chilling Solutions - Iceland

Matkovin (The Pantry) - Faroe Islands

Borea Adventures, travel agency – Iceland

Torbjörn Eckerman, beekeeper – Åland

Jens-Kjeld Jensen, author – Faroe Islands

YLE campaign, “Save the Pollinators” – Finland

Dag O. Hessen, Professor of Biology, University of Oslo, and chair of the Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene (CBA) – Norway

The organic farming organisations in the Nordic Region – Sweden

Lystbækgaard and “wandering shepherds” – Denmark

Greta Thunberg - Sweden

The Nordic Environmental Relay

The Nordic Region as the most sustainable and integrated region in the world

The Nordic Council Environment Prize

Nominees for the 2021 Nordic Council Environment Prize

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Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary to award prizes at Nordic awards ceremony

Nordic Council awards ceremony to be broadcast live from Copenhagen on 2 November

Nordic Environment Relay starts today

Here are the nominees for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2021

Record number of suggestions for nominees for the 2021 Nordic Council Environment Prize

Final Call for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2021

Previous winner of the Environment Prize: Innovative ideas drive sustainable food systems

Sustainable food systems: Propose candidates for the 2021 Nordic Council Environment Prize

The Nordic Environmental Relay

Together at home - Join us for the awards ceremony for the 2020 Nordic Council prizes

Indstillinger til Nordisk Råds Miljøpris 2020

About the Environment Prize

Forslag til nomineringer til Nordisk Råds miljøpris 2019

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