Sustainable development

The Nordic countries agree that the whole Region has to work together towards sustainable development. Achieving sustainable development is an ambitious but necessary goal. There is no other alternative: we must improve global welfare and quality of life while conserving the capacity of the earth to support life in all its diversity.

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

Action Plan 2021 to 2024

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News

27.09.24 | News

New report: Tougher measures required if Nordics are to halve food waste by 2030

Food waste in the Nordic Region is not decreasing at the rate necessary to achieve the global goal of halving food waste by 2030. Today, a report is being launched with recommendations to accelerate the reduction of food waste. The report suggests tougher measures and stepping up Nordic...

Sveriges klimat- och miljöminister Romina Pourmokhtari.

11.09.24 | News

Sweden’s Minister for Climate and the Environment to open Nordic conference on sustainability

On 15 October, a number of stakeholders in sustainability will gather in Stockholm at a Nordic conference on sustainable lifestyles organised by research institute Nordregio. The opening speaker will be Sweden’s Minister for Climate and the Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari.

30.08.24 | News

Nordiska rådet: Järnvägssatsningar viktiga för att uppnå det nordiska samarbetets Vision 2030

27.08.24 | News

New report takes the pulse of municipal sustainability efforts

29.06.24 | News

Preserving our planet: the vital role of forests

19.06.24 | News

Income disparities increasing within and between Nordic regions – State of the Nordic Region 2024

18.06.24 | News

We must all be able to live, work and do business in every part of the Nordic Region

08.05.24 | News

On land, at sea, and in the air – in a sustainable region

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Events

15Oct

Konferens om hållbara livsstilar/Sustainable Living Summit

Dates

15.10.2024

08:30 AM - 07:00 PM

Type

Conference

Declarations

28.11.23 | Declaration

A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING from The Nordic Tripartite Dialogue on the Green Transition on the Nordic Labour Market

We, the representatives from the Nordic governments and the social partners in the Nordic countries, met in Reykjavík the 1st of December 2023 for a Nordic Tripartite Dialogue on the Green Transition on the Nordic Labour Market.

10.08.23 | Declaration

Policy commitment: Reducing food waste for a green Nordic Region

On 21 August 2023, the Nordic Council of Ministers for Fisheries, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Food and Forestry (MR-FJLS) met in Keflavik to renew its commitment to Agenda 2030 and the Nord...

11.11.22 | Declaration

Declaration from the Nordic Transport Ministerial Meeting

The Nordic transport ministers from Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway have gathered in Fredrikstad on 7 and 8 November 2022 and discussed topics of mutual interest.

09.11.21 | Declaration

Art and culture as promoters of sustainable development

The Nordic Ministers of Culture approved the following Declaration at their meeting in Copenhagen on 3 November 2021.

24.06.21 | Declaration

Towards sustainable food systems – the Nordic approach

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 Isla...

11.05.20 | Declaration

Declaration on Nordic commitment for the global climate agenda

Declaration on Nordic commitment for the global climate agenda.

20.08.19 | Declaration

Our Vision 2030

Information

17.11.23 | Information

Joint action on sustainable development, gender equality and children and young people

21.12.21 | Information

The Foreign Desk: The road to greener travel habits in the Nordics

21.12.21 | Information

The Foreign Desk: How to achieve carbon neutrality in the Nordics

21.12.21 | Information

The Foreign Desk: Nudging the Nordics towards eating more sustainably

21.12.21 | Information

The Foreign Desk: Preparing for the consequences of climate change

21.12.21 | Information

The Foreign Desk: The Nordic phoenix effect – time to re-establish community

21.12.21 | Information

The Foreign Desk: How to communicate a long-term crisis – the challenge of climate fatigue

Flemming Schiøtt Hansen, Founder of Stedsans in the Woods

11.11.21 | Information

The Foreign Desk: Nordic tools for sustainable agriculture

11.11.21 | Information

Sustainable living in the Nordic Region

10.06.21 | Information

Nature-based solutions

18.11.20 | Information

Action plan for Vision 2030

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Projects

12.07.23 | Project

Working groups in the environmental and climate sector

Publications

27.09.24

Breaking Barriers: Empowering Effective Food Waste Solutions in the Nordic Countries

Publication number

2024:034

25.09.24

Joint Nordic Effort for Biodiversity Recommendations from Nordic civil society

Publication number

2024:539

22.09.24

Guidelines for Emission-free Construction Sites

Publication number

2024:437

16.09.24

Building within the Safe Operating Space Nordic Insights on Sustainable Construction

Publication number

2024:440

11.09.24

Mål- og resultatopfølgning på budget 2023

Publication number

2024:771

10.09.24

BIM-based building LCA – Instructions for material inventory for normative climate declarations

Publication number

2024-439

10.09.24

Energy Savings from Ecodesign and Energy Labelling in the Nordics

Publication number

2024-03

09.09.24

Nordic Networks for Circular Construction Policy Pathways for Fostering Circular Transition in Construction in the Nordic Region

Publication number

2024:030

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Funding opportunities

17.05.24 | Funding opportunities

Konkurrenceudsættelse: Kontrakt om evaluering af den nordiske ekspertgruppe for bæredygtig udvikling

Nordisk Ministerråd (NMR), afholder hermed en konkurrenceudsættelse af Kontrakt om evaluering af den nordiske ekspertgruppe for bæredygtig udvikling i perioden 2021-2024.

25.03.24 | Funding opportunities

Public Procurement: Implementing the COP28 Global Stocktake Decision in the Nordics and Beyond

Invitation to tender for the project “Implementing the COP28 Global Stocktake Decision in the Nordics and Beyond: Solutions in line with 1.5°C Pathways"

13.03.24 | Funding opportunities

Public Procurement: Integrated Strategies for air and climate mitigation measures to reduce emissions from the Agricultural Sector in the Nordic Countries.

Invitation to tender for the project “Integrated Strategies for air and climate mitigation measures to reduce emissions of Ammonia, Nitrogen, and Methane from the Agricultural Sector in t...

24.01.24 | Funding opportunities

Yggdrasil – The Living Nordic City

Focused on promoting nature-based solutions in Nordic cities, the project centers on the 3-30-300 principle, which is a rule of thumb for urban trees and greening, emphasizing biodiversit...

19.12.23 | Funding opportunities

Prosperous Future – 2nd Round of the Application Programme for Civil Society Cooperation in the Region

The application programme is now closed. The 2nd round of the application programme, Prosperous Future, is now open. The programme supports Nordic organisations’ cooperation for a gre...

27.07.18 | Funding opportunities

Nordic Development Fund: Grant Financing

The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) provides financing for climate change projects in lower income countries, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.

Sustainable development

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

Content

New report: Tougher measures required if Nordics are to halve food waste by 2030

Sweden’s Minister for Climate and the Environment to open Nordic conference on sustainability

Nordiska rådet: Järnvägssatsningar viktiga för att uppnå det nordiska samarbetets Vision 2030

New report takes the pulse of municipal sustainability efforts

Preserving our planet: the vital role of forests

Income disparities increasing within and between Nordic regions – State of the Nordic Region 2024

We must all be able to live, work and do business in every part of the Nordic Region

On land, at sea, and in the air – in a sustainable region

A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING from The Nordic Tripartite Dialogue on the Green Transition on the Nordic Labour Market

Policy commitment: Reducing food waste for a green Nordic Region

Declaration from the Nordic Transport Ministerial Meeting

Art and culture as promoters of sustainable development

Towards sustainable food systems – the Nordic approach

Declaration on Nordic commitment for the global climate agenda

Our Vision 2030

Programme for the Nordic Pavilion at COP28

Working groups in the environmental and climate sector

Nordic Stocktake & Visions – Pathways to climate neutrality

Nordic Region present at UN summit on biodiversity, COP15

The Nordic Council of Ministers and sustainable development

Joint action on sustainable development, gender equality and children and young people

The Foreign Desk: The road to greener travel habits in the Nordics

The Foreign Desk: How to achieve carbon neutrality in the Nordics

The Foreign Desk: Nudging the Nordics towards eating more sustainably

The Foreign Desk: Preparing for the consequences of climate change

The Foreign Desk: The Nordic phoenix effect – time to re-establish community

The Foreign Desk: How to communicate a long-term crisis – the challenge of climate fatigue

The Foreign Desk: Nordic tools for sustainable agriculture

Sustainable living in the Nordic Region

Nature-based solutions

Action plan for Vision 2030

Working groups in the environmental and climate sector

Konkurrenceudsættelse: Kontrakt om evaluering af den nordiske ekspertgruppe for bæredygtig udvikling

Public Procurement: Implementing the COP28 Global Stocktake Decision in the Nordics and Beyond

Public Procurement: Integrated Strategies for air and climate mitigation measures to reduce emissions from the Agricultural Sector in the Nordic Countries.

Yggdrasil – The Living Nordic City

Prosperous Future – 2nd Round of the Application Programme for Civil Society Cooperation in the Region

Nordic Development Fund: Grant Financing