September 7th 2018

Plastic in the oceans, sustainable drinking water, maritime litter and recycling phosphorus from waste water are just some of the areas covered by the 10 organisations nominated for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018 on the theme of protecting marine life.

September 6th 2018

On 5 September, Paula Lehtomäki from Finland was elected as the next Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Lehtomäki will assume the role in March 2019.

September 6th 2018

On 7 September, the Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, will present the nominations for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018 at the LÝSA festival of democracy in Akureyri.

September 4th 2018

Young people from across the Nordic Region and Baltic Sea region gathered at the ReGeneration 2030 youth summit – funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers and NORDBUK – where they launched a manifesto in which they see themselves as key players in achieving Sustainability Development Goal (SDG) number 12 of Agenda 2030; responsible consumption and production. Yet they also demand action from politicians, businesses, and citizens.

September 4th 2018

The Nordic Council of Ministers’ international branding project, The Nordics, has teamed up with the national design associations to run a competition for sustainable chairs. The winning entries will feature prominently on the Nordic pavilion at the UN Climate Summit (COP24) in Katowice.

August 31st 2018

Climate issues and the Arctic will be in the spotlight when the Nordic Council kicks off this autumn’s political activities with meetings on 12 and 13 September in Nuuk, Greenland. Evidence of global warming in Greenland is palpable, and this is reflected in the agenda.