This open-ended database maps the landscape of environmental grassroots actors in Denmark. We have described their respective missions and aims based on website material, official statements, and communication with the groups. We have also categorized them in 15 different fields. Since many of the actors operate across those fields, we have categorized them according to "Primary Field", "Secondary Field" and "Tertiary Field". If you are interested in a specific field or location, you can press the top of the respective column to view the list according to the fields or location (in alphabetic order).
The fields are: 1) Agri-food Systems, 2) Art & Literature, 3) Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration, 4) Community Living, 5) Digital Activism & Technology, 6) Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production, 7) Economy & Consumer Lifestyle, 8) Environmental Justice, 9) Energy, 10) Marine Ecosystems, 11) Political Action & Activism, 12) Regenerative Practices, 13) Rights of Nature, 14) Mobility, 15) Waste, Resource Management and/or Production.
| Name | Mission | Primary Field | Sec. Field | Tert. Field | Location | URL and contact | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landsforeningen Praktisk Økologi | To strenghten ecological gardening and lifestyles by disseminating tools and knowledge for living ecological everyday lives. | Agri-food Systems | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | National | https://www.oekologi.dk/ info@praktiskoekologi.dk | info@praktiskoekologi.dk | |
| Landsforeningen mod Svinefabrikker | To fight industrial agriculture and its damage to health and nature by cooperating and supporting green and sustainable development in local communities. | Agri-food Systems | Political Action & Activism | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Holbæk | https://landmodsvin.dk/ | https://landmodsvin.dk/kontakt/ | |
| Køge Fødevarefællesskab | To provide an alternative to the ordinary profit-driven supermarket chains by offering local, seasonal, organic, biodynamic and community-driven produce of vegetables while also organizing and preparing communal dinners and similar activities. | Agri-food Systems | Community Living | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Køge | https://www.koeff.dk/ | oekonomi@koeff.dk | |
| Tænketanken Frej | To build bridges and motivate green change from farm to meal among actors and across generations. They work for a new green food system that respects the planet's boundaries. | Agri-food Systems | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | National | https://www.taenk-frej.dk/ | mlbt@taenk-frej.dk | |
| Fødebrug og Landvarer (part of Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse) | To lobby for a green and livable agricultural system in Denmark that feeds more people by using less space. | Agri-food Systems | Political Action & Activism | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | National | https://fogl.dk/ | https://www.instagram.com/foedeogland/ | |
| Mosegården | To make the countryside a space for humans, animals and nature, to strengthen people's relation to nature and the rural areas, and to secure regenerative farmers' economic stability while ensuring healthy and fresh produce. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Community Living | Krøjerup | http://mosegaardenjordbrug.dk/ | mosegaardenjordbrug@riseup.net | |
| Ærtebjerg Jordbrug | To grow vegetables according to organic and regenerative principles for private households and restaurants. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Fårevejle | https://www.aertebjerg-jordbrug.dk/ | maria@aertebjerg-jordbrug.dk | |
| Øens Have | To make the city greener, to make ecosystems less alien, and to nurture local communities around food and ecology. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Community Living | Copenhagen | https://www.oenshave.dk/about | farmengro@gmail.com | |
| Østergro | To provide local and fresh vegetables, honey and eggs to people in the city, as well as inviting everyone to participate in the growing season. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Community Living | Copenhagen | https://www.oestergro.dk/ | https://www.oestergro.dk/in-english | |
| Fællesgro | To supply the city of Copenhagen with freshly harvested organic fruit and vegetables while supporting small regional farmers on Zealand. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Community Living | Copenhagen | https://www.faellesgro.dk/ | faellesgro@gmail.com | |
| Hydrovertic | To provide greenhouse growers with a vertical growing system for more efficient, chemical-free production, leading the transition towards sustainable cultivation and future food production. | Agri-food Systems | N/A | N/A | National | https://www.hydrovertic.com/ | contact@hydrovertic.com | |
| Levedygtigt Landbrug | To create a network of farmers who want to change Danish agriculture, solve the challenges of the industry and release the potential of agricultural practices to bring us within planetary boundaries. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | National | https://www.levedygtigtlandbrug.dk/ | levedygtigtlandbrug@gmail.com | |
| Permakulturhaven Myrrhis | To create diverse and edible landscapes that can secure healthy and nutrituional food to coming generations while regenerating soil and ensuring the wellbeing of people, animals, insects and the environment. | Agri-food Systems | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Regenerative Practices | Rønde | https://www.permakulturhaven.dk/ | https://www.permakulturhaven.dk/kontakt | |
| Kastanjely | To create a community centered around locally grown food in an environment of curiosity, collaboration and joyful gardening. | Agri-food Systems | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Regenerative Practices | Vejle | https://www.kastanjely.com/ | ruth@kastanjely.com | |
| Danmarks Veganske Forening | To create a better world for animals, humans and the climate by disseminating knowledge about and working politically to enhance conditions for veganism. | Agri-food Systems | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Political Action & Activism | National | www.danmarksveganskeforening.dk | Kontakt@madmedmedfoelelse.dk | |
| Dansk Vegetarisk Forening | To promote plant-based food amongst consumers, practitioners and politicians through knowledge sharing, collaboration and action based on the belief that every plant based meal counts. | Agri-food Systems | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Political Action & Activism | National | https://vegetarisk.dk/ | kontakt@vegetarisk.dk | |
| Foreningen Regenerativt Jordbrug | To support regenerative farmers, disseminate knowledge and data, and facilitate discussion and organization between practitioners. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | National | https://regenerativ.dk/ | regenerativ@regenerativ.dk | |
| Vild Hvede | To produce and develop grain, flour, and bread based on regenerative principles, thereby maintaining and developing a rich and diverse micro life in the soil. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Veflinge | https://vildhvede.com/ | kontakt@vildhvede.dk | |
| Palleshavegård | To produce food locally from biodynamical and regenerative principles. They want to be a part of the story about the necessity of locally produced food and the consumers' engagement in the production phase. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Ringe | https://palleshavegaard.dk/ | Palleshavegaard@gmail.com | |
| Andelsgaarde | To run and outscale a new cooperative movement that can implement a green generational change in Danish agriculture by creating ecological and regenerative farms that are collectively owned by the members. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Community Living | National | https://www.andelsgaarde.dk/ | info@andelsgaarde.dk | |
| Københavns Fødevarefællesskab | To provide an alternative to the ordinary profit-driven supermarket chains by offering local, seasonal, organic, biodynamic and community-driven produce with lots of taste and quality at affordable prices while also organizing and preparing communal dinners and similar activities. | Agri-food Systems | Community Living | Regenerative Practices | Copenhagen | https://kbhff.dk/ | https://kbhff.dk/kontakt | |
| Useful Art for Communities | To promote and practice social art with the aim of fostering meaningful dialogue and drive transformative change. They advocate a harmonious relationship between people, nature, and the environment. | Art & Literature | Community Living | Political Action & Activism | Aarhus | https://uacartplatform.com/ | hello@uacartplatform.com | |
| Vild med Vilje | To create concrete, local projects that strenghten a wild, rich and diverse nature, while broadening a view of nature that creates space for nature to unfold. Focus on increasing biodiversity where people live, work, play and belong. | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Regenerative Practices | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | National | https://www.vildmedvilje.dk/ | kontakt@vildmedvilje.dk | |
| Biobevar | To actively participate in the protection of the wealth of species and experiences nationally in selected local areas in Denmark through information creation and sharing, experiences, dialogue and demands for responsibility. | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Rights of Nature | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Middelfart | https://biobevar.dk/ | arno@biobevar.dk | |
| Bronx | To create a community space where people of all ages come to join in on culture, sustainability, and creativities at their own pace. They host events with a focus on all parts of sustainability: environment, financial and human. | Community Living | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Art & Literature | Odense | https://www.bronx5200.dk/ | sighej@bronx5200.dk | |
| Landskaberne | To create better opportunities for local and sustainable communities with respect to local working lives, local shopping opportunities, local economies, through supporting the development of local cooperatives in villages. | Community Living | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Slagelse | https://www.landskaberne.net | kontakt@landskaberne.net | |
| Den Selvforsynende Landsby | To enable another way of living that respects both humans and nature in their mutual thriving with the aim of effecting society at large by showing how to live ecologically and socially sustainable. | Community Living | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative practices | Hundstrup | https://www.selvforsyning.dk/ | kontakt@selvforsyning.dk | |
| Natur/Retur | To faciliate easily accesible, social trips in local areas of Aarhus in order reconnect local citizens with the more-than-human world and to have fun while doing it. | Community Living | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | N/A | Aarhus | https://www.natur-retur.dk | https://www.natur-retur.dk/kontakt | |
| Klimahave SDU | To inspire action and be part of the agricultural evolution by creating an open and creative natural space at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, to retreat from the university life. | Community Living | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Regenerative Practices | Odense | https://klimahavesdu.nemtilmeld.dk/ | https://klimahavesdu.nemtilmeld.dk/ | |
| Myselium | To bridge care and activism and regenerative principles regarding food consumption, building practices and use of the soil around the farm. They work with community engagement through festivals and events and practice a shared economy. | Community Living | Regenerative Practices | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Svendborg | https://myselium.org/ | kontakt@myselium.org | |
| Landsforeningen for Økosamfund | To connect and expand Danish eco-villages by helping with experience sharing and working politically to strenghten eco-villages in Denmark and inspire to more sustainable life forms. | Community Living | Regenerative Practices | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | National | https://okosamfund.dk/ | sekretariatet@okosamfund.dk | |
| Friland | To experiment with alternative, sustainable ways of living, focusing on sustainabille building, being debt-free, self-employment and energy and waste reduction. | Community Living | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Feldballe (Rønde) | https://start.friland.org/ | https://start.friland.org/kontakt/ | |
| Grobund | To create an alternative living and working community with less work, sustainable building, community, self-sufficiency and depth-freedom. Also local entrepreneuship. | Community Living | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Ebeltoft | https://www.grobund.org/ | kontakt@grobund.org | |
| Grønne Nabofællesskaber | To create local networks for people and families interested in the green transition and enhance the activity levels through wild gardens, barter economy, repair cafes, or forests restoration etc. | Community Living | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | National | https://gnf.green/ | https://gnf.green/ | |
| Sager der Samler | To make local engagement a driving force in the transition to a more humane, sustainable and democratic society by fostering democratic entrepreneurship and activism through a place and a community of mutual support. | Community Living | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Aarhus | https://sagerdersamler.dk/ | info@sagerdersamler.dk | |
| Solpunk Gathering | To create a yearly gathering/ festival with workshops, discussions and knowledge sharing that focuses on lowtech, community tech, energy reduction and renewables, sharing resources, alternative economies, dumpster diving, temporary nomadic community building and dancing. | Community Living | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Art & Literature | Nomadic (international, rooted in Southern Funen) | https://solpunk.ukrudt.net/ | solpunk@gaia.chat | |
| Kollektiv Email | To oppose Big Tech companies by creating an alternative and sustainable e-mail infrastructure with open source principles that exists outside of the market economy. | Digital Activism & Technology | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Energy | Digital | https://kollektiv.email/ | support@kollektiv.email | |
| Ukrudt.net | To establish powerful digital infrastructure independent of Big Tech. Building low-energy servers out of trash. Hosting services for local activists, initiatives and organisations. | Digital Activism & Technology | Energy | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Southern Funen | https://ukrudt.net | kontakt@ukrudt.net | |
| Teknologisk Arbejderkooperativ | To build digital infrastructure, develop software and advise about technological practices from small-tech principles. | Digital Activism & Technology | Energy | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Southern Funen | https://teknologisk.coop/ | kontakt@teknologisk.coop | |
| Den Bæredygtige Vej | To spread knowledge about diversity and organic regenerative farming, based on our Permacultural Garden Bakkely. Through talks, garden consultancy and social housing initatives we make farming the central element of community and wellbeing. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Agri-food Systems | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Hammel | https://www.denbaeredygtigevej.dk/ | denbaeredygtigevej@gmail.com | |
| Plantebaseret Videnscenter | To strenghten the knowledge about and creating a more plant based, organic food system in a collaboration between Økologisk Landsforening and Dansk Vegetarisk Forening. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Agri-food Systems | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | National | https://plantebaseretvidenscenter.dk/ | katrine.ejlerskov@vegetarisk.dk | |
| FLOR | To create a community for young people that acts on the biodiversity crisis. They believe the solution to the crises must be structural, concrete and social. Part of Danmarks Naturfredningsforening. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Community Living | National | https://flor.dk/ | https://flor.dk/kontakt-os/ | |
| Haver til Maver | To ensure that all children have a school garden which strengthens their ability to take care of themselves, each other and the planet they live on. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Community Living | Agri-food Systems | National | https://havertilmaver.dk/ | info@havertilmaver.dk | |
| Earthways | To develop shared living and value and action patterns that, based on a regenerative and nature-based education, can create inspiration, hope and space for action. Located at Himmelbjerggården. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Regenerative Practices | Community Living | Ry | https://earthways.dk/ | info@earthways.dk | |
| ReMida Center Odense | To promote the value of discarded materials and support the educational philosophy from Reggio Emilia, Italy, where children are seen as resourceful individuals and learning is documented to understand their abilities. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Art & Literature | Odense | https://www.remidaodense.dk | info@remidacenterodense.dk | |
| Klimajournalisterne | To create stories, podcasts, lectures, and teaching material about climate change, sustainability and the green transition for Danish media, companies and organisations. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | N/A | N/A | Copenhagen | https://www.klimajournalisterne.dk | info@klimajournalisterne.dk | |
| Det Fælles Bedste | To create a movement in which different parts of civil society inspire, coordinate and collaborate to create a biodiverse, socially just society based on an ecologic economy. The aim is to visualize, begin and expand sustainable solutions and ways of life by, among other things, dissemination and knowledge creation. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Community Living | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | National | https://detfaellesbedste.dk/ | niels@detfaellesbedste.dk | |
| Klimaakademiet | To support organizations and individuals in taking action against the climate- and biodiversity crises with courses, masterclasses, workshops etc. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | N/A | N/A | Copenhagen | https://www.klimaakademiet.dk/ | mail@klimaakademiet.dk | |
| Grønne Lys | To create an overview of events and communities in DK with a focus on climate, biodiversity and the green transition. Platform in Klimabevægelsen Danmark. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | N/A | N/A | National | https://www.groennelys.dk/ | info@groennelys.dk | |
| NOAH: Grøn Dannelse | To strengthen peoples' relation to nature and illuminate the disturbing connectings between economy and the environment, i.e. through teaching material for primary school, højskoler and universities, and in the youth association Ungdom NOAH. Part of the international organisation Friends of The Earth. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | N/A | National | https://noah.dk/vores-arbejde/groen-dannelse | anna@noah.dk | |
| Copenhagen Doughnut | To create a city of Copenhagen where all citizens thrive within the Earth's ecological limits with respect for peoples' rights and the health of the planet. | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Community Living | Copenhagen | https://copenhagendoughnut.org/ | copenhagendoughnut@gmail.com | |
| Gode Penge | To democratize or commonize the monetary system in different ways through campaigns, teaching and lobbyism so that we can create better conditions for prioritizing aims like the green transition and more and better welfare. | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | N/A | National | https://www.godepenge.dk/ | kontakt@godepenge.dk | |
| Global Aktion | To develop a just future through systems change based on democratic and just transition and alternatives such as food sovereignty, land justice and energy democracy. Collaborate with social movements and civil society organisations in Denmark, Europe and the Global South. | Environmental Justice | Agri-food Systems | Political Action & Activism | National | https://globalaktion.dk/ | morten@globalaktion.dk | |
| Nordic Center for Sustainable Finance (Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke) | To shift finance away from fossil fuels and towards green projects and to work against environmental injustice nationally and internationally. | Political Action & Activism | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Energy | National | https://www.nordicsustainablefinance.org/ | ms@ms.dk | |
| Havhøst | To create a world where food production goes hand in hand with active restoration of the flora and fauna of the seas. Focus on local communities and local supply chains. | Marine Ecosystems | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative practices | National | www.havhøst.dk | info@havhoest.dk | |
| Geohav | To work in the interest of the common good as an autonomous research unit with the aim of exposing the state of marine environment. | Marine Ecosystems | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | National | https://www.geohav.dk/ | data@geohav.dk | |
| Ocean Lab | To enhance the connection between people and the Danish ocean and to make a positive difference for the environmental state of the ocean. This is done through snorkeling activities, creative art workshops, communication projects and educational lectures. | Marine Ecosystems | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Art & Literature | Copenhagen | https://www.oceanlab.nu/ | oceanlab2024@gmail.com | |
| Os Om Havet | To focus on pollution of the world's oceans. With lectures and school courses, they want to spread the message and create a sustainable future where humans and nature are united to a greater extent. | Marine Ecosystems | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Community Living | National | https://osomhavet.dk/ | kontakt@osomhavet.dk | |
| Køge Bugt Stenrev | To enhance biodiversity and water quality by expanding rock reef habitats, supporting marine research and communication, and improving recreational activities like fishing, snorkeling, and diving in Køge Bay. | Marine Ecosystems | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Community Living | National | https://koegebugtstenrev.dk/ | info@koegebugtstenrev.dk | |
| Rent Hav | To stop the environmentally harmful leak of industrial effluent/waste water into lakes, rivers, creeks and seas around the country. | Marine Ecosystems | Political Action & Activism | N/A | National | https://www.renthav.dk/ | kontor@renthav.dk | |
| Levende Hav | To maintain and regenerate the diversity of flora and fauna of the Danish seas. | Marine Ecosystems | Regenerative Practices | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | National | https://levendehav.dk | llh@levende-hav.dk | |
| Oceanwideseaweed | To enable plant-based food transformation by providing sustainable and profitable Dulse and Kelp (seaweed types) production equipment at scale. | Marine Ecosystems | Regenerative Practices | N/A | Nykøbing Mors | https://oceanwideseaweed.com/ | contact@oceanwideseaweed.com | |
| Fossilfri Fremtid | To create awareness about fossil production in the North Sea and putting maximum pressure on the Danish government to stop fossil production. | Political Action & Activism | Energy | N/A | National | https://fossilfrifremtid.dk/ | tagdel@fossilfrifremtid.dk | |
| Greenpeace DK | To expose global environmental problems and develop solutions for a green and peaceful future with peaceful, creative confrontations. | Political Action & Activism | Environmental Justice | N/A | National | https://www.greenpeace.org/denmark/ | info.dk@greenpeace.org | |
| Blomst & Bønne | To live in harmony with the soil by using permacultural principles for flowers and vegetables, and to disseminate about this type of production. | Regenerative Practices | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Agri-food Systems | Diernæs | www.blomstogbonne.dk | https://xn--blomstogbnne-3jb.dk/kontakt/ | |
| Bybi | To explore how bees, flowers and people can thrive together in Copenhagen by bringing together beekeeping traditions with artists, researchers, social projects, businesses and local communities. | Regenerative Practices | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Agri-food Systems | Copenhagen | https://bybi.dk/ | om@bybi.dk | |
| Arternes Aarhus | To strengthen biodiversity by appointing species' ambassadors for wild species living in the municipality of Aarhus. Each ambassador represents one species. Together they challenge anthropocentric world views and strive to give wild species more space. | Rights of Nature | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Aarhus | nina@rodnet.org | ||
| Arternes Silkeborg | To represent wild species in Silkeborg through personal and collective work, where a person can represent a species and work against anthropocentric world views by giving species more space and understanding, ideally from a juridical/political point of view. | Rights of Nature | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Silkeborg | |||
| Arternes Viborg | To represent wild species in Viborg through personal and collective work, where a person can represent a species and work against anthropocentric world views by giving species more space and understanding, ideally from a juridical/political point of view. | Rights of Nature | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Viborg | https://arternesviborg.dk/ | hej@arternesviborg.dk | |
| Friluftsrådet | To promote outdoor recreation for organisations and the general public under consideration of both environmental needs and needs for nature protection. | Rights of Nature | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | National | https://friluftsraadet.dk/ | fr@friluftsraadet.dk | |
| Stop Ecocide Danmark | To share knowledge about ecocide and, by putting pressure on Danish politicians, to make ecocide an international crime like genocide so that the responsible persons can be prosecuted. | Rights of Nature | Environmental Justice | Political Action & Activism | Copenhagen | https://www.stopecocide.earth/ | stopecocidedanmark@gmail.com | |
| Arternes Ambassadører | To support the work of species' ambassadors (people working to strengthening biodiversity by giving voice to / being the representative for a specific local wild species) in Denmark. Is a supporting organ for the local species' embassies. | Rights of Nature | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | National | www.arternes.dk | nina@rodnet.org | |
| Borgerbevægelsen mod en motorvej i Egholmlinjen | To work against new constructions of motorways across Limfjorden in order to protect people, climate and environment. | Mobility | Biodiversity and/or Nature restoration | Political Action & Activism | National | https://borgerbevaegelsen.dk/ | lf@lysholtfaber.dk | |
| Hærvejsmotorvej NEJTAK | To work against new constructions of motorways along Hærvejen in Jutland in order to protect people, climate and environment. | Mobility | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Political Action & Activism | Viborg | https://www.hærvejsmotorvejnejtak.dk/ | mail@ellenfrydendal.dk | |
| Jyder Mod Overflødige Motorveje | To highlight the disadvantages of the construction of new motorways in Denmark. To fortify the public debate of traffic and transport in relation to the environment. | Mobility | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Political Action & Activism | National | https://jmom.dk/ | https://jmom.dk/kontakt/ | |
| Borgerbevægelsen.DK for en demokratisk motorvejsproces | To work against new constructions of motorways in order to protect people, climate and environment. Their aim is to support local associations working against motorways to obtain democratic power in new constructions of motorways. Supporting organ to local fractions. | Mobility | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Political Action & Activism | National | https://borgerbevaegelsen.dk/ | lf@lysholtfaber.dk | |
| By-Expressen | Independent courier-owned delivery company whose deliveries are solely done with cargo bicycles. Based on the idea that a community-focused approach is integral to achieving a more egalitarian workplace and providing genuinely sustainable logistics solutions that benefit their team, clients and the environment. | Mobility | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | N/A | Copenhagen | https://by-expressen.dk | info@by-expressen.dk | |
| Skraldecaféen | To be a community driven, socioeconomic kitchen that aims to fight food waste and make food together. Create and participate in private and public events. | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Agri-food Systems | Community Living | Aarhus | https://skraldecafeen.dk/ | hej@skraldecafeen.dk | |
| CustomiseMe | To promote sustainability and ecology by making fully organic and customizable personal hygiene products and hosting soap making workshops. Upcycling used cooking oils for producing skin care products from them. | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Odense | https://customiseme.dk/ | info@customiseme.dk | |
| Repair Cafe DK | To facilitate and host repair cafes around Denmark to reduce waste, change consumption patterns, inspire, and create knowledge about the green transition. Umbrella organization. They aim to gather and disseminate information on products and repairability with the aim to benefit consumers, climate, environment and ressource preservation. Focus on consumers, politicians, researchers and manufactorers both nationally and internationally. | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | National | https://repaircafedanmark.dk | kontakt@repaircafedanmark.dk | |
| Maker | To promote sustainability and entrepreneurship, focusing on open-source hardware, circular design, and sustainable practices like recycling and local production. | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Energy | National | https://www.maker.dk | ||
| Log Ladies | To build smaller scale wooden constructions out of biodigradable, reused and local materials with a focus on restoration and ecobuilding. An ecofeminist cooperative that create safer learning spaces, workshops and a more diverse construction industry. | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Environmental Justice | N/A | Svendborg | https://www.logladies.dk/ | in Cph: kontakt@logladies.dk // in Svendborg: fyn@logladies.dk | |
| Papirværk | To produce paper products in Denmark from 100% recycled paper waste, without glue or chemicals, to eliminate paper waste and support a circular economy while minimizing CO2 emissions. | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Energy | N/A | National | https://papirvaerk.dk/ | jonas@papirvaerk.dk | |
| Catapult Projects | To run a cooperative community, think tank and drawing office that contributes to a balanced world. Focused on spaciousness, co-creation, and community, committing to transparency, joint ownership, fair profit distribution, democratic values, responsible material choices, and equal pay in the construction industry. | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | N/A | Copenhagen | https://www.catapultprojects.dk/ | hello@catapultprojects.dk | |
| Spidsroden | To be a food shop with organic food, drinks and other goods for a sustainable life. | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Agri-food Systems | N/A | Copenhagen | https://www.spidsroden.dk | butik@spidsroden.dk | |
| Miljøpunkt Nørrebro | To work for a better environment in Nørrebro by implementing tangible environmental and climate projects, challenging citizens and decision-makers' perceptions of what is possible. "Rewriting" the future through visioning and surmounting challenges. | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Mobility | Copenhagen | https://miljoe-noerrebro.dk/ | ag21.thea@gmail.com | |
| cirka cph | To build bridges – social, cultural, and political – that enable engagement, innovation and action for sustainable solutions within different types of organisations. They offer workshops, events, and longer programmes for public and private organisations. | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | N/A | National | https://cirkacph.com/ | https://cirkacph.com/en/contact/ | |
| Madland | To be a food political gathering point for everyone willing to rethink and change our current food systems. Work to bring together, cross-pollinate and stage an ecosystem of food system-changemakers and jointly engage, inspire and spark curiosity as well as action through meetings, media and knowledge aimed at food professionals, food citizens, media, students, teachers and public as well as private organisations. | Agri-food Systems | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Political Action & Activism | Copenhagen | https://madland.dk/ | marie@madland.dk | |
| Institut for (X) | To host socioeconomic and green city projects that make room for experimentation and collaboration. They also challenge conventional urban planning and redefine public spaces, often with projects involving sustainable practices, production and consumption. | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Art & Literature | Community Living | Aarhus | https://institutforx.dk/ | info@institutforx.dk | |
| Tænketanken HAV | To regenerate the seas by using them in more sustainable ways and disseminate knowledge about this. | Marine Ecosystems | Regenerative Practices | N/A | Copenhagen | https://www.taenketankenhav.dk | info@taenketankenhav.dk | |
| Planteskolen Evigt Liv | To make sustainable and ethical production of edible plants a part of the future through a holistic, vegan and permaculture-inspired approach. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Jystrup | https://www.evigt-liv.dk/ | adam@evigt-liv.dk | |
| AnsvarligFremtid | To work for divestment via different campaigns by putting pressure on different kinds of investors to withdraw their investments from coal, gas and oil. They do this in dialogue with investors, but especially by engaging with key stakeholders including ordinary citizens (e.g., citizens within a specific municipality, members of pension funds or trade unions, or customers of insurance companies). | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Energy | Political Action & Activism | National | https://www.ansvarligfremtid.dk/ | info@ansvarligfremtid.dk | |
| Gårdkollektivet Muld | To create a green, just future by enliving a 'utopia' as a regenerative farm collective. Founded by 11 climate activists originally from Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse. They fight for a structural transformation of Danish agriculture. They also want to host events by and for people attached to the Danish climate justice movement. | Agri-food Systems | Community Living | Regenerative Practices | Vipperød | https://www.muld.net/ | kollektivetmuld@gmail.com | |
| Levende Lokalsamfund | To give people experiences so that they can jointly solve operational and development tasks in ways that create individual well-being and shared power of action. They also aim to initiate learning processes that make people and communities find it meaningful to help achieve the UN's global goals and transform their lives and local communities into resilient and regenerative communities. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Community Living | N/A | National | https://levendelokalsamfund.dk/ | ditlev@levendelokalsamfund.dk | |
| Økosamfundet Hvidkilde | To run an our eco-community that welcome newcomers while creating a full-scale model for new settlements in rural areas that is both climate-friendly and socially sustainable. | Community living | N/A | N/A | Torup | https://hvidkilde.org/ | thor.markussen@gmail.com | |
| Økosamfundet Egeskoven | To combine modern life with sustainable building, cultivation and living methods. Cradle-to-Cradle and the permaculture principles are the goal and form by which the community contribute positively to nature and biodiversity. | Community Living | Regenerative Practices | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Egebjerg | www.oekosamfundet-egeskoven.dk | oekosamfundet.egeskoven@gmail.com | |
| KATTEGATFORBINDELSEN NEJ TAK | To advocate responsible and sustainable development in Denmark and pressure politicians to visionarily solve future traffic congestion and mobility challenges, without compromising our climate, environment, nature, and people. They believe Kattegatforbindelsen is an unnecessary and outdated mega-project. | Mobility | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Political Action & Activism | Odder | www.kattegatforbindelsenejtak.dk | kattegatforbindelsenejtak@gmail.com | |
| Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse | To foster political action on all levels against climate and biodiversity degradation and to mobilize young citizens in the political struggle for a green and just future. | Political Action & Activism | Environmental Justice | N/A | National | https://www.dgub.dk/ | kontakt@dgub.dk | |
| TAGTOMAT | To create green, common spaces and gardens in the city with workshops and educational material. They also sells seeds, plant boxes and other material for creating green spaces in urban areas. | Agri-food Systems | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Community Living | Copenhagen | https://tagtomat.dk/ | info@tagtomat.dk | |
| Himmelbjerggaarden - Nordic Inspirational Center | To create a gathering point dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration for a regenerative future. They have 15 buildings and 20 hectares of land placed at Himmelbjerget. Their vision is to weave new stories around humanity's role on Earth rooted in the historic and mythological stories of this land. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Regenerative Practices | Ry | https://himmelbjerggaarden.com/ | info@himmelbjerggaarden.com | |
| Arkitekter Uden Grænser | To support vulnerable communities and promote the green transition through architectural development projects, by 1) establish and realize projects that reduce poverty and vulnerability and support local development, 2) plan and execute worskhops, exhibitions, debate and other dissemination activities, 3) collaborate with organisations and institutions. | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Community Living | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Copenhagen | https://aug.ngo/ | cas@aug.ngo | |
| Munksøgård | To create a residential area with extensive environmental considerations integrated into both establishment and operation. At the same time, the opportunity for community is given high priority with communal houses, shared areas, and shared activities. | Community living | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Roskilde | www.munksoegaard.dk | kontakt@munksoegaard.dk | |
| Lærlinge for Bæredygtighed | To develop teaching in sustainable craft methods, to influence relevant industries to act more sustainably, to support the development of an inclusive culture in vocational schools and workplaces, and to influence politicians to think sustainability into vocational education and into reality. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | N/A | National | https://laerlingeforbaeredygtighed.dk/ | rfs@nextkbh.dk | |
| De Unge Biodiversitetsambassadører | To stop biodiversity loss by engaging young people in influencing the youth, public and political decision makers through positive and engaging storytelling. | Rights of Nature | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | National | https://deungebio.dk/ | DUBaarhus@gmail.com | |
| Extinction Rebellion (and Scientist Rebellion) | Using non-violent civil disobedience and dissemination to pressure governments into acting on the climate- and ecological collapse. | Political Action & Activism | Environmental Justice | N/A | National | https://xrdk.org/dk/ | contact@xrdk.org | |
| Bofællesskabet Torpegård | To create a strong neighborhood community where everyone lives in their own houses. Produing their own biodynamic vegetables, berries, fruits and livestock. The house constructions are built according to sustainability principles. | Community Living | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Agri-Food System | Faaborg | https://torpegaard.nu/ | mail@torpegaard.nu | |
| Godis Grønt | To grow nourishing, tasteful vegetables while caring for the earth and biodiversity and contributing to the local community. They aim for the shortest way between healthy soil and the kitchen table. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Community Living | Lejre | https://godisgront.dk/ | info@godisgront.dk | |
| Lillehedegaard | To improve wellbeing for humans, for animals and the soil and work towards the thriving of all living beings | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Roskilde | https://www.lillehedegaard.farm/ | kontakt@lillehedegaard.farm | |
| Drys | To run a diverse, organic plantbased farm and develop communities around a caring and sustainable food production. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Community Living | Ballerup | https://drys.nu/ | kontakt@drys.nu | |
| Buddha Bikes | To challenge the wasteful culture by training new mechanics to repair used bikes while also helping people who have a hard time finding a job. | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Community Living | N/A | Copenhagen | https://www.buddhabikes.dk/ | info@buddhabikes.dk | |
| Byens Egen Bil c/o Gl. Rye Brugsforening | To establish a carsharing co-op for local citizens in Gammel Rye. | Mobility | N/A | N/A | Gammel Rye | https://byensegenbil.dk/ | mail@olejeppesen.dk | |
| Dyssekilde | To live in an eco-collective. In 1990, it was just a potato field. Today, they are a vibrant community. In everyday speech, they are called ØD, and they try to live a community life based on tolerance and respect with a focus on sustainability and ecology. | Community Living | N/A | N/A | Dyssekilde | https://dyssekilde.dk/ | dyssekilde@gmail.com | |
| Rethinking Economics | To develop a global network of students and organisers fighting for a new way of teaching and practising economics so that it truly helps us deal with the real-world challenges we all face today like climate collapse and inequality. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | N/A | N/A | National | https://rethinkeconomics.dk/ | kritiske.politter@gmail.com // dss@dssaarhus.dk | |
| Den Regenerative Jordbrugsskole | To drastically restructure Danish agriculture by increasing biodiversity in the cultural landscape, carbon sequestration, micro-life in the soil and animals on grass. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | National | https://regenerativ.dk/ | jordbrugsskolen@gmail.com | |
| Klimaven | To create a learning environment about climate, environment, sustainability and how to maintain or create a green lifestyle. They aim to do so in an entertaining way with a focus on children and families to create changes in attitudes and behavior. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Economy and Consumer Lifestyle | N/A | Horsens | https://www.klimaven.nu/ | hej@klimaven.nu | |
| Tænketanken "VILD" | To run an independent and professionally based information company that communicates biodiversity and nature management by focusing on scientific recommendations and instruments. The think tank wishes to communicate widely to the Danish population in order to qualify public knowledge and debate from the bottom up. Unlike traditional NGOs and lobby associations, VILD is not an interest organization, but a nature communication project. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | N/A | National | https://www.vildetanker.dk/ | kontakt@vildetanker.dk | |
| Fermentorskab | To spread the skill of fermentation and thereby help grow sustainable food practices. In a community form, they explore ways to make ferments from scratch, reducing waste and using local seasonal ingredients. They share this knowledge with the local community, raising awareness of the easily accessible magic of fermentation, through workshops and more. | Economy and Consumer Lifestyle | Community Living | N/A | Aarhus | https://fermentorskab.wordpress.com/ | sarafinakimo@gmail.com | |
| Klimabevægelsen | To build bridges across places and generations in Denmark in order to put pressure on all levels of society to accelerate the green transition, among other things by mobilizing pressure through media and demonstrations. | Political Action & Activism | Dissemination | N/A | National | https://www.klimabevaegelsen.dk/ | kontakt@klimabev.dk | |
| Permakulturgaarden | To transform the Danish agrifood system through the establishment and development of permacultural practices at the farm but also through political advocacy and knowledge sharing. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Jægerspris | https://permakulturgaarden.dk/ | mirailleris@gmail.com | |
| Nødbremsen | To make a peaceful civil resistance campaign using disruptive tactics to draw attention to - and halt - the Danish government’s exacerbation of the climate and ecological collapse. Part of the international A22 network. | Political Action & Activism | N/A | N/A | National | https://www.noedbremsen.dk/ | kontakt@noedbremsen.dk | |
| Bylandbruget Baggården | To run a waste-to-table gourmet mushroom farm in Copenhagen. They dream of a world where urban life thrives in harmony with the planet. Therefore, they push for a revolution within agriculture and contribute to this crucial change by upcycling otherwise wasted coffee grounds from local cafés to cultivate fresh and sustainable gourmet mushrooms. | Agri-food Systems | Regenerative Practices | N/A | Copenhagen | https://www.baggaarden.com/ | Contact via webpage | |
| Gartneriet Rødmose | To advance an emerging model in agriculture: multifunctional agriculture. The term covers agriculture that, in addition to producing food from biodynamical and ecological principles, also offers, for example, nature conservation and recreational, educational and therapeutic experiences. | Agri-food Systems | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | N/A | Tiufkær | https://www.roedmose.dk/ | Contact via webpage | |
| Foreningen Frøsamlerne | To preserve the diversity of cultivated plants through finding, collecting, registering and propagating conservation-worthy plants. Moreover, to spread the knowledge to the broader public though talks and events, and to engage in seed policy-work through international networks. | Biodiversity and/ or Nature Conservation | Agri-food Systems | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | National | https://www.froesamlerne.dk | louisewindfeldt@froesamlerne.dk kontakt@froesamlerne.dk | |
| Center for Militant Futurologi | To create new and explosive fantasies about the future for a new planetary direction. Create artworks and texts. | Art & Literature | Digital Activism & Technology | N/A | Svendborg | http://futurologi.org:8080/ | laser@futurologi.org | |
| Degrowth Copenhagen | To provide a prefigurative space and structure for collaboration and strategising for a degrowth transformation of society. | Economy and Consumer Lifestyle | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Political Action & Activism | Copenhagen | https://degrowth.net/ | info@degrowth.net | |
| Frie Bønder - Levende Land | Association for small and nature-friendly farmers working for a new agricultural politics in Denmark that connects the city and the rural areas better and changes our relation to nature. Part of La Via Campesina | Agri-food Systems | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | National/International | https://friebonderlevendeland.com/ | fbll@outlook.dk | |
| Svanholm Storkollektiv | To live in an eco-village with diverse life styles in ways that respect the natural world. They aspire to be self-sufficent regarding food with their organic farm. Their basis is formed by common ideals concerning ecology, income sharing, communal living and self-government. | Community Living | Agri-food Systems | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | Skibby | https://svanholm.dk/kollektivet/ | adm@svanholmgods.dk | |
| Arternes Fredericia | To strengthen biodiversity by appointing species' ambassadors for wild species living in the city of Fredericia. Each ambassador represents one species. Together they challenge anthropocentric world views and strive to give wild species more space. | Rights of Nature | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Biodiversity and/or Nature Restoration | Fredericia | https://www.facebook.com/Naturelskere/ | https://www.facebook.com/Naturelskere/ | |
| Broen til fremtiden | To build bridges between green actors, associations and unions in order to influence climate politics to ensure a socially and globally responsible transition to a net zero Denmark in 2040. Focus is on securing that the green transition guarantees jobs for everyone and that the weakest in society and the labor market shall not pay the biggest price in the green transition. | Environmental Justice | Political Action & Activism | N/A | National | https://broentilfremtiden.dk/ | kontakt@broentilfremtiden.dk | |
| Earthwise | To enact a caring, thoughtful and holistic approach in their work as they believe that all living things are interconnected and have equal rights on this planet. They support artistic and scientific work with similar departure points. Their holistic care-concept extends to their approach to food, travel and maintenance. | Art & Literature | Community Living | N/A | Mols | https://earthwise.dk/ | info@earthwise.dk | |
| Lev og Lær Gården og Jordens Værksted | To create a movement of smallholding farms across Denmark that are locally rooted, economically emancipatory and foster creativity through training, knowledge sharing and green public education. Part of Øko-net. | Agri-food Systems | Community Living | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Svendborg | https://levoglaer.dk/ | eco-net@eco-net.dk | |
| Øko-net | To strenghten an ecological and sustainable development of society through a wide network of green actors and dissemination events. They aim to be a green enlightment project for the people. | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | N/A | N/A | Svendborg | https://eco-net.dk/ | eco-net@eco-net.dk | |
| NOAH: ØkoKøn | To challenge and reflect on our own privileges and work for the equality of opportunities for all genders and groups in light of the climate crises. They work for a world in which the deviant bodies are no longer oppresed and aim to highlight the ways in which women and queer-people are more exposed to climate change than others. ØkoKøn publishes publish books and texts. | Environmental Justice | Dissemination, Education and Knowledge Production | Art & Literature | National | https://noah.dk/vores-arbejde/oekokoen | emmeline@noah.dk and sarah@noah.dk | |
| Stop Spild Lokalt | To reduce food waste and help economically challenged citizens get food on the table. They have local "food oases" all over the country. | Waste, Resource Management and/or Production | Agri-food Systems | Economy & Consumer Lifestyle | National | https://stopspildlokalt.dk/ | info@stopspildlokalt.dk |