SDG-Summit 2023: World leaders unite to accelerate action on the SDGs
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Every day, people are taking action to make sure the Global Goals are met. See what’s been going on below.
The High Commissioner’s work with SDGs in Greenland
The High Commission of Denmark in Greenland has published their action plan for UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The High Commissioner’s work with SDGs in Greenland
The High Commission of Denmark in Greenland has published their action plan for UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The University of Greenland’s SDGs
Greenlands University, Ilisimatusarfik, has decided together which SDGs to focus on.
Satellite mapping of coastal areas and reefs
There is allocated an amount from the North Atlantic Pool for partially mapping of the Greenlandic coast
Active kids
Let’s move! Use the hashtag #aalasa
SDGs at Ilisimatusarfik
During the period 21 - 23 March 2023, 7 employees from different departments and 9 students from different educational programs attended a workshop as part of Ilisimatusarfik's focus…
March 8: International Women’s Day
By Minister of Gender Equality, Naaja H. Nathanielsen
Environmental days in Ilulissat: Environment does not equal waste.
During the 4th to 8th October, the annual environmental days were held in Ilulissat. Future waste management was at the top of the agenda. However, according to Jakob Kofod, who…
42 young Greenlandic talents from participated in the UNLEASH Regional Innovation Lab in Greenland
42 talents from Greenland where together with a total of 200 young participants from the Arctic and Nordic countries gathered in Nuuk, the Greenland capitol, when the very first…
UNLEASH Regional Innovation Lab announced in Greenland
UNLEASH announces its first regional Innovations Lab, in Nuuk, August 20th – 27th. UNLEASH Greenland is an Innovation Lab for 200 youths from the Arctic-Nordic region with a…
TWO YOUNG GREENLANDERS PARTICIPATED IN NORDIC YOUTH MEETING
In October, 50 young people from the Nordic countries participated in Youth Training in Copenhagen, where they developed projects across the countries. Among the participants were…
Glacier flour - a new global fertilizer?
A research project will investigate whether glacial ”flour” from Greenland can revitalize depleted soil, prevent forest burns in the tropics and at the same time create new jobs…
New satellite images has been published
Satellite images of the ice free part of the Greenland has been published
Environmental theme newspaper at Sermitsiaq.AG
The media house Sermitsiaq.AG have published a thematic newspaper on the environment and sustainability
Greenlands first biodiversity strategy is published
The Greenlandic Government has adopted Greenlands first strategy on the area of biodiversity
Royal Arctic Line collaborates on sustainable development
The company’s 2020 CSR report contains an account of the company’s work with sustainable development and its focus on reducing its C02 footprint.
National mapping of the SDG 2030 agenda
Mapping of initiatives, challenges and potentials for future implementation of the UN SDG 2030 agenda in Greenland
Local sustainable development fund
Avannaata Kommunia has set up a pool to support sustainable efforts that contribute to the UN Goals for Sustainable Development.
Naalakkersuisoq Vittus Qujaukitsoq meets with top UN official
Naalakkersuisoq for Finances Vittus Qujaukitsoq met on Tuesday 2 September 2020 with Jens Christian Wandel, to talk about world goals and COVID19. Jens Christian Wandel is the…
Cooperation with Statistics Denmark on the development of indicators
Statistics Denmark will assist Greenland with advice and guidance on the development of statistics and SDG indicators.
ESA supports new satellite research project in Greenland on surface water
Greenland is one of 5 countries selected to participate as an example in a new 2-year research project on mapping surface water resources funded by ESA (European Space Agency). …
Greenland - the world's most physically active country in 2030?
The vision of the Greenland Sports Federation GIF, is that Greenland will be the world’s most physically active country in 2030.
Huge interest in the Sustainable Development Goals among Greenlandic organizations and companies
Over the past year, more than 25 companies and organizations have participated in CSR Greenland's training in SDG 2030 Agenda and Sustainability.
School competition held for the Children's Saligaatsoq 2020
School students have submitted their suggestions and ideas about the waste area.
Successful local collaboration with Saligaatsoq 2020
Local collaboration crucial to success with a nationwide Saligaatsoq.
Substitution and recycling of fish tubs
Royal Greenland is developing a new and more sustainable method for their fish tubs by substituting multiplastic tubs with monoplastic tubs so that they can be repaired and recycled.…
Global Goals create focus on competence development and well-being
The SULISA + concept, which focuses on human ressource, management competencies, collaboration, well-being and retention among Royal Greenland's employees, will be a significant focus…
Pisiffik focuses on public health
In collaboration with training coach and dietician Laali Berthelsen, Pisiffik has focused on knowledge about healthy ingredients, exercise and good eating habits.
Mind Your Own Business - global goal for start-up of micro-enterprises
Mind Your Own Business offers development courses for young boys between the ages of 13 and 21 in Greenland and Denmark. In collaboration with volunteer venture pilots from civil…
THE BANK OF GREENLAND as a business partner for Mind Your Own Business
In the autumn of 2020, the BANK of Greenland will make business mentors available for the third time to boys who want to start a micro-enterprise.
Child democracy in Greenlandic residential areas
The pilot project examines how to involve children and give them a say in Greenland's residential areas through child democracy.
@ TELE-POST promotes digital creative competencies
TELE-POST wants to strengthen the next generation with creative competencies in an increasingly digital world. Children and young people must not only be super users of the digital…
Alternative to the environmentally friendly plastic bags from Brugseni
Brugseni now offers durable and more recyclable tote bags as an alternative to the climate-friendly plastic carrier bags.
Sustainable paper and digital solutions at Kalaallit Nunaanni Brugseni
Brugseni's offer newspaper is read everyday by several 1000 people in Greenland. Therefore, we believe it is important that they have the least possible impact on the environment. …
COVID-19, The Global Goals and a Greenland free of corruption
Transparency International Greenland
SDG 2030 ensures local involvement in Tasiilaq
“We work together in Tasiilaq” - an SDG-2030 based co-creative program to support the development of good living conditions and sustainable lives, for children and young people…
The SDG 2030 agenda is part of the modernization of the Planning Act
The SDG 2030 agenda forms the inspiration and method basis for a systematic review of the Planning Act for use in a forthcoming revision and modernization of the Planning and…
The Nordic region - the world's most sustainable region?
The Nordic countries agree on an ambitious agreement and plan for Nordic co-operation on sustainable development in the new Vision 2030.
Sermersooq establishes a new digital citizen involvement platform: Kommuneqarfiga
Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq has established a digital platform, to ensure maximum citizen involvement, also among the municipality's citizens who live outside Nuuk. Here you can…
Debate about Greenland's future on Facebook
New facebook page from the Department of Constitution in the Ministry of Finance will ensure debate about the work on a new constitution and everything that binds and unites us…
Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq prepares "Global Goals Strategy for Sustainable Development"
New global goals strategy is based on the SDG 2030 agenda and helps to ensure coherence in efforts across the municipality's administrations.
NAKUUSA and Youth 4 global goals
NAKUUSA's children's council in the municipalities passes on SDG 2030 recommendations to the Naalakkersuisut.
Nordic Expert Group for Sustainable Development
The Nordic expert group focuses on SDG 2030 and coordinates the work with sustainable development in the working groups under the Nordic Council of Ministers.
New Arctic Strategy and SDG 2030
The SDG 2030 agenda will form the basis for the work of developing a new Arctic strategy for the Kingdom of Denmark.
SDG indicators are visualized on maps
In the future, NunaGIS will show SDG indicators on maps so that it will be possible to see regional development differences.
Mapping of Nordic municipalities and the SDG 2030 agenda
Nordic report on Nordic municipalities' work with world goals.
Find information on climate change
At climategreenland.gl you can stay up to date on climate change and climate adaptation
Nature's superheroes
Superheroes help to communicate how we can better take care of our nature.
New satellite mapping in the ice-free landarea of Greenland
New topographical mapping creates the basis for sustainable management and land use.
International geodata award for Naalakkersuisut
Naalakkersusut has received an international award for the strategic work with geodata and sustainable community development in the National Strategy for Geodata 2018-2021. …
Mapping of SDG 2030 initiatives
New report maps existing SDG 2030 initiatives and provides an idea of how the SDG 2030 agenda can be implemented in Greenland.
Digitization via a new IT system enables new data for the SDG indicators
New common case management system in the social area ensures future collection of data for the global SDG 2030 indicators.
National sector plans to be coordinated with SDG 2030 agenda
The SDG 2030 agenda is implemented in the work on national sector plans.
Citizens involvement in municipality planning
Avannaata Kommunia has decided that the UN's global goals for sustainable development must be the basis for the forthcoming municipal plan and uses the world goals to involve citizens…
Facebook group shares knowledge and creative solutions to limit the consumption of plastic
The activist group, @plastic not so fantastic, is getting more and more people involved in limiting the consumption of plastic in Greenland.