• Nature
• Energy
• Climate
• Transportation
• Pollution
• Sustainable living

Founded in 1914, Norges Naturvernforbund/Naturvernforbundet (Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature) is the oldest environmental and nature protection organisation in Norway. Naturvernforbundet is membership based and democratic, with over 43,000 members in more than 100 local groups across the country. We work to solve environmental issues both locally and globally.

Our main goal is to protect the nature and environment so that human activity does not exceed the tolerance limits of our planet. We are engaged in a wide range of issues in environmental and nature conservation, but work specifically with area conservation, protecting biodiversity, to ensure that Norway takes its fair share of climate responsibility, fossil fuel phase-out, reducing energy consumption and transportation.

Although we have a national agenda, many environmental questions have an international or global character. Issues concerning development, climate change mitigation, resource allocations and international cooperation are very much part of our everyday activities.

Our organisation is governed by a national board representing the country associations and a central board. Both are headed by the organisation’s elected leader Truls Gulowsen. Secretary General Gro Holstad leads the sectetariat in Oslo, as well as several employees around the country.

Naturvernforbundet issues the publication “Natur & Miljø” («Nature and the environment»), which has a high focus on global climate change, energy and development issues.

Our secretariat is located in the centre of Oslo (See map here). We also have employees across Norway in regional and local offices. “Nature and Youth” is our youth organisation, while our organisation for children is called «the Eco-agents”.