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Circular Economy: In September 2018, the Ministry of Environment and Food and the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs launched Strategy for Circular Economy.
Strategy for Circular Economy is based on recommendations posed by Advisory Board for Circular Economy.
Advisory Board for Circular Economy
On June 7th 2017 The Danish Government’s Advisory Board delivered 27 recommendations for specific efforts Denmark can promote in order to promote the transformation into a circular economy. An...
Advisory Board: De 12 medlemmerne i det Advisory Board for cirkulær økonomi, som regeringen nedsatte i 2016, er ledere i både store og mindre danske virksomheder: Flemming Besenbacher (formand), Bestyrelsesformand, Carlsberg A/S og CarlsbergfondetAnders Byriel, CEO, KvadratChristian B. S. Christensen, CEO, Solum GruppenFranz Cuculiza, CEO, Aage Vestergaard LarsenMatias Møl Dalsgaard, CEO GoMorePernille Blach Hansen, Senior Director for Environmental Product Innovation, LEGOAja Guldhammer Henderson, CEO,...
Animal Welfare: The Danish government is very much concerned about animal welfare - in Denmark and in the EU
Animals must be treated properly and with respect to their natural behaviour. This applies to wild animals, pets and domestic animal.
The current Danish Act on the protection of animals was adopted in 1916, and gives the general basic principles for animal welfare. The act covers all wild and domesticated animal species, and has been amended several times since then.
In Denmark we have high...
Chemicals and waste: Chemicals
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency provides information and guidance to companies, manufacturers and others regarding the use of chemicals and adherence to chemical-related regulations. The Agency also administers the legislation on pesticides.
Chemicals Pesticides Biocides
Waste
Nearly 13 million tons of waste are generated in Denmark per year. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency works to ensure proper waste collection and treatment as...
Copenhagen Workshop on climate change mitigation: Agriclimate Workshop
The Ministry for Environment and Food hosted the AgriClimate Workshop in Roskilde Landbrugsskole (Roskilde Agricultural School) on the 26th of October 2017. The workshop was attended by representatives from 25 member states of the EU and was the setting for discussions on initiatives for addressing climate change mitigation within 3 main focus areas, Livestock, Soils and Bio based economy.
The report will be published on this website at a later date.
Discussion papers...
In the countryside: Danish nature offers many exciting and beautiful outdoor activities, which both local populations and tourists enjoy. The most recent figures show that Danes venture out into nature more than 110 million times a year. This corresponds to 22 annual outings per Dane. The most-visited natural area in Denmark is Jægersborg Dyrehave (a forest park just north of Copenhagen), which is paid 7.5 million visits every year.
With facilities and activities ranging from hiking paths to nature guidance, the...
Nature fauna and flora: Fauna and flora
There are approximately 30,000 plant and animal species in Denmark. The Ministry of Environment and Food works to protect these species and monitors, for example, how populations are affected by hunting and agriculture. The Ministry has the overall responsibility for the regulation with regard to fauna and flora. All reptile and orchid species in Denmark are protected, there are rules concerning conduct and hunting in nature reserves, and potentially harmful...
Noise and transport: Sources of noise pollution in Denmark include road traffic, aircraft, industry, noisy outdoor leisure activities and neighbours. One of the aims of the Danish Envirionmental Protection Act is to prevent and control noise nuisances.
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Water: The Ministry of Environment and Food is responsible for public management of water resources and the marine environment. Each year the Ministry publishes a bathing water atlas showing the quality of bathing water in Denmark. Marine environment monitoring, regulation of ship-based pollution, off-shore activities and rat control are also administered by the Agency.Denmark/Groundwater monitoring (Annual results of groundwater quality and quantity monitoring in...
The Danish dog law: Tourists travelling with dogs have no reason to be anxious about visiting Denmark. The rules have not been changed for the past two summer seasons. The danish dog law will be evaluated in 2013, and the evaluation shall include an assessment of the dog races covered by the ban and of the rules for dealing with savagery.
Antimicrobial Resistance: Every year more than 25,000 European citizens die from infections caused by bacteria that have developed resistance towards antimicrobials. Treatments that used to work efficiently have lost their effect. One of the big sinners is overuse of antimicrobials for human and for veterinary purposes.
Smiley - Food inspection: Shops and restaurants in Denmark are responsible for complying with the food regulations. The inspectors of the food authorities control how well the enterprises comply with rules and regulations. All shops, restaurants and other enterprises selling food and beverages to the public are inspected on a regular basis, typically one to three times a year.
Organic Denmark: In summer 2012 the Danish agricultural Minister, Mette Gjerskov, has launched an Action Plan for organic production towards 2020. The plan put action behind the Danish government’s objective of doubling the Danish organic area by 2020.
Angling in Denmark: In the past year, almost one in five grown-up Danes has been angling. This totals 616,000 people and thus makes angling one of the most popular spare-time activities in Denmark.

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