• One of the world’s most extensive forms of regional collaboration.

• Co-operation takes place in the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Nordic Council, the inter-governmental and inter-parliamentarybodies respectively.

• The aim is to achieve added value, Nordic synergy, for all Nordic citizens.

• Nordic environmental co-operation is managed by the ministers for the environment.

• The Environmental Action Plan 2013–2018 is the basis for the environmental co-operation.

• Environmental co-operation focuses, amongst other things, on green community development, climate change, biological diversity and hazardous chemicals.