Inspiring initiative

The appreciation of ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables

Mar 31, 2025 | Climate Action, Denmark, Farm to Fork, Food Security, Inspiring initiative

Danish initiative sells boxes of ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables at affordable prices.

Cycling courses increase independence of immigrants in Finland

Mar 30, 2025 | Finland, Inspiring initiative, Sustainable Mobility

‘Immigrants on Bikes’ offers cycling courses for people in Finland with an immigrant background and teaches the benefits and joy of cycling.

Free public transport for residents of Tallinn, Estonia

Mar 29, 2025 | Climate Action, Estonia, Inspiring initiative, Sustainable Mobility

Tallinn is the first capital in the European Union to provide free public transport to its citizens.

Car-Free Avenue revitalises city centre of Tartu, Estonia

Mar 28, 2025 | Climate Action, Estonia, Inspiring initiative, Sustainable Mobility

The city of Tartu (Estonia) closed one of its main streets for car traffic and opened it for its citizens during the whole month of July.

Café in Copenhagen pursues justice and sustainability

Mar 27, 2025 | Climate Action, Denmark, Farm to Fork, Inspiring initiative

Kafé Mellemrummet is a café in Copenhagen run by volunteers and managed by ActionAid Denmark.

NGO defends the rights of people in the Global South

Mar 26, 2025 | Biodiversity, Climate Action, Denmark, Farm to Fork, Food Security, Inspiring initiative

NGO Global Aktion defends people’s rights in the Global South with a local approach.

A Biodegradable Waste Management Project

Mar 25, 2025 | Farm to Fork, Inspiring initiative, Turkey

This initiative collects biodegradable waste food, consisting of vegetables and fruits, from the marketplaces (bazaars) and transforms them into compost for soil regeneration in agriculture.

An Incubator for the Community Economy

Mar 25, 2025 | Climate Action, Inspiring initiative, Netherlands

Amsterdam’s Incubator for the Community Economy seeks to support grassroots initiatives and foster a democratic, localised economy.

From airfield to leisure area

Mar 25, 2025 | Biodiversity, Germany, Inspiring initiative

The Tempelhofer Feld is a former airfield of the Tempelhof Airport in Germany, now used as a park and leisure area.

Protecting forests in Turkey

Mar 25, 2025 | Biodiversity, Climate Action, Inspiring initiative, Turkey

The Akbelen Forest Solidarity collective in Turkey demonstrates how an environmental struggle to protect forests threatened by coal mining redefined public interest based on the rights of people to a healthy environment.