Verdens Skove

Forests of the World is an environmental NGO founded in Denmark in 1983 with the objective to conserve and manage the world’s forests in a sustainable way. We create opportunities for communities, indigenous people and citizens, who aspire to save the forests of the world. We also aim to demonstrate and prove the value of the living forest through campaigns, consumer information, training, international cooperation and development with concrete work in and around the rainforest – focusing on the fulfilment of rights, strengthening civil society and indigenous peoples and creating nature-based solutions. Forests of the World was established under the name Nepenthes, focusing initially on the tropical forests alone. Since then, more than 250,000 people have bought one of our rainforest certificates, thereby supporting our work. If you would also like to buy a rainforest certificate, have a look at our webshop (Danish website). Over time, we have extended our work to conserve not just the tropical forest, but the world’s forests, including the forest and nature in Denmark. Volunteers have always played an important role in the daily operations and tasks of Forests of the World. They are an important part of our organisational structure. They are a mandate and force contributing to maintain civic space in the Danish civil society, as well as in international advocacy.