Oldenburg offers different possibilities to get information about environmental or sustainability topics or to engage in this field. Here is a list of some examples for initiatives in the environmental/sustainable field:

• Achtsamkeit in Oldenburg e. V. (Attentiveness in Oldenburg e.V.)
• ADFC Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad Club (General German Bicycle Association)
• Alhambra – Autonomous centre for action and communication
• Amnesty International Oldenburg
• Attac Oldenburg
• BINSE citizens' initiative for nature conservation and urban ecology in Oldenburg
• BUND Oldenburg
• Critical Mass Oldenburg: local group of a worldwide bicycle movement which stands for the promotion of bicycle traffic
• Fliegende Späne – wood workshop for women
• Food Coop Oldenburg
• Foodsharing e.V.: local group which acts against food waste
• Forum ecomobilform
• Forum St. Peter
• Freifeld Festival
• Greenpeace group Oldenburg
• IBIS Interkulturelle Arbeitsstelle e.V. (intercultural work)
• Klimaallianz Oldenburg: combination of various initiatives in Oldenburg on climate change
• Kostbar: sustainable shopping guide with vouchers for Oldenburg
• Kreativ:LABOR in der Kulturetage
• Kreativität trifft Technik e. V. (creativity meets technology)
• NABU Oldenburger Land e. V.
• Netzwerk Wachstumswende (degrowth network)
• Oldenburg Tauscht (Oldenburg exchanges)
• Oldenburger Tafel e. V.
• Olegeno – Energy cooperative in Oldenburg
• Polygenos Kulturräume eG (cultural space)
• Repair Café Oldenburg: repair instead of consume: monthly meetings where participants are invited to repair their broken things
• Rhythm of Resistance
• Schlaues Haus Oldenburg: events with regard to environmental topics
• Schnippeldisko Oldenburg
• Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Deutschland e.V.
• Slow Food Oldenburg: local group of a global movement which stands for everyone's access to food which ensures the well-being of the producers as well as the environment
• Solidarische Landwirtschaft Oldenburg (Community-supported agriculture)
• tARTort: young friends of the Horst-Janssen-Museum
• Tranfer e.V.
• Umwelthaus Oldenburg: location of many local groups and initiatives with environmental and sustainability references
• VCD – Verkehrsclub Deutschland Kreisverband Oldenburg Stadt und Land
• Vereinigung für Ökologische Ökonomie
• Viva con Agua Oldenburg
• VoKü Oldenburg
• Werkstatt Zukunft
• Wurzelwerk Oldenburg e. V.: Urban Gardening

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