About us

The Eco Agents wants to nourish a long lasting and solutions-oriented engagement for the environment among our members, on the children's own terms. And in our fight for a world where human activity stays safely within planetary boundaries, we emphasize optimism and a positive outlook in our activities.

This is the reason we in the Eco Agents choose to face the challenges of today with enthusiasm, creativity, and inclusive action to build the motivation and momentum that is needed to secure a cleaner environment, global sustainable development, and safer future for us all.

Our values

The Eco Agents work for a world where the opinions of children about the future of the Earth is listened to and acted upon.

The Eco Agents is a democratic organization where it is the members who decide what issues the organization should work with and what the activities should be. All children in Norway can become eco agents. We are a non-governmental organization with no affiliation to political parties. However, we do get involved in political topics of our time and do whatever we can to get all political parties onboard to help take better care of our planet. 

The Eco Agents have these fundamental goals:

That our members discover our wonderful nature and explore the connections between humans and nature.

To help give children belief in themselves, in the democratic process, and that it is important to take action. Eco Agents have the right to speak up!

To work for a safer society where humans know what nature can tolerate and act accordingly, for a safer future for the Earth and humanity.

To support our Eco Agents in the development of a life-long engagement for the climate and environment.

What we do

Eco Agents was founded in 1994, growing out of the popular children’s movement “Inky’s Environmental Detectives”. In 2006 the organisation changed name to “Miljøagentene”, with the English name Eco Agents. Today, the organisation has local groups in all parts of Norway and approximately 10 000 registered members.

Each local group determines its own activities, which include campaigning, organizing nature clean-up days, performing recycling drives, conducting surveys, and compiling reports. In addition, each year the members elect a Children’s Panel on Climate Change. This Children’s Panel on Climate Change is given the task to act as a voice for Norway’s children in meetings with politicians and other decision makers. The panel usually take part in the annual UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties summit – also known as the COP meetings.

The Children’s Panel on Climate Change has gathered input from hundreds of thousands of Norwegian children since its inception in 2015. They have met representatives of the Norwegian Parliament, government ministers and other policymakers to inform them on the opinions of children. The Children’s Panel on Climate Change has participated in the UN COP climate summits in Paris, Marrakech, Bonn, Katowice, Glasgow, Sharm el-Sheikh, Dubai, Baku and Belém to present the input of Norwegian children on the international arena.

In November 2025, The Panel presented policymakers attending the COP 30 in Brazil with Eco Agents’ eleventh annual report titled “NOW!” (Link to report in text, and also at bottom of page) The report compiles input collected over the past year from Norwegian children in addition to a national survey, asking children attitudes towards climate change and the environment.

You can read the latest report below