Project update “Sustainable Future for Rural Areas in Croatia” Project partners: Milieukontakt International, ODRAZ, PINS, HMRR, SMART, CCO, PREPARE Gorski kotar Local Action Group presented to the public Due to the specific features of the area of Gorski kotar that is not well-linked and weakly populated, it was not easy to find 26 persons gifted [...]
Read Full PostMilieukontakt International recently started its new four-year programme in the Western Balkans called “Joining Forces for a Sustainable Future in the Western Balkans”, in short Green Agenda in the Western Balkans. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina , the programme will be implemented in Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo. The project started on 9 February 2007 [...]
Read Full PostAt this moment Milieukontakt is looking for CSOs that are interested in setting up a Green Agenda process in their community (or a (nearby) community with which they already have good contacts). Milieukontakt will offer support and advice on how to set up a Green Agenda in close cooperation with a team of trainers and [...]
Read Full Post2005-2007 Kyrgyzstan Green Agenda Green Agenda in Kyrgyzstan: Improvement of local democracy and applying sustainability in practice Aim: To improve communication and co-operation between civil organisations, municipalities and other stakeholders in four communities in Kyrgyzstan through supporting the development of Green Agendas. The Green Agendas will improve environmental and nature conditions locally. The method will [...]
Read Full PostMilieukontakt International recently started its new four-year programme in the Western Balkans called “Joining Forces for a Sustainable Future in the Western Balkans”, in short Green Agenda in the Western Balkans. Besides Albania, the programme will be implemented in Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo. The project started on 9 February 2007 and will end [...]
Read Full PostMilieukontakt International recently started its new four-year programme in the Western Balkans called “Joining Forces for a Sustainable Future in the Western Balkans”, in short Green Agenda in the Western Balkans. Besides Macedonia, the programme will be implemented in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo. The project started on 9 February 2007 and will end [...]
Read Full Post2006- 2009 Sustainable Future for Rural Areas in Croatia Sustainable Future for Rural Areas in Croatia Aim: Enable Croatian regions to develop in accordance with their recognized needs and EU standards and to prepare for effective use of Croatian as well as EU funds (in the framework of EU accession, such as SAPARD and Structural [...]
Read Full PostAt the end of April Milieukontakt Oost-Europa organised a study visit for its representatives from Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia. The study visit lasted from the 23rd till the 28th of April and it was organized in two parts. The first part was devoted to visiting the EU institutions in Brussels, understanding the way they work [...]
Read Full PostUnless otherwise stated, the publications below can be ordered by transferring the indicated amount to: Milieukontakt Oost-Europa, P.O. Box 18185, 1001 ZB Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Bank: Postbank, P.O. Box 94780, 1090 GT Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Account: 3503 / Swiftcode: INGB NL 2A / IBAN: NL 98 PSTB 000 000 3503 Manual Green Agenda (by Milieukontakt [...]
Read Full Post2005-2006 Bridging the Gap Bridging the Gap in public participation Aim: The project aims to improve communication between international representatives of the environmental movement and their supporters on national and grass root level. This concerns NGOs in the EECCA countries as well as the ones operating on the EU-level. Global Scope: EECCA countries: Russia, Ukraine, [...]
Read Full PostThe project team working on the development of a Green Agenda for Kyrgyzstan attended an educational seminar that was held November 8 through 10 in Bishkek. Participants included representatives of the NGOs involved in the project. Suzanne Bakker shared Milieukontakt’s experiences in Green Agenda development with the participants. The main goals of the seminar were: [...]
Read Full PostMilieukontakt Oost-Europa, the Center for Sustainable Development of Rural Communities (ZOE) and Croatian NGOs have developed a manual on Green Agenda. Green Agenda is a systematic and practically proven process for developing a local or (micro-) regional plan with the aim to tackle environmental issues. It is about broad participation of local stakeholders and sustainable [...]
Read Full Post2002-2005 Croatia Green Agenda Green Agenda in Croatia Improvement of local democracy and applying sustainability in practice Aim: To improve communication and cooperation between civil organisations, municipalities and other stakeholders in eight communities in Croatia by development of Green Agenda’s, which improve environmental and nature conditions locally. Global Scope: Croatia Period: from 2002-12-01 till 2005-09-30 (35) [...]
Read Full Post2003-2004 EU law in CE Improving access to information and enforcement of environmental legislation in Eastern Europe Aim: This project focuses on two components. The first is monitoring and making a start with the use of the environmental acquis by a Central European Network of organisations specialised in environmental law. The second is the improvement [...]
Read Full Post2000-2001 Public Participation Public participation in environmental decision-making Aim: To provide Central and East European NGOs with tools and information to make optimal use of the Convention on Public Participation in their countries. Global Scope: Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia Period: from 2000-01-01 till 2001-03-31 (11) Funder: Netherlands Ministry of Environment (VROM) Partners: Themes: Public [...]
Read Full Post1999-2001 Croatia Action Coalition Action coalition of Croatian environmental NGOs Aim: To raise awareness, generate and articulate public pressure, and ensure broad public particiation in influencing national and local government policies and practices. Global Scope: Croatia Period: from 1999-01-01 till 2001-02-28 (13) Funder: Matra Programme of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Partners: Zelena Akcija (Green [...]
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