Estonian Environmental NGOs
| Baltic Environmental Forum
Estonia |
Objectives:
To promote environmental and
nature protection in the Baltic States, facilitate environmental
management and develop relevant skills of different agencies
and stakeholders.
Areas:
Nature conservation, chemicals
management, waste, water,
climate change, industrial pollution
and GMO.
Interested to cooperate in following
areas:
- Nature conservation - to guarantee similar
principles for nature conservation around the Baltic Sea
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Chemical management in Russia
- Hazardous waste management
in countries around Baltic Sea
- Water protection
- GMO
Contact person: Ms. Kai Klein, kai.klein@bef.ee
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| Estonian Green
Movement (Eesti Roheline Liikumine) |
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Objectives:
Estonian Green Movement-FoE
has adopted the mission of responding to the regional environmental
problems brought by the political and social changes, and to protect
Estonian natural resources at the grassroot, national and
international levels.
Areas:
The activities are carried out in the
framework of 7 permanent working groups that concentrate
on following issues: consumption, energy, atmosphere, forestry,
transport, water, youth. In addition to permanent working
groups, there are more specific projects such as assessing possible
impacts of large-scale infrastructure investment projects by the EU
and IFIs.
Interested to cooperate in following areas:
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Protection of the Baltic Sea
- Petroleum transit
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Forestry
- Energy
Contact person: Mr. Taavi Nuum, info@roheline.ee
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| Tartu Environmental Education
Centre |
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Objectives:
To awake environmental
sensitivity and interest to nature and to
promote responsible
lifestyle.
Areas:
Environmental and nature
education.
Interested to cooperate in following areas:
- Develop teaching methodologies on
environmental and nature education for children and adults
- Organise
common nature camps
- Organise field trips and field work for
youth
- Environmental information centre experience exchange
Contact person: Ms. Kersti Sogel, teec@teec.ee
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| The
Centre for Development Programs (EMI-ECO) |
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Objectives:
To promote sustainable
development by providing integrated strategic management training
and consultancy service to local administrations, businesses and
education establishments.
Areas:
EIA and environmental management
systems, elaborating development action plans, public involvement
process development and moderation.
Interested to
cooperate in following areas:
- Regional development
planning
- Environmental management systems
- Public
participation
Contact person: Ms. Anne Randmer, anne@emieco.ee
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| Peipsi Center for Transboundary
Cooperation (Peipsi CTC) |
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Objectives:
To promote sustainable
development and cross-border cooperation
in the Lake
Peipsi international water basin.
Areas:
Public
involvement in environmental decision-making, environmental
information dissemination, water management planning.
Interested to cooperate in following areas:
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Water management
- Joint monitoring
- Tourism development
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Joint decision-making
- Environmental information
dissemination
Contact person: Ms. Lea Vedder, tartu@ctc.ee
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| Vapramae-Vellavere-Vitipalu
Foundation |
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Objectives:
Management of hiking trails
and recreational sites in Vapramae, Elva-Vitipalu landscape
protection area. Promote
nature education in Elva recreational
area.
Areas:
Nature protection, restoring nature
values.
Interested to cooperate in following areas:
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Environmental education
- Management and budgeting of nature
protection areas
- Eco-tourism
Contact person: Ms. Gea Jarvela, gea@nvv.ee, sihtasutus@vvvs.ee
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| Lake Vortsjarv
Foundation (Vortsjarve Sihtasutus) |
Objectives:
To organize coordinated
usage of means for the development of Lake Vortsjarv area, keeping
in mind the interests and goals of the county and self-governments.
Areas:
Development and environmental
projects, regional development activity, gather and analyze
information about the Lake Vortsjarv area, development of
cooperation with other organisations in Estonia and foreign
countries.
Interested
to cooperate in following areas:
- Nature
education/camps (topic of lakes)
- Pollution of
lakes
Contact
person: Ms. Jaanika Kaljuvee, jaanika.kaljuvee.001@mail.ee
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REC Estonia
(Central and Eastern European Regional Environmental
Center) |
Objectives:
To help solving
environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe
through developing cooperation with NGOs, governments and
enterprises.
Areas:
Raising public awareness and
administrative adaptness, environmental management, environmental
education.
Interested
to cooperate in following areas:
- Environmental
education
- Environmental management
- Environmental transboundary
cooperation
Contact
person: Aare Toomist, aare.toomist@recestonia.ee
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