EUROPE
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Eastern Europe
Bulgaria
Ministry of Environment and Water
English
Bulgarian
The mission of the Ministry of Environment and Water
is to preserve the natural heritage of Bulgaria and to ensure
a healthy environment for the population.
Movement for Green Bulgaria (MGB)
English
Bulgarian
MGB is a non-governmental, environment protection organization
established in 2004 by Bulgarian scientists, public figures,
intellectuals and students. Among the working priorities of
the MGB are industrial pollutions, waters, sewerage and water
treatment stations, urban pollutions, waste landfills, treatment
of waste, re- cultivation, eco-information and eco-education,
eco-tourism, etc.
Centre for Environmental Information and Education
English
Bulgarian
The Centre for Environmental Information and Education was
established in 1994 with the mission to increase information
access, raise awareness and provide education and training to
citizens, volunteers and members of NGOs and institutions in
Bulgaria on environmental subjects. The Center further encourages
the efficient use of natural resources and the sustainable development
at the local, national and regional level.
TIME Foundation
English
Bulgarian
Time (This Is My Environment) Foundation, located in Sofia,
Bulgaria, promotes sustainable development, efficient management
of natural resources, and environmental protection through institutional
strengthening, consultancy aid, training workshops, fund-raising
for environmental projects, and the facilitation of information
exchanges between all levels of government, NGOs, private and
state run companies, academia, and the general public, in order
to foster democratic decision-making.
Greener Bourgas Foundation
English
Bulgarian
Greener Bourgas Foundation, a non-government, not-for-profit
organization, is dedicated to promoting and supporting environmental
protection, nature conservation and sustainable development implementation
on a local, national and international scale.
Borrowed Nature Association (BN)
English
Bulgarian
BN, a Bulgarian NGO, focuses amongst others on raising awareness
of environmental and human development problems, developing a
new value system based on the principles of sustainable development,
and promoting the efficient use of material resources and energy.
Czech Republic
Ministry of the Environment
English
Czech
SEVEn The Energy Efficiency Center
English
Czech
SEVEn was established in 1990 as a non-profit consultancy company.
Its mission is to protect the environment and support economic
development by encouraging the more efficient use of energy.”
Agentura GAIA
English
Czech (Site mainly maintainted in Czech)
Agentura GAIA is dedicated to seeking ways to cultivate new attitudes
toward the environment among people. It does so through the GAIA
newsletter, the hosting of lectures as well as the implementation
of projects such as tree planting and park restoration in school
areas.
Centre for Innovation and Development (CIR)
English
Czech
CIR is a Czech non-governmental organization, whose main activities
are oriented towards pollution prevention, waste management, environmental
technologies, product and service innovations, environmental education
and management systems.
Children of the Earth (Deti Zeme)
English
German
Czech
As a non-governmental environmental
organization, Deti Zeme is committed to protect the environment
and strengthen ties between man and the environment. While Deti
Zeme focuses mainly on regional and local environmental problems,
the organization also tackles transnational issues such as protecting
birds and supporting environmentally sustainable means of transportation.
Hungary
Regional Environmental Center (REC, Headquarters)
English
Hungarian
REC is an independent, international not-for-profit organization,
headquartered in Hungary. Its mission is to assist in solving
environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe through encouraging
cooperation among non-governmental organizations, governments,
and businesses. REC thereby aims to support different groups concerned
with and involved in environmental protection, to promote the
cooperation and the development of civil society, and to take
part in the exploration and solution of environmental problems
in the region.
Ministry of the Environment
Hungarian Hungarian
only
Energy Center Hungary
English
Hungarian
The Energy Center Hungary was established to strengthen and promote
national and international co-operations focusing on the improvement
of energy efficiency and the protection of the environment. The
basic activities of the Centre such as the management and implementation
of energy efficiency projects extend to the whole country as well
as the European Union states.
Poland
Ministry of the Environment
English
Polish
Regional Environmental Center Poland
English
Polish
REC’s mission is to assist in solving environmental problems
in Central and Eastern Europe through encouraging cooperation
among non-governmental organizations, governments, and businesses.
REC thereby aims to support different groups concerned with and
involved in environmental protection, to promote the cooperation
and the development of civil society, and to take part in the
exploration and solution of environmental problems in the region.
EC Baltic Renewable Energy Center
English
Polish
Established in 1994 by the European Commission, EC BREC is
a scientific-research institution dealing with all aspects of
renewable energy in Poland. Its mission is to stimulate development
of renewable energy sources in Poland through scientific research,
development of innovative technologies, creation of relevant policies,
strategies and plans, and implementing RES projects. To fulfill
its mission, EC BREC uses its own research potential and cooperates
with the Polish scientific institutes, partner institutions from
the EU, other countries, and international organizations.
Forest Research Institute in Warsaw (IBL)
English
Established in 1930, IBL carries out scientific research and developmental
work to advance sustainable forest management and raise awareness
of the social, technical, and economic circumstances influencing
the varied use of forest resources.
Romania
Ministry of Environment and Waters Management
Romanian
Forest Research and Management Institute (ICAS)
English
Romanian
French
ICAS was founded in 1933, as a public institution of national
concern, specialized in research work and implementation new technologies
in the public and private forestry sectors, in order to assure
sustainable management of Romanian forest.
Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development
(DDNI)
English
DDNI participates in research programs of the European Union and
aims to benefit the local community through its research on deltas
and wetlands, specifically in the Danube delta area and the Danube
River.
Center for Promotion of Clean and Efficient Energy (ENERO)
English
Romanian
ENERO, a Romanian non-profit organization founded in 1999, seeks
to develop the efficient use of energy and renewable energy sources
and support new and innovative energy technologies. The Center
also promotes the alignment of policies with the European Union
Acquis in the energy field.
Romanian Energy Policy Association (APER)
English
Romanian
APER is an independent professional organization providing timely
energy information and knowledge to decision makers and experts
with respect to energy policy development and analysis. APER acts
as an independent forum for the exchange of experience and opinions
and supports business development in the energy & environment
fields. Its objectives are carried out through various activities
such as round tables, seminars and conferences.
The Romanian "Energy Cities" Network (OER)
English
Romanian
OER is a non-governmental organization promoting renewable energy
and environmental protection in municipalities interested in improving
the energy efficiency in public services (district heating, public
lighting, water and gas supply, waste collection and storage,
local transportation, etc.).
The Romanian Association for Energy Efficiency (SOCER)
English
SOCER is a technical and non-governmental association created
in 1990 that focuses on promoting the efficient use of energy
and helping Local and Regional Authorities, as well as state and
private companies from all the economic fields, the public institutions
and the natural persons. Some of SOCER’s main objectives
are gathering and disseminating information concerning the efficient
use of energy as well as advancing renewable energy technologies.
Russian Federation
Centre for Energy Policy
Russian
English
An NGO involved in research, organization, consulting and educational
activities aimed at elaboration and implementation of institutional,
legal and regulatory, financial and economic measures on increasing
energy efficiency as well as mitigating environmental impact
and enhancing energy security at regional, federal, and global
levels in the framework of sustainable development.
Ecoline
English
Russian
In cooperation with government and business organizations, Ecoline
supports sustainable development in Russia by helping organizations
from all sectors of the society use modern approaches in this
field.
Green World
Russian
English
A charity NGO that deals with obtaining and distributing environmental
information on nuclear safety, energy efficiency and renewable
energy in the Baltic Region. They aim to involve residents and
authorities in activities for nature protection, towards production
of safe energy and its effective usage. They are also monitoring
the effects of The Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant in Sosnovy Bor.
Center for Safe Energy
English
The Center for Safe Energy aims to foster energy efficiency and
the use of renewable energy resources in order to phase out reliance
upon nuclear energy and fossil fuels. They also support the growth
of independent environmental NGOs in the former Soviet Union
and to link them for joint efforts with their counterparts in
America and other countries.
Center for Russian Environmental Policy
English
Russian
The Center involves experts from different fields of environment
protection and works in close contact with federal and regional
Russian as well as foreign organizations to reveal problems of
environmental security, protection of environment and health
of the population, as well as to developing the ways to resolve
them by influencing environmental policies
Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy
Russian
The official government website provides information on the development
and monitoring of atomic/nuclear energy in Russia.
Federal Centre of Geological Systems
English
Russian
Involved with research work in environmental protection and the
rational use of natural resources. They provide databases of
environmental information and are responsible for seminars, exhibitions
and conferences.
Slovakia
Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
Slovak
SEA - Slovak Energy Agency
Slovak
English
Ukraine
Agency for Rational Energy Use and Ecology (ARENA-ECO)
English
Ukrainian
ARENA-ECO is working on consulting, engineering and business development issues in Ukraine. Organization provides services aimed to improve fuel and energy efficiency, and environmental protection. ARENA-ECO is working with other partners on the projects of Energy Efficiency in industry, energy sector, heating systems, and buildings. Organization also works on global climate change effects. ARENA-ECO has organized training programs on development of business plans for energy efficiency projects.
Climate Change Initiative (CCI)
English
Ukrainian
The CCI Center provides information and links to international climate change programs and organizations. The center maintains a database of all climate change activities in Ukraine. The CCI focused on institutional strengthening, development of climate change policy, investment in GHG mitigation projects, and increased involvement of NGOs and industry in climate change activities.
