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Challenge Europe partners 2008 - 2011
Challenge Europe partners2008 − 2011
Britské velvyslanectví v Praze
British Embassy Prague
Thunovská 14Praha 1, 180 00
T (420) 257 402 370F (420) 257 402 370
ukinczechrepublic.fco.gov.uk/en/
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Heinrich Böll Foundation
Opatovická 28Praha 1, 110 00
T (420) 251 814 173F (420) 251 814 174
Ministerstvo životního prostředí České republiky
Ministry of the Environment of the
Czech Republic
Vršovická 1442/65Praha 10, 100 10
T (420) 267 121 111F (420) 26 73 13 08
Respekt Institut, o.p.s.
Dobrovského 25Praha 7, 170 55
T (420) 233 074 523
Governmental
The British Embassy represents the British Governmentin its relations with the Czech Government and promotesa range of British interests in the Czech Republic
NGO
The foundation focuses on two main areas: Energy policy/climate protection and the future of Europe. Our programmes aim to foster local awareness of climatechange and climate protection in the region, as well asto help establish a progressive, long-lasting discourse onenergy and climate policy. In the second area we help toestablish how the enlargement and continued integrationof Europe correlates with issues such as women’s rights,political participation, foreign affairs and security policy.
Governmental
The MoE is the central state administrative authority in the fields of protection of natural water accumulation; water resources and the quality of groundwater and surface water; air, and nature and landscape.It further focuses on conservation of agricultural land; operationof the National Geological Survey; protection of the rockenvironment, including mineral resources and groundwa-ter; geological works and environmental supervision ofmining, and national environmental policy.
NGO
The Respekt Institut owes its establishment to the Respekt magazine. It contributes to the development of the Czech society, focusing on human rights, policy,social innovations and current social issues.
Czech Republic
Zastoupení Evropské komise v České republice
Representation of the European
Commission in theCzech Republic
Jungmannova 24Praha 1, 110 00
T (420) 224 312 835F (420) 224 312 850
[email protected] http//ec.europa.eu
/ceskarepublika/index_cs.htm
Centrum pro dopravu a energetiku
Centre for Transport and Energy
Na Rozcestí 6Praha 9, 109 00
T (420) 274 822 150F (420) 274 816 571
[email protected]://cde.ecn.cz
Informační centrum OSN v Praze
United Nations Information Centre
Prague
Dům OSN, Nám. Kinských 6Praha 5, 150 00
T (420) 257 199 831-2F (420) 257 316 761
Governmental
The organisation represents the European Commission in the Czech Republic and works with national and regional media. It monitors the political situation in the country and initiates discussions about it. The organisation informs the public about the activities of the European Commission.
NGO
The organisation focuses on the environmental impact of transportation and energy production, particularly onglobal climate. Its activities aim to influence transport,energy and climate policies and legislation, promote edu-cation and awareness of climate change and its effects,organises information exchanges among NGOs and inter-national co-operation and networking, promotes energyefficiency and renewable sources of energy, and en-gages in preparation of expert studies.
Governmental
The information centre produces publications and othermaterials about U.N. activities, supports projects focus-ing on international relations issues, and organises pressconferences, lectures, debates, seminars and exhibitionsfor professionals as well as the general public.
Britiske ambassade i København
British Embassy Copenhagen
Kastelsvej 36/38/40København Ø, 2100
T (45) 35 44 52 00
http://ukindenmark.fco.gov.uk/en
Brøchner Hotels
Nørre Søgade 11København K, 1370
T (45) 33 95 77 00F (45) 33 95 77 01
CO2PENHAGEN Festival
T (45) 28 50 67 64
Det Biovidenskabelige Fakultet,Københavns Universitet
Faculty of Life Sciences, University
of Copenhagen
Bülowsvej 17Frederiksberg C, 1870
T (45) 35 33 28 28
Governmental
The British Embassy represents the British Governmentin its relations with Denmark. The Embassy co-operateswith Denmark in many areas such as UK-Danish bilateralrelations, defence, science and innovation.
Commercial
The Brøchner Hotels group comprises four hotels andfive restaurants located in Copenhagen. The group spon-sors art and supports the homeless and the victims ofnatural disasters worldwide. It partakes in social respon-sibilities at all levels, as we believe it is our duty to lend a hand to those less fortunate than ourselves. Since2008 the hotels have been actively environmentallyfriendly and their operation carbon neutral.
NGO
CO2PENHAGEN is a music and art festival which receives all its energy from sustainable sources. At CO2PENHAGEN, we will open the door to a fantastictechnological universe and demonstrate how the newestclimate technologies can be used in an experience-richenvironment. One of the festival’s collaborative partnersis the United Nations Environmental Programme.
Governmental
The Faculty of Life Sciences is one of Europe’s leadinguniversity entities in the areas of veterinary science, foodand natural resources. Since 2007, the Faculty has beenpart of University of Copenhagen, the largest researchand education institution in Denmark.
Denmark
GLOBE International
Dartmouth Street 11Westminster, London, SW1H 9BN
T (44) 20 72 22 69 55F (44) 20 72 22 69 59
www.globeinternational.info
MandagMorgen
MondayMorning
Valkendorfsgade 13Postbox 1127
København K, 1009
T (45) 33 93 93 23F (45) 33 14 13 94
[email protected]://www.mm.dk
Environment Point Copenhagen and Østerbro
Enviromental Point Inner
City-Christianshavne
Rådhuspladsen 77 st.tv.København V, 1550
T (45) 33 93 21 21
Norden − Nordic Climate Solutions
Ved Stranden 18København K, 1061
T (45) 33 96 02 00F (45) 33 96 02 02
Governmental
Following GLOBE’s work over the past five years withinthe parliaments of the major economies, and most recently with the development of the GLOBE LegislativePrinciples on Climate Change, there exists a strategic op-portunity to coordinate a legislative response to keyglobal environmental challenges in advance of Rio +20.
Media
MondayMorning focuses on the key agendas shared by society’s decision makers from climate change to the economic crisis, and from social entrepreneurship to corporate innovation. MondayMorning’s experts fre-quently undertake international speaking engagements,presenting our work and sharing Scandinavian experi-ences and perspectives on current affairs.
NGO
Environmental Point Inner City Christianshavn is theAgenda 21-centre in central Copenhagen. It brings citizens, businesses and the government together in a strong sustainability perspective in order to find thebest solutions for the environment. The centre supportsprojects focused on climate change, sustainable devel-opment and many other green activities in the city.
Media
The Nordic Region is strongly committed to internationalco-operation on the climate. Here, just as in other areasof environmental concern, the Region aims to be a pio-neer and set a positive example. Climate co-operationplays a central role in Nordic co-operation on sustainabledevelopment, energy, environmental policies, and theArctic and Nordic globalisation initiatives.
World Climate Community
www.worldclimatecommunity.com
Danske Miljøministeriet – Miljøstyrelsen
Danish Ministry of the Environment
-Environmental Protection Agency
Strandgade 29København K, 1401
T (45) 70 12 02 11
Denmark’s Greenest Media House
KLS Grafisk Hus A/S
Jernholmen 42AHvidovre, 2650
T (45) 36 34 29 00F (45) 36 34 20 10
[email protected] www.kls.dk
European Environment
Agency
Kongens Nytorv 6København K 1050
T (45) 33 36 71 00F (45) 33 36 71 99
www.eea.europa.eu
Governmental
The World Climate Community has been developed together with Danish NGOs and organisations, privatesponsors and other contributors. All their efforts andsupport are greatly appreciated. The World Climate Community is a collaborative community site dedicatedto climate action only. The overall aim: To further communication and debate between citizens, NGOs and politicians.
Governmental
The Danish EPA contributes to setting targets and improving strategies and action plans as the basis for government work. Our work includes strategies for waste, environmental factors and health, and action plans on chemicals and eco-technology. We work in close co-operation with the EU, Danish Environment Centres, regions and municipalities.
Commercial
Denmark’s greenest media house. They are greatly involved in all ways of becoming more environmentallyfriendly. They are completely carbon neutral because of their shares in the windmills at Hvidovre.
Inter-governmental
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union. Our task is to provide sound, independent information on the environment. We are amajor information source for those involved in develop-ing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmen-tal policy, and also for the general public. Currently, the EEA has 32 member countries.
Denmark
Baltic Sea Action Group
Yrjönkatu 23 A 7Helsinki, 00100
T (358) 405 439 820
British Embassy
Itäinen Puistotie 17Helsinki, 00140
T (358) 922 865 100
http://ukinfinland.fco.gov.uk/en/
Demos Helsinki
Laivurinkatu 4+A291Helsinki, 00150
T (358) 505 025 007
Dodo EnvironmentalOrganisation
Vironkatu 5Helsinki, 001 70
T (358) 962 200 662
[email protected]://dodo.org
NGO
The Foundation aims to support and promote nature andhuman welfare, and thus preserve and promote Finnishcultural heritage. The Foundation distributes grants forscientific work that promotes the objectives of the Foun-dation and organises activities that provide informationand increase awareness of the Foundation. It enhancesforces in the society by combining and collating the necessary resources, finance, business resources, policymaking and implementation and the resources of differ-ent sectors, best practices and opportunities for practi-cal purposes in order to achieve the objectives.
Governmental
The British Embassy represents the British Governmentin its relations with Finland. The Embassy works with Fin-land in many areas such as UK-Finnish bilateral relations,defence, science and innovation.
NGO
Our aim is to develop democracy to suit the needs and capabilities of the people of the 21st century. In the heart of Demos Helsinki’s work is a combination of human centric and systemic research. We producescenarios, recommendations, prototypes, concepts, experiments and spin-offs in order to control change.The central themes of our research have been well-being, democracy and participation, future cities and low-carbon society.
NGO
Dodo is a Finnish environmental organisation whichdeals with environmental problems and their links to social phenomena. Dodo try to solve problems, whichcan be seen. The activities include brainstorming, workshops, festivals, debates and school visits. Dodo is open to new ideas and behaviour.
Finland
Helsingin yliopiston ympäristötutkimuksen
Helsinki University Centre for
EnvironmentHENVI, P.O. Box 27
Helsinki, 000 14
[email protected]/henvi
Heureka Suomen tieteen keskus
Heureka Finnish Science Centre
Tiedepuisto 1, TikkurilaVantaa, Helsinki, 001 00
T (358) 985 799F (358) 98 73 41 42
MotivaP.O. Box 489
Helsinki, 00101
T (358) 94 24 28 11
Educational
The University of Helsinki is committed to promoting sustainable development. According to the UniversityStrategy of 2010−2012, the university has a national, regional and global societal responsibility. This responsi-bility also encourages the university to enhance scien-tific environmental awareness. Through research,teaching and other activities the university promotes societal justice, welfare, learning and interaction between humans and nature.
NGO
The Heureka Science Centre’s activities are the responsi-bility of the Finnish Science Centre Foundation, which is a not-for-profit organisation. The foundation’s highestbody is the Council, whose decisions are implemented by the Board. Everyday activities are the responsibility of Heureka’s Director, Per-Edvin Persson, assisted by a management team and other staff. Heureka is activewithin the following international science centre net-works: ASTC (Association of Science-Technology Cen-tres), ECSITE (The European Collaborative for Science,Industry and Technology) and NSCF (Nordisk ScienceCenterförbundet).
Commercial
Motiva Oy is an expert company promoting efficient andsustainable use of energy and materials. Its services areutilised by the public administration, businesses, commu-nities, and consumers. Motiva operates as an affiliatedGovernment agency (an in-house unit), and its functionswill be developed as such. The company’s entire sharestock is in Finnish state ownership.
Finland
FEDD
European Federation of Ethics
and Sustainable Development
14 Avenue de Saint GermainMaisons-Laffitte, 78600
T (33) 130 221 454
NGO
The FEDD supports the development of ethical or sus-tainable development projects. Its members representsome of the main businesses and charities in France.
France
SERC
Sustainable Energy Research Centre
University of GlamorganPontypridd, Mid Glamorgan
CF37 1DL
T (44) 144 348 2239
[email protected]://serc.research.glam.ac.uk
Canolfan y Dechnoleg Amgen CAT
Centre for Alternative Technology
MachynllethPowys, SY20 9AZ
T (44) 165 470 5950F (44) 165 470 2782
www.cat.org.uk
Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru − newid yn yr hinsawdd
Welsh Assembly Government
− Climate changec
Climate change teamCathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ
[email protected]://new.wales.gov.uk/topics
/environmentcountryside/climatechange/?lang=en
Educational
Members of the SERC group have experience in operat-ing lab scale, pilot scale and full-scale biological processplants, and have participated in a number of large national and international collaborative projects, both Research Council and EU funded. The projects are focused on waste treatment, hydrogen energy, monitoring of pollutants, water quality and many otherenvironmental issues.
Educational
We offer solutions to some of the most serious challenges facing our planet and the human race, suchas climate change, pollution and the waste of preciousresources. We demonstrate practical ways of addressingthese problems. We answer questions, run a range ofresidential courses and publish books on various ‘green’topics. We hope that through our positive example wecan inspire people to change their view of the currentway of life.
Governmental
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facingthe world today and the Welsh Assembly Government isdetermined to play its part in tackling it. We have alreadytaken a number of steps across all policy areas to ad-dress the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climatechange. Our Environment Strategy, published in May2007, outlines our long-term approach.
Great Britain
Stop Climate Chaos Coalition
Oxfam, 232-242 Vauxhall BridgeRoad, London, SW1V 1AU
T (44) 207 802 9989
School of GeoSciences,
University of Edinburgh
Drummond StreetEdinburgh, EH8 9XP
T (44) 131 650 9847F (44) 131 650 2524
[email protected]/schools-
departments/geosciences
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
20A Inverleith RowEdinburgh, EH3 5LR
T (44) 131 552 7171F (44) 131 248 2901
www.rbge.org.uk
Institute of Innovation IN2,
Technium Sustainable
Technologies
Singleton ParkSwansea, SA2 8PP
T (44) 179 251 3705
/index.html
NGO
The UK’s largest group of people dedicated to action onclimate change and limiting its impact on the world’spoorest communities. Our combined supporter base ofmore than 11 million people spans over 100 organisa-tions, from environment and development charities tounions, faith, community and women’s groups.
Educational
We aim to understand the interaction between theEarth’s geology, atmosphere, oceans, biosphere andhuman responses and roles in this complex interplay. Our interdisciplinary research and teaching is built onstrong core disciplines that include ecology, environmen-tal sciences, geography, geology, geophysics, meteorol-ogy and oceanography. With over 370 academics,researchers and research students, we are the largestgrouping of GeoScientists in the UK.
Our mission is „exploring and explaining the world of plants for a better future“. Without plants, there wouldbe no life on Earth. RBGE has been growing and studyingplants for over 330 years, and so is perfectly placed to help document and conserve the world’s diversity of plant life. The Garden is first and foremost a scientificinstitution, dedicated to discovering and describingplants and their relationships, evolution, conservationand biology.
Governmental
The Institute of Innovation, IN2, is Swansea University’s“shop front” for interaction with local, national and inter-national businesses and governments. Responsible forbringing in new projects and integrating them seamlesslyinto the University and its region, its overall objective isto develop and deliver policies and projects that achieveregional economic growth. The Institute of Innovationmanages Technium Sustainable Technologies, based inBaglan Energy Park. It works in partnership with theWelsh Assembly Government, Neath Port Talbot CountyBorough Council, BP and GE PLC to deliver economic development targets for the region.
Eversheds International
− Environment
1 Wood StreetLondon, EC2V 7WS
T (44) 161 831 8215
www.eversheds.com/uk/Home/Services/Environment
/introduction.page?
Welsh School of Architecture
− Low Carbon Research Institute
(LCRI)
Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB
T (44) 292 087 0003F (44) 292 087 4623
www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi
Eden Project
Eden Project, BodelvaCornwall, PL24 2SG
T (44) 172 681 1911
Governmental
With lawyers drawn from our specialist environment, reg-ulatory and energy teams, we can provide cutting-edgeadvice in this rapidly developing area of law. A number ofregulations and obligations have been and are being in-troduced to address reductions in greenhouse gas emis-sions and to meet the UK’s commitments at international,EU and national level. These place increased burdens on companies and in many cases are based on new ap-proaches to environmental regulation. However, therecan be benefits for those who operate efficiently.
Educational
The LCRI aims to support the entire energy sector, in the UK and globally, in developing low carbon genera-tion, storage, distribution and end use technologies. LCRIco-operates with the Welsh School of Architecture (WSA),Cardiff University (lead partner); Cardiff School of Engi-neering (CSE), Cardiff University; Sustainable Environ-ment Research Centre (SERC), University of Glamorgan;School of Engineering (SoE), University of Wales, Swansea;School of Chemistry (SoC), University of Wales, Bangor;The Centre for Solar Energy Research (CSER), GlyndwrUniversity, and the Institute of Biological, Environmentaland Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University.
NGO
The Eden Project in Cornwall was built in a disused claymine and transformed into a rich, global garden wherepeople can learn about nature and get inspiration aboutthe world around them. The place offers much more thana memorable day out in Cornwall. Eden is an educationalcharity and social enterprise.
Great Britain
Lead International
T (44) 207 938 8700F (44) 207 938 8710
www.lead.org
Global Action Plan
9-13 Kean StreetLondon, WC2B 4AY
T (44) 207 420 4444F (44) 207 836 7345
www.globalactionplan.org.uk
Footprint consulting
www.footprintconsulting.org
NGO
LEAD is the world’s largest not-for-profit organisation fo-cused on leadership and sustainable development. Weequip outstanding leaders from around the world with skillsfor sustainable decision making and offer them a supportnetwork of their peers as a resource to help them addresssustainability challenges at local, regional and global levels.
NGO
The organisation, launched in 1993, addresses issuesaround climate change, from environmental educationand volunteering to sustainable businesses and schools.
Commercial
Footprint Consulting Limited ceased trading on the 11th February 2011. New contacts are: Osbert Lancaster, The Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PR, 07981 528 991, [email protected], www.osbert.org David Key, 3 Eadies Court, Tregony, Truro, TR2 5UQ,07760 180 816, [email protected], www.ecoself.net
Brit Nagykövetség Budapest
British Embassy in Budapest
Harmincad Utca 6Budapest, 1051
T (36) 12 66 28 88F (36) 12 66 09 07
ukinczechrepublic.fco.gov.uk/en/
Klímanagykövetség Egyesület
Climate EmbassyAssociationn
Opatovická 28Praha 1, 110 00
T (36) 202 078 978
www.klimanagykovetseg.hu
Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem
Eötvös Loránd University
Egyetem tér 1−3.Budapest, 1053
T (36) 14 11 65 00
www.elte.hu/en
Governmental
Our work is focused on the following areas: climatechange, development, and the EU.
NGO
The association of year 1 and 2 Climate Advocates continues to generate projects. Year 3 Climate Advocates will also join them once their work with the British Council ends in April 2011.
Educational
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), the longest continuouslyserving university in Hungary, was founded in 1635. It serves the interests of high quality education and research, building upon the best European traditions.The mission of ELTE is to preserve and enrich nationaland universal culture, to cultivate science and to pass on academic knowledge, as well as to shape and satisfythe real, long-term needs of the Hungarian society and of mankind.
Hungary
Jövő nemzedékek országgyűlési biztosa
Parliamentary Commissioner for
Future Generations
P.O. Box 40Budapest, 1387
T (36) 14 75 71 00F (36) 12 69 16 15
[email protected]://jno.hu/en
Pécsi Tudományegyetem- Természettudományi Kar
University of Pécs− Science faculty
Ifjúság útja 6, Pécs, 7624
T (36) 72 50 36 00
[email protected]/english
Shift Kommunikáció
Shift CommunicationVisegrádi u. 15. 2.em. 4
Budapest, 1132
T (36) 17 88 06 99F (36) 17 88 06 99
Szent István Egyetem
Szent István University
Páter Károly utcaGödöllő, 2103
T (36) 28 52 20 00F (36) 28 41 08 04
www.elte.hu/en
Governmental
Above all, the Commissioner for Future Generations is an environmental ombudsman. As one of Hungary’s fourparliamentary ombudsmen his principal responsibility is to safeguard citizens’ constitutional right to a healthy envi-ronment. In this capacity he investigates complaints relat-ing to a broad range of environmental issues, such as the degradation of urban green areas, noise pollution by aviation, licensing of individual industrial installations, etc. Secondly, as a guardian of future generations, he acts as apolicy advocate for sustainability issues across all relevantfields of national or local legislation and public policy.
Educational
The seven institutes constituting the Faculty of Sciencesare engaged in teaching and research in classical naturalsciences as well as in sport sciences. The teaching andresearch staff of the Faculty play an important role in the intellectual life of South Transdanubia and contributeto the scientific development of the region. Theirachievements in research are valued highly in interna-tional circles as well as in Hungarian science. The highquality of research and teaching is also illustrated by the success achieved by students of the Faculty at theNational Student Scientific Conferences.
Commercial
Shift communication was established to raise awarenessof the importance of communication and to help find themost effective solutions for our customers.
Educational
Szent István University is one of the most outstandinghigher education institutions in Hungary. The university’sseven campuses accommodate more than 18,000 students.In addition to conventional agricultural and environmentalsciences, SZIU offers courses in veterinarymedicine, envi-ronmental sciences, mechanical engineering, economyand social sciences, architecture, water supply manage-ment, medical sciences as well as applied arts.
Baltijos aplinkos forumas
Baltic Environmental Forum
Uzupio str. 9/2-17Vilnius, 01202
T (370) 52 59 287F (370) 52 135 068
Aplinkosaugos informacijos centras
Environmental Info Centre
Opatovická 28Praha 1, 110 00
T (370) 52 12 40 89
Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija
Lithuanian National Radio and Television
S.Konarskio 49Vilnius, 03123
T (370) 52 36 32 09F (370) 52 36 32 08
[email protected]/index.php
NGO
The Baltic Environmental Forum (BEF) is an organisationworking in the areas of environmental protection andsustainable development. BEF Lithuania is active in envi-ronmental policy-making, project management, lobbying,guidance, public education and awareness raising.
NGO
We are working on environmental quality improvementand different topics − GMO, water, bats, veteran trees, organic farming, green consumption, democracy andsustainable development, among others.
Governmental
The Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) is anon-profit public broadcaster that has been providingregular radio services since 1926 and television broad-casts since 1957. The LRT operates two national televi-sion and three radio channels. It also provides satelliteand live internet broadcasts and radio and televisionpodcasts. The organisation employs around 650 peopleand receives about 75 per cent of its funding from theLithuanian government.
Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublikos APLINKOS MINISTERIJA
Ministry of Environment of the Republic
of LithuaniaA. Jakšto g. 4/9
Vilnius, 01105
T (370) 52 61 53 39F (350) 52 66 36 63
Vilniaus dienaUAB „Diena Media News“
Labdarių g. 8, Vilnius, 01120
T (370) 52 62 42 42F (370) 52 79 13 77
ilniaus Universitetas
Vilnius University3 Universiteto St
Vilnius, 01513
T (370) 52 68 70 01F (370) 52 68 70 09
Governmental
The Ministry of Environment is the main managing au-thority of the Government of the Republic of Lithuaniawhich forms the country’s state policy of environmentalprotection, forestry, utilisation of natural resources, geol-ogy and hydrometeorology, territorial planning, con-struction, provision of residents with housing, utilitiesand housing. It also coordinates the implementation ofthe aforementioned.
Media
Vilnius Diena is the Lithuanian language newspaperprinted in Lithuania’s capital city Vilnius. It is published by Diena Media News. The first issue was released in 2007.
Educational
Vilnius University is the oldest and largest Lithuanianhigher education institution. It is an active participant ininternational scientific and academic activities andboasts many prominent scientists, professors and gradu-ates. Vilnius University offers undergraduate, graduateand postgraduate studies in the humanities, social sci-ences, physical sciences, biomedicine and technologies.
Arena Network, Business in the
Community NorthernIreland
Bridge House, Paulett AvenueBelfast, BT5 4HD
T (28) 90 46 06 06
[email protected]/northern_ireland
/index.html
Comhar SustainableDevelopment
Council
Floor 2, Block 7, Irish Life CentreLower Abbey Street, Dublin 1
T (353) 1 888 2012F (353) 1 888 2207
[email protected]/index.aspx
Cultivate Living and Learning
The GreenhouseSt. Andrew St., Dublin 2
T (53) 16 74 57 73
Business NGO
We are a business-led charity with a growing member-ship of 850 companies across the UK, from large multina-tional household names to small local businesses andpublic sector organisations. We advise, support and chal-lenge our members to create a sustainable future forpeople and the planet and to improve business perform-ance. ARENA Network Northern Ireland provides adviceand guidance on the development of the following: envi-ronmental policies (waste, energy, transport, purchasing),legislation register, monitoring templates, supply chainmanagement, general environmental signposting, andgrants/loans.
Governmental
Comhar SDC works in three-year cycles and began itsfourth term in January 2009. Our organisation conductsresearch on the best ways to achieve sustainable devel-opment in Ireland. Comhar SDC may undertake this workat the request of any Minister or on its own initiative. It isan advisory council that provides guidance to the Gov-ernment on measures that can move us to a sustainable,equal and low carbon society. Comhar SDC also under-takes outreach work to inform people more generally onsustainable development. We have sponsored pro-grammes such as the Eco-UNESCO Young Environmental-ist awards, TidyTowns, and we run a Media Fund toincrease awareness of sustainable development withinthe wider public.
NGO
Cultivate’s mission is to respond to energy vulnerabilityand climate change by providing access to the knowl-edge and tools for cultivating sustainable lifestyles andresilient communities. We see Cultivate as a hub for acommunity of people and activities. By providing thetools and facilities that support people’s efforts to be-come more sustainable, Cultivate aims to be an engine oflocal economy, community building and cultural renewal.
Northern Ireland / Ireland
Northern IrelandSustainable
Development Commission
Castle BuildingsStormont EstateBelfast, BT4 3SR
T (28) 90 52 82 57
/northern_ireland.php
Governmental
The Sustainable Development Commission is the Govern-ment’s independent adviser on sustainable development,reporting to the Prime Minister, the First Ministers ofScotland and Wales, and the First and Deputy First Minis-ters in Northern Ireland. Through advocacy, advice andcapability building, we help to put sustainable develop-ment at the heart of government policy in Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, the Northern Ireland local govern-ment announced that the Sustainable Development Commission in Northern Ireland will receive no furtherfunding from 31 March 2011.
Transition Norway
Sund Energy
Meltzersgate 4 Oslo, 0257
Cicero
www.cicero.uio.no
Leadership Foundation
www.leadershipfoundation.com
Holder de ord
Keep Your Word
T (47) 99 45 24 00
NGO
We are composed of a small number of volunteers basedin and around Oslo. Collectively, we have backgrounds in environmental and sustainability science, communitydevelopment, permaculture and the non-profit sector.Transition Norway’s role is to inspire, encourage, con-nect, support and train communities as they self-organ-ise around the Transition model across Norway. We areworking in close partnership with the Transition NetworkLtd, a UK based organisation that supports the interna-tional Transition Movement.
Commercial
Sund Energy provides consultancy in the oil and gas sectors and promotes knowledge sharing and competency building.
Commercial
CICERO is a climate change research centre.
Commercial
The Leadership Foundation provides consultancy in lead-ership and teambuilding.
NGO
Holder de ord (Keep Your Word) is a politically independ-ent organisation that maps the Norwegian political parties’ promises and compares them with their activitiesin the Parliament and Government.
Norway
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Badań nad Środowiskiem
Przyrodniczym
Warsaw University The University Centre
for Environmental Studies
Żwirki i Wigury 93Warszawa, 02-089
T (48) 228 222 261(48) 225 540 701
F (48) 225 540 001
[email protected]://ucbs.geo.uw.edu.pl
Centre For Citizenship Education
ul. Noakowskiego 10Warszawa, 00-666
T (48) 228 758 540
Ziemia na Rozdrożu
Earth at the Crossroads
[email protected]://ziemianarozdrozu.pl/
Ministry of the Environment
Wawelska Str. 52/5400-922 Warszawa
T (48) 225 792 900
[email protected]://www.mos.gov.pl/
Educational
The University Centre for Environmental Studies was established in 1989. In relation to the environment, thetraining also requires the presentation of the picture notonly as it concerns the natural (i.e. biological or geologi-cal) dimension, but also those of sociology, law, econom-ics and even ethics. The Centre’s Scientific Councilcurrently consists of representatives from the followingfaculties: Biology, Chemistry, Philosophy and Sociology,Physics, Geography and Regional Studies, Geology, His-tory, Economics Sciences, and Law and Administration.The Scientific Council is at the same time the ScientificCouncil of the Inter-Faculty Studies in Environmental Protection (MSOŚ) whose students go on to become specialists in the field.
NGO
Established in 1994, the Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej(Centre for Citizenship Education, CCE) is a non-govern-mental educational foundation. The CCE promotes civicknowledge, practical skills and attitudes that are neces-sary in the building of a democratic state founded on therule of law and civil society. The CCE also operates anon-profit teacher-training institute registered with theMinistry of Education and Sports.
NGO
The ‘Earth at the Crossroads’ web portal aims to reachpeople with higher knowledge of climate issues.
Governmental
The Ministry of the Environment, through its input intonational policies, fosters the environment both domesti-cally and globally, and ensures the long-term, sustainablenational development, with respect for natural heritageand human rights, in order to meet the needs of both thepresent and the future generations.
Poland
Fundacja Aeris Futuro
Aeris Futuro Foundation
Krowoderska 11/8Kraków, 31-141
T (48) 124 300 822
www.aeris.eko.org.pl/eng
Fundacja ARMAAG
ARMAAG Foundation
Elbląska 66Gdańsk, 80-761
T (48) 583 014 884F (48) 583 059 372
http://armaag.gda.pl
Lasy Państwowe
National Forest Holding
Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 r. nr 3Warszawa, 02-362
T (48) 225 898 100F (48) 225 898 171
NGO
Our mission is to combat global climate change as wellas to protect and enrich biological diversity in Poland.Aeris Futuro Foundation is the only organisation inPoland which comprehensively deals with carbon offsets and runs projects on minimising greenhouse gas emissions.
NGO
The Agency of Regional Air Quality Monitoring in theGdańsk metropolitan area was founded in 1993 by thefollowing municipalities: Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot andTczew together with „Nederpol“ Company. The Founda-tion was established to create a regional monitoring net-work. The data from the automatic monitoring network in the Gdańsk metropolitan area enables the identifica-tion of the areas of air pollution and of the reasons behind the problem; verification of the criteria; evalua-tion of the quality of air as well as of long term tenden-cies; modelling processes, and the evaluation ofrecommendations effectiveness.
Governmental
The state National Forest Holding is an organisation that has been protecting, utilising, and shaping Poland’sforests for over eighty years. It manages publicly ownedforests on behalf of the Polish State Treasury on an areathat exceeds 7.5 million hectares. A staff of experienced,professional foresters guarantee that next generations of Poles will be able to make use of all the benefits whichforests provide to the same degree as today.
Poland
Instytut Ochrony Środowiska
Institute of Environmental
Protection − National Research
InstituteKrucza 5/11d
Warszawa, 00-548
T (48) 226 213 670F (48) 226 295 263
Fundacja Nasza Ziemia
Our Earth Foundation
Hoża 3 / 5Warsaw, 00-528
T (48) 226 228 118F (48) 226 229 868
[email protected]/index.html
Partner Ośrodki British Council
/ bibliotek British
Partner Centres of the British
Council/British Libraries
Foreign Languages ReadingRoom at Biblioteka Publiczna
w Dzielnicy Praga Południe m.st. Warszawy, Meissnera 5
Warszawa, 03-982
T (48) 226 710 451F (48) 226 710 451
poland-partner-libraries-network.htm
Governmental
The Institute’s mission is to provide reliable and profes-sional information as well as customer driven assistancein order to promote and support effective solutions toecological problems encountered in the working, livingand leisure environments. We deal with environmentalmonitoring, water protection, sustainable development,land protection and waste management, environmentaleducation etc.
NGO
Our Earth Foundation is an organisation focused mainlyon environmental education. The Foundation has alsobeen responsible for the running and coordination of numerous projects and programmes, all of which has hadone common goal – to raise awareness of environmentalprotection and sustainable development. One of ourmost prized accomplishments has been the successfulpromotion and co-ordination of the “Clean up the World”campaign in Poland.
Educational
Universities in nine Polish cities run partner centres in association with the British Council. Lending and informa-tion services are offered in all of these centres and areopen to the general public. The main areas covered inthe stock and services include English for teachers andlearners, study in the UK, and British literature, life andculture. Contacts for all centres are available on theBritish Council website..
EkopolisKomenského 21
Banská Bystrica, 974 01
T (421) 484 145 478
[email protected]/en/index.html
Ekosolar
Žilinská cesta 19Piešťany, 921 01
T (421) 337 744 040F (421) 337 744 040
[email protected]/uvod
eQuark.sk
www.equark.sk
NGO
Ekopolis is the first Slovak foundation that has started o build its own long-term assets (endowment) systemati-cally and developed a policy on conflict of interest. Thefoundation endeavours to become a stable and transpar-ent financial source for active citizens as well as a reliablepartner to municipalities, public administration, businesspartners and foreign donors. Their vision is an advancedcivil society with citizens who execute their responsibilityfor societal development and environmental issues. A soci-ety with citizens who are interested in participating in pub-lic policy, have the courage to adopt a critical stance andcare about avoiding detriment to future generations. The Ekopolis Foundation has been managing open grantprogrammes focused on democracy and nature conserva-tion for 20 years to date. It offers innovative programmesand ideas and identifies topical issues. The foundation’sopen grant programmes, in which projects win support in an open competition, are the organisation’s main tool.
Commercial
Ekosolar is a Slovak company which produces energy gen-eration equipment that makes use of renewable resources,such as solar radiation, wind and water. Furthermore,Ekosolar produces biomass boilers. Ekosolar participatesin a development project in Africa, where it has installed a photovoltaic power plant generating electricity for publicbuildings, such as hospitals and schools.
Media
EQuark is a Slovak website for the popularisation of sci-ence. The site is the electronic equivalent of the printedQuark magazine. An electronic version offers a lot moreoptions for communicating with the reader.
Slovakia
Priatelia Zeme − CEPA
Friends of the Earth - CEPA
Ponická Huta 65Poniky, 976 33
T (421) 484 193 719F (421) 484 193 718
/cepa/index.php
NGO
Friends of the Earth - CEPA is a civic association whichcontinues to follow the objectives of the Centre for Envi-ronmental Public Advocacy (CEPA). It was established viainstitutionalisation of the CEPA Sustainable Economy Pro-gramme, has adopted the rights and the commitmentsarising from the realisation of this programme and con-tinues to work on its further development. Our objectivesinclude protecting the environment; promoting environ-mental, social and economic justice; pursuing the devel-opment of democracy and open civic society; supportingsustainable development of the regions, and strengthen-ing effective participation of citizens in decision-makingprocesses linked with public interest issues.
Focus, društvo za sonaraven razvoj
Focus Association for Sustainable
DevelopmentTrubarjeva 50
Ljubljana, 1000
T (386) 41 29 10 91
[email protected]://focus.si
/index.php?node=35
Umanotera, Slovenska fundacija za trajnostni razvoj,
ustanova
Heinrich Böll Foundation
P.O. box 4440Ljubljana, 1000
T (386) 14 39 71 00F (386) 14 39 71 05
[email protected]/index.php?node=0
NGO
The work of Focus covers the following areas: climatechange, energy, mobility, environmental fiscal reform andconsumption. Our activities encompass: organisinground tables and workshops and projects; awarenessraising; co-operation and networking; following the workof the government, its institutions and local communities;analysing developments in the fields of our activity;media work; participation in the decision-makingprocesses on the national and international level; streetactions, and any other activity that contributes to theaim of Focus.
NGO
Umanotera is an organization that seeks to translate theprinciples of sustainable development into everyday life.Key abilities of the organization are alternative way of thinking, education and development of new socialvalues and structures, strategic networking of govern-mental, non-governmental and economic actors, and effective implementation of goals and projects.
Slovenia
CSR Sweden
Skeppsbron 22Stockholm, 111 30
T (460) 81 44 400
[email protected]/se/startsida
The Natural StepSveavägen 98
Stockholm, 113 50
Scandinavian Biogas
Kungsbron 1, D 8Stockholm, 111 22
T (460) 850 387 220F (460) 850 387 221
/index.php
Stockholm Stad
Stockholm CityCity Hall
Stockholm, 105 35
[email protected]://international.stockholm.se
Commercial
CSR Sweden is Sweden’s leading business network thatfocuses on corporate social responsibility and commu-nity involvement. We stimulate and inspire CSR activitiesthrough knowledge and experience exchanges betweencompanies and their stakeholders. CSR Sweden is a na-tional partner of CSR Europe (www.csreurope.org).
NGO
The Natural Step is an organisation founded with the vision of creating a sustainable society. For two decades,The Natural Step has been at the forefront of interna-tional research and dialogue about sustainable develop-ment. We have developed a proven, science basedmodel that helps communities and businesses better understand and integrate environmental, social, and economic considerations. The Natural Step operates in 11 countries around the world.
Commercial
Scandinavian Biogas is a world leader in optimising the production of biogas at wastewater treatment plants,ethanol and biodiesel plants, landfills and from otherlarge sources of organic waste. Based on patented tech-nology and end-to-end expertise in the biogas process,Scandinavian Biogas can increase production by three to five times in an existing wastewater digester volume.
Governmental
City of Stockholm is an internet portal providing informa-tion on all events in the city as well as on Stockholmsites, its political structure, future plans of the town hall, etc.
Sweden
