Home: Czech Republic

Description: Calla - Association for Preservation of the Environment is a citizens' environmental association founded in 1991. Calla is named after a protected plant, the water-arum (Calla palustris).
The mission of Calla is to assist people in their efforts of protection of the environment, to contribute to the conservation of valuable ecosystems in southern Bohemia and to support the development of renewable energy resources.

Geographical focus: Czech Republic

Web site language: Czech, English

URL: http://www.calla.cz/

Home: Czech Republic

Description: The EPSD is a consortium of six foundations in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia dedicated to mobilizing and empowering people to improve their environment, their local communities and societies. Since their establishment in 1991, the Environmental Partnership foundations have invested approximately € 20 million in support of over 8,000 initiatives. As well as providing financial and technical support to local, grassroots organizations, EPSD foundations also implement directed national and regional programs designed to address local as well as regional and cross-border issues.

The EPSD has become a source of long-term sustainability in the region with a constituency of over 500 grassroots organizations in a region of 100,000,000 people. We are constantly working to increase and enhance our delivery capacity on a national and regional level as well and to strengthen our regional cooperation. At the same time, we are working to share our story and experiences to benefit partners in neighboring countries such as Serbia, the Ukraine and Byelorussia. EPSD is also starting to address global issues and take part in the global dialogue regarding the future of our planet.

Geographical focus: Central Europe

Web site language: English

URL: http://www.environmentalpartnership.org/

Home: Germany, Russia

Description: The European ECO Forum (ECO Forum) is ad hoc Coalition of environmental citizens' organisations (ECOs) and other NGOs acting in the UNECE region and primarily focusing on the "Environment for Europe" (EfE) Ministerial process. The European ECO Forum also takes active part in the "Environment and Health" process.

Geographical focus: CIS countries

Web site language: English, Russian

URL: http://www.eco-forum.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Home: Poland

Description: Greenways are multifunctional trails, developed in both urban and rural areas, for non-motorized users typically leading along linear green corridors, historic trade routes, rivers and railways. They are managed by local people in order to encourage sustainable development and healthy lifestyle. Greenways provide a framework for community-based initiatives and projects related to nature conservation, cultural heritage preservation, sustainable tourism and mobility. Greenways seek to address needs of locals and visitors and to provide a positive contribution to the local economy.

Geographical focus: Central Eastern Europe

Web site language: Polish, English

URL: http://www.fpds.pl/en/

Home: Canada

Description: The Sustainable Development Communications Network (SDCN) was established in 1998 as a result of the desire of civil society organizations (CSOs) to take advantage of their mutual interests, distinct geographies and diverse skills by collaborating on communications activities. Its history is one of continuous learning and gradual expansion of membership and activities.

The objectives of the network include:

• To undertake joint communications activities to inform broader audiences about sustainable development.
• To build capacity among members to communicate sustainable development through new communications technologies, and broadly share the knowledge about how to use Internet communications technologies (ICTs) efficiently and effectively.
• To experiment with new communications technologies and to develop methods for their seamless integration with existing communications technologies.
• To provide a forum for network members to share experiences in the management of sustainable development communications.
• To inform each other about SD research and action underway within each organization.

Geographical focus: Worldwide

Web site language: English, French, Spanish

URL: http://www.iisd.org

Home: Macedonia

Description: Eco-sense is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization established with the aim to work on environmental issues and to initiate positive changes in that field in Macedonia.
Aims:
Primary interests are solving the problems with waste management, promotion of environmentally- friendly and sustainable transport in Macedonia and the promotion of transparency in the work of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in Macedonia, protection of the environment and cultural heritage, promotion and information dissemination about the new and sustainable ways to use energy (biogas and bio-fuel, solar energy, etc), and working on GMOs (genetically modified organisms).
Eco-sense will accomplish its goals by lobbying the Macedonian Government and IFIs for substantial changes towards informing and involving the public in their activities, inform the business sector for the need and benefits of transparency, and will achieve positive initiatives through campaigning and project implementation.

Geographical focus: Macedonia

Web site language: English, Macedonian

URL: http://www.ekosvest.com.mk/

Home: Lithuania

Description:

Goals:
- Solution of environmental problems, seeking to reduce negative impact of human activities to environment.

Fields of activities:
- energy, transport and environment.
- Promotion and development of the bicycle transport and tourism.
- International Financial Institutions and their impacts for environment and society.
- European Union Structural funds and environment.
- Public awareness and environmental education
- Protection of cultural and historical heritage.
- Organizing of seminars, conferences, exhibitions, camps, and other events related to environment protection.

Geographical focus: Lithuania

Web site language: Lithuanian, English

URL: http://www.atgaja.lt/index.php?id=1-11-0

Home: Latvia

Description: Latvian Green Movement is an open and democratic environmental organization, which brings together environmental activists, volunteers and experts who want to be active in order to improve the quality of the environment and prevent environmental crime.

Geographical focus: Latvia

Web site language: Latvian

URL: http://www.zalie.lv/?id=5

Home: Hungary

Description: The overall objective of the National Society of Conservationists (NSC) is to protect nature as a whole and to promote the implementation of sustainable development.

Geographical focus: Hungary

Web site language: English, Hungarian

URL: http://www.mtvsz.hu/

Home: Estonia

Description: ERL is one of the most influential environmental groups in Estonia, raising environmental awareness among public, pushing government for strong policy and being quite visible in national media. Its activities are carried out in framework of 3 programs:

• environmental awareness
• environmental policy
• nature conservation

Geographical focus: Estonia

Web site language: English, Estonian

URL: http://www.roheline.ee/index.php

Home: Croatia

Description: Green Action is a leading non-governmental organization for environmental protection in Croatia. Its activist approach in solving environmental problems enables its staff and volunteers to effectively deal with challenging and often, serious issues.

Green Action is active on local, national and global levels and promotes the protection of nature and the environment, while advocating for sustainable development in Croatian and other communities. It also focuses on activities that foster public participation in decision-making processes with the aim of improving the quality of life in Croatia.

Geographical focus: Croatia

Web site language: English, Croatian

URL: http://zelena-akcija.hr/

Home: Bulgaria

Description: Za Zemiata strives for an outward-oriented policy and activities are carried out in co-operation with volunteers and other Bulgarian NGOs. Za Zemiata is the representative organisation of the Central - and Eastern European Bankwatch network and of the International Energy Brigades, and a member of GAIA and SEEEN (South Eastern Europe Environmental NGO) networks.

Za Zemiata is committed to:

• Suggesting and developing positive and sustainable alternatives to socially and environmentally harmful activities and projects;
• Actively involving in civil society building and raising awareness among the grassroots about existing environmental problems and ways to counteract;
• Networking and co-operation between local and international non-governmental groups.

Geographical focus: Bulgaria

Web site language: English, Bulgarian

URL: http://old.zazemiata.org/about_en.php

Home: Serbia

Description: The association is without commercial goals and aims at:

Promoting ecology (in the broad sense of the term: the environment, social and political ecology) and sustainability among European young people, using all available non-violent means

Encouraging the realization of studies and reflections in different forms on ecology (in the broad sense of the term) by young democratic people from all over Europe with focus on Eastern Europe (European Non EU countries)

Gathering young people living in different European nations, recognizing and promoting the dialogue on regional and national differences

Co-coordinating common actions of member organizations toward development and cooperation among young people and groups in Europe aiming to bring European nations closer together.

Promoting common green political aims on international level.

Protecting human rights, minority rights, gender equality and democracy as well as democratic ways of working yes

Promoting sustainable development in Eastern Europe

Geographical focus: The Balkans

Web site language: English

URL: http://www.cdnee.org/home-mainmenu-1.html

Home: Poland

Description: Zwiazek Stowarzyszen Polska Zielona Siec (Polska Zielona Siec - PZS) - Alliance of Associations Polish Green Network (Polish Green Network - PGN) is a national alliance of 10 strongest environmental and sustainable development associations and foundations based in the largest cities of Poland (Warszawa, Krakow, Lodz, Wroclaw, Lublin, Bialystok, Bielsko-Biala, Torun, Szczecin, Poznan) and a few partners (Warszawa, Wroclaw, Gliwice). PGN regularly cooperates with about 30 civic society organizations.

The main areas of its activities are advocating for social and environmental justice within sustainable development, establishing social control mechanisms over public funds, increasing consumer's impact on multinational corporations, building public support for development and providing development assistance in the Global South countries and Eastern Europe.

Geographical focus: Poland

Web site language: English, Polish, Russian

URL: http://zielonasiec.pl/en/

Home: Hungary

Description: We envision a world in which the continuous improvement of quality of life is assured, in a just society, without burdening our natural resources or endangering the environment. This can be achieved by altering the dominant patterns of production and consumption and by promoting sustainable lifestyles and behaviour.

The mission of the Central and Eastern European network is to heighten awareness in the region regarding the need to change our unsustainable consumption trends. We do this by translating our passion for the environment and social justice into practical actions and initiatives. Rooted in a common understanding of the need for cooperation, this network serves to join together efforts in the region and seek out innovative and creative ways to change consumer behavior.

We aim to do this by: building the capacity of our members; creating tools for shifting consumption patterns; raising awareness and campaigning on issues relevant to our cause.

Geographical focus: Central Eastern Europe

Web site language: English

URL: http://www.ceenetwork.org/

Home: Slovakia

Description: GREENWAY consists of 31 member organizations and is one of few purely Central and Eastern European networks of environmental NGOs. Its intention is to contribute to a strong environmental movement in CEE which can deal with the issues of the economic reform and western investment and aid programmes. It strives to increase the co-operation between organisations in CEE regions in order to learn from each others' experiences.

GREENWAY also facilitates exchange of information, ideas and opinions, and development of regional strategies in the struggle to improve environmental conditions in Central and Eastern Europe. It produces a bi-monthly GREENWAY NEWSLETTER, organizes conferences and workshops for CEE groups on a variety of issues e.g. energy, environmental education, waste, etc.

Geographical focus: Central and Eastern European countries

Web site language: English, Slovak

URL: http://www.seps.sk/zp/greenway/