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    Environment Environment Environment Environment 

    European

    environmentaland climateNGOs

    LIFE operating

    grants 2015

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    Introduction to NGOs Compilation 2015

    NGO operating grants

    Founded in 1992, LIFE is the EU’s financial instru-ment for the environment and climate action. Underthe new LIFE Regulation (EC) No 1293/2013) “oper-ating grants shall support certain operational andadministrative costs of non-profit making entitieswhich pursue an aim of general Union interest, andare primarily active in the field of environment orclimate action and are involved in the development,implementation and enforcement of Union policy andlegislation” (Article 21 of the Regulation).

    Though the majority of LIFE finances (around 81%)

    are awarded as action grants, the LIFE programmealso supports the operations of EU level environmen-tal and climate NGOs through the competitive andtransparent awarding of annual operating grants. Thenumber of NGOs funded each year varies dependingon the quality of the applications, the amounts ap-plied for and the total budget available. This fund-ing aims to strengthen the participation of NGOs inthe dialogue process in environmental and climatechange policy-making and in its implementation.

    Calls for proposals for these yearly grants are

    published on the LIFE Programme website  andapplications are evaluated and ranked according tothe extent to which the organisations are able to

    contribute to the development and implementationof EU environmental and climate change policy inthe priority areas. To qualify for this aspect of LIFEfunding, environmental NGOs must be non-profitmaking, independent and active at a European levelwith activities and members in at least three EUMember States.

    NGO Operating Grants 2015:

    The Commission has selected 24 NGOs

    for €9 million funding

    This year the European Commission has selected 24 NGOs to receive operating grants under the LIFE

    Regulation 2014-2020 from a total of 66 proposals. These NGOs focus on a wide range of elds from

    nature and biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, sustainable production, farming and food

    consumption, climate change mitigation and adaptation, renewable energy, health, cycling, safe disposal

    of end-of-life vessels, sustainable hunting, protection of riverine, coastal and marine habitats, pesticide

    reduction, environmental governance and law and environmental education and awareness.

    More information on operational funding can be foundat: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/ngos/index.htm

    More information on the LIFE programme is available at:http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/index.htm

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    Table of contents

    Association Justice & Environment – European

    Network of Environmental Law Organizations ............3

    Carbon Disclosure Project gGmbH ......................................4

    CEE Bankwatch Network ..........................................................5

    Climate Action Network Europe vzw-asbl

    (CAN Europe) ...................................................................................6

    Coalition Clean Baltic .................................................................7Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC) ............................................8

    Environmental Partnership Association ...........................9

    European Cyclists’ Federation asbl ..................................10

    European Environmental Bureau (EEB) ..........................11

    European Forum on Nature

    Conservation and Pastoralism ...........................................12

    Federation of Associations for Hunting

    and Conservation of the EU (FACE) .................................13

    Friends of the Earth Europe ..................................................14

    Health & Environment Alliance (HEAL) ...........................15

    International Federation of Organic Agriculture

    Movements European Regional Group

    (IFOAM EU Group) .......................................................................16

    Nature Code – Centre of Development &

    Environment .................................................................................17

    NGO Shipbreaking Platform .................................................18

    Pesticide Action Network Europe ASBL .........................19

    Renewables Grid Initiative e.V .............................................20

    Slow Food .......................................................................................21

    Stichting BirdLife Europe ........................................................22

    Stichting Zero Waste Europe ................................................23

    Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G) ...................24

    WWF European Policy Programme AISBL .....................25

    WWF International Danube-Carpathian

    Programme ...................................................................................26

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    Description

    Justice & Environment (J&E) is an independent asso-ciation of 12 public interest environmental law organ-isations from 10 EU Member States and FYROM. J&Elegal experts oer expertise and education on Europeanenvironmental law, aiming to ensure the implementa-tion and improvement of EU environmental and sustain-ability legislation through the use of European law andexchange of information.

    Work Programme

    J&E will focus on public participation, energy infra-structure and environmental liability. Its activities coverhorizontal, overarching topics that have relevance formany other thematic areas (such as air, noise, waste,nature and water). These include: Aarhus Convention

    • A review of the Access to Documents Regulation or achange in its interpretation;

    • Broadened standing of NGOs at the EU Court ofJustice; and

    • An EU directive on access to environmental justice.

    Energy Infrastructure

    • The energy Projects of Common Interest (PCI) selectionprocess is transparent and environmental Civil SocietyOrganisations (CSOs) eectively participate; and

    • EU level and regional environmental CSOs are awareof the PCI designation process.

    Environmental Liability

    • J&E position is taken into account in the revisionprocess for the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD;

    • EU-level NGOs are aware of the ELD and participatein the revision process; and

    • Better application of the ELD in the Member States.

    Biodiversity

    • A common understanding of the Habitats Directive;and

    • NGO viewpoints are represented in the tness checkprocess.

    Environmental Impact Assessment

    • Raise awareness on the revised EIA Directive.

     Expected outcomes

    Aarhus Convention

    • A joint strategy with Access Info Europe on bettertransparency of EU institutions;

    • Eective lobbying of the Commission for a change inhow it applies the Access to Documents Regulation;

    • Documents for national level freedom of informationcases in judicial decision-making; and

    • Case documents for a legislative change in accessto justice before the Aarhus Convention ComplianceCommittee.

    Energy Infrastructure

    • Test the openness of the PCI selection process;• Assess the ongoing PCI selection process;• Map and reach out to environmental stakeholders for

    PCIs;• Create a PCI communications strategy; and

    • Provide information on the PCI selection process.

    Environmental Liability

    • Collect national case law examples on the applicationthe ELD, communicate J&E’s experiences, test casestriggering ELD and request for information on ELD;

    • Draw up a joint position paper with partner NGOs;• Write case reports on ELD; and• Produce a report on the application and problems/

    good practices of the ELD.

    Biodiversity

    • Communicate European Court of Justice cases to

    EU-level NGOs and via the media;

    Environmental Impact Assessment

    • Communicate the revised EIA Directive and preparerecommendations for national decision-makers.

    Contact:Postal address

    Udolni 33CZ - 602 00 BrnoCZECH REPUBLICPhone +36 1 3228462Fax +36 1 4130297Email [email protected] www.justiceandenvironment.org

    Name of contact person

    Dr. Csaba KISS, Coordinator

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:265,750.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:186,022.00 (70.00%)

    Association Justice & Environment –

    European Network of Environmental

    Law Organizations

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    CDP Europe - Carbon Disclosure

    Project gGmbH

    Description

    CDP Europe aims to help businesses, investors andpolicy-makers transform the global economic system toprevent climate change and protect natural resources.It encourages businesses and cities to reduce their green-house gas (GHG) emissions and use water and forestresources eciently by sharing environmental informationglobally. CDP Europe has seven oces across Europe.

    Work Programme

    Area 1: Climate ChangeContribute to EU climate change objectives by buildingthe capacity of policy-makers, business and capital mar-kets, in order to:• Support policy-makers and ocials in developing and

    implementing climate change policy;• Help companies report on climate change and improve

    investors’ ability to use climate change data; and• Promote more globalised climate action through

    international negotiations and local authorities.

    Area 2: Non-Financial Reporting

    Enhance the scope and prole of Non-Financial Reporting(NFR) within appraisals of EU environmental policy by:• Informing the European Commission and Member

    States about the NFR Directive’s benets; and• Improving the ability of European companies to com-

    ply with the NFR Directive.

    Area 3: Forest Policy Action

    Consolidate EU policies on forests by:• Supporting policy-makers and ocials to develop and

    implement forest policies;• Building corporate capacity to report on forest infor-

    mation and investors to use forest data;Organisational development and capacity building:• Increasing CDP’s overall capacity in the areas of poli-

    cy and public aairs; and• Improving programme management capacity at

    Team Europe.

    Expected outcomesClimate action  - improved capacity of EU ocials totranslate CDP data ndings into practice and better syn-ergy of public policy objectives achieved through work-shops with ocials, consultations and policy reports. Corporate climate action - improved business capac-ity to report on climate change and improve investors’knowledge of using climate change data through train-ing companies and investors and by promoting disclosureprocesses and regional climate change reports/events. 

    Global networking - promoting an eective ght against

    climate change through a wide range of stakeholdersand networks including cities, media and the wider public.

    NFR policy action  - increased awareness of NFR rel-evance among ocials and policy-makers, improvedknowledge by companies of NFR reporting processesand eective responses and improved understanding ofNFR through meetings with ocials and working groups,and through consultations and formal submissions. NFR corporate action  - building capacity of companieswith less reporting experience, documenting and sharinglessons learnt and case studies, increasing capacity tocomply with legislation, increased eectiveness and com-parability in using climate change data across Europe,through company training and consultation, and XBRL. Forests policy action – improved engagement with Eu-ropean institutions; promotion of disclosure on forestsand visibility of ndings and recommendations; increasedcapacity of companies to report on forests and investorsto use forest data; support to CDP’s forests stakeholders. Organisational Development  - increased capacity inEuropean Policy, Eastern Europe and the Forests Programme.

     Programme management  - improved operational/nance capacity and communications through trainingsessions for companies and investors, and through feed-back to companies on response analysis.

    Contact:Postal address

    Reinhardtstraße 19D – 10117 BerlinGERMANYPhone +49 30 311 777 163Fax +49 30 311 777 199Email [email protected] www.cdp.net/europe

    Name of contact person

    Steven TEBBE, Managing Director CDP Europe

    Duration of work programme:01/04/2015 – 31/03/2016

    Total budget in euro:1,476,013.00

    EU contribution in euro with %:500,000.00 (33.87%)

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    Description

    Founded in 1995, CEE Bankwatch Network is an interna-tional NGO that campaigns against the activities of inter-national nancial institutions in the Central and EasternEuropean (CEE) region that cause negative environmen-tal and social impacts. It monitors public investmentsmade by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Euro-pean Bank for Construction and Development (EBRD) andEU Structural and Cohesion Policy funds, and proposesalternatives to their policies and projects that are envi-ronmentally, socially and economically sustainable.

    Work Programme

    • Inuence Energy Union (EnU) policy debates, promot-ing decarbonisation of the EU economy and ensuringadoption of the highest environmental EU standardsin the Energy Community Treaty, while challengingfurther coal investments;

    • Ensure sustainability of EU-funded nature protectionand climate action projects through partnership prin-ciples in CEE countries;

    • Support local economic development and facilitate

    access to EU funds;• Promote EU-funded energy eciency projects for vul-nerable social groups;

    • Identify gaps in the EU funds and EIB‘s energy port-folio as well as in the implementation of the EnergyEciency Directive in the CEE region.

    • Advocate strong EIB climate policy and sustainablelending;

    • Promote increased accountability, open access to envi-ronmental information and compliance of publicly fund-ed projects with the EU environmental standards; and

    • Draw up Bankwatch’s strategic 2016-2020 workplan, analyse communication eectiveness and adapt

    to new EU realities.

    Expected outcomesBankwatch will work in partnership at national and locallevels with international CSOs and specialists involved indecision making for EU funds. Actions include public andmedia communications, thematic assessments, consul-tation processes, policy briengs and recommendationsfor six areas.

    Area 1: Inuencing the EnU, Energy Community Treatyand coal projects, by focusing on:• EnU intelligence gathering;• Coalition building and advocacy with EnU stakeholders;• Raising awareness about EnU through national and

    European media;• Addressing ‘carbon leakage’ via Eastern dimensions

    of the Energy Community Treaty; and

    • Challenging public funding for coal sectors in EUcountries, such as Croatia, Romania and Poland.

    Area 2: Ensuring that EU funds stimulate transitions tolow-carbon economies, through:• EU level dialogue on key elements of Cohesion policy’s

    implementation;• Mobilising EU funds for EU policy objectives concern-

    ing climate action and ecosystem resilience; and• Partnership principles during implementation, moni-

    toring and evaluation of EU funds.

    Area 3: Fostering local economic development in EUregions by:• Engaging local actors in strategic local development; and• Ensuring EU funds catalyse local development.

    Area 4: Advocating for compliance of newer Mem-ber States’ climate policies with high standard energyeciency measures, via:• Energy eciency standards for social housing and all

    social groups;• Financial instruments for energy eciency; and• Data exchange on the Energy Eciency Directive.

    Area 5: Greening the EIB and EBRD, by:• Ensuring that EIB Climate Policy prioritises green

    investments;• Enhancing EIB accountability and transparency; and• Ensuring IFI projects comply with the EU environmen-

    tal acquis and international conventions.Area 6: Assessing Bankwatch’s past strategy, provid-ing analysis of communications channels and audiencesurveys, as well as assisting internal consultations withmember groups and trainings.

    Contact:Postal address

    Na Rozcesti 1434/6CZ - 190 00 PragueCZECH REPUBLICPhone +420 274 822 150Fax +420 274 816 571Email [email protected] www.bankwatch.org

    Name of contact person

    Mark FODOR, Executive Director

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:555,672.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:350 232.00 (63.03%)

    CEE Bankwatch Network

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    Description

    CAN Europe is part of CAN International, a globalnetwork of more than 900 NGOs. The organisation isEurope’s leading network on climate and energy issues.With more than 120 member organisations in over 30European countries, CAN Europe is working to preventclimate change and promote sustainable climate andenergy policy in Europe.

    Work Programme

    CAN Europe’s overall objectives all focus on climatechange and relate to:• The EU agreeing to a fundamental reform of the

    Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) that will enable it tofunction as an eective climate mitigation policy in-strument;

    • Achieving an agreement that ensures sucient globalaction is taken to keep temperature rise well below2°C, particularly in the context of the internationalmeetings that will take place in 2015, namely theFinance for Development conference, the UN Summiton the SDGs and COP21 in Paris ;

    • The EU providing its fair share towards the US$100billion/year commitment by 2020, with adaptationbeing a priority;

    • Ensuring that the EU moves towards a 100% renew-ables-based energy system by 2050;

    • The EU making optimal use of the energy savingspotential as part of the low-carbon transformation ofour economy;

    • Working towards a de facto phase-out of coal in the EU;• All members of the Energy Community moving

    forward on the low-carbon transformation of theireconomy;

    • Working towards the full mainstreaming of climate

    change in all EU sustainable development policiesand continued empowerment of the NGO climatemovement and contribution;

    • Better understanding of the European and Chinesepolitical realities among NGOs in China and in Europe;

    • The fullest possible environmental integrity in furtherdevelopment of the EU post-2020 climate and energypolicy framework; and

    • Agreement on a new way of working for the CANEurope network that includes more participation frommember organisations.

    Expected outcomes• EU Member States can advocate for policies and

    reforms of the ETS and Market Stability Reserve;• Position and brieng papers, amendments and con-

    tributions on: EU ETS reform, renewable energy

    share, energy savings, coal phase-out, environmental

    integrity of the energy community, climate changeand agriculture and forestry, transport, and non-ETSsectors fossil fuel subsidy phase out in the EU (linkedto Finance for Development conference, the UN Sum-mit on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)and COP21 in Paris);

    • Report on key processes, principles and provisions (in-cluding national plans and targets) for a successfulrenewable 2020-2030 ‘governance framework’;

    • Support for national groups’ advocacy for the EnergyEciency Directive and agree key messages on futurepriorities for the energy eciency policy framework;

    • Report by the Coalition for Energy Savings on energysavings policies and measures – broadly disseminateproposals and recommendations contributing to a40% energy eciency target;

    • Public consultation on reform of the Energy Commu-nity treaty advocating inclusion of additional environ-mental provisions in the Energy Community portfolio;

    • Report exploring opportunities to strengthen theEnergy Community within the Energy Union;

    • Advocacy of the position of CAN International onSDGs in the EU;

    • Five short-term work placements for Chinese NGOsta in a European NGO;

    • Assistance to the EU expert group on agriculture andclimate change;

    • Development of a common NGO position on green-house gas emission reductions in the EU’s non-ETSsectors.

    Contact:Postal address

    Rue d’Edimbourg, 26B – 1050 BrusselsBELGIUMPhone +32 2 893 4670Fax: +32 2 893 1035Email [email protected] www.caneurope.org

    Name of contact person

    Wendel TRIO, Director

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:943,012.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:259,762.00 (27.55%)

    Climate Action Network Europe

    vzw-asbl (CAN Europe)

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    Description

    The Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB) is a network of around20 environmental NGOs in the Baltic Sea catchment area.These organisations aim to protect and improve the en-vironment and natural resources of the Baltic Sea and,in particular, to restore its marine environment. The CCBwork programme focuses on creating a good ecologi-cal water status in the Baltic Sea; preventing infrastruc-ture and modes of transport that are harmful to marineand coastal areas; and the development of sustainableBaltic Sea sheries. A central focus for the CCB network

    is encouraging other organisations to get involved in op-portunities for public participation in these elds.

    Work Programme

    • Improve the management of the critically endangeredpopulations of Baltic Sea harbour porpoise by makingconcrete proposals for new Marine Protected Areas;

    • Strengthen information campaigns regarding thecritically endangered European eel and push for anincreased eort to stop illegal eel shing;

    • Increase awareness of the existence and problems

    regarding microplastics in consumer products and ofthe eects these particles have on the environment;• Work with other NGOs to create recommendations

    concerning key Marine Strategy Framework Directive(MFSD) measures and with regards to current gaps insetting Good Environmental Status targets and indi-cators for biodiversity, commercial sheries, eutrophi-cation and marine litter;

    • Encourage NGOs to participate in public consultationsconcerning the MSFD;

    • Develop cooperation within the CCB and strength-en communication between regional marine NGOnetworks in the EU;

    • Increase knowledge of sustainable aquaculture andaquaculture options among NGOs and aquaculturemanagers;

    • Improve environmental standards for nutrient-bal-anced fertilisation and other measures to minimisethe nutrient runo from agriculture;

    • Inuence Baltic Member States to secure cross-com-pliance of CAP subsidies and Water Framework Direc-tive goals;

    • Secure the inclusion of high standards in the newIntensive Rearing of Pigs and Poultry BREF (Best Avail-able Techniques Reference) to minimise nutrient sur-

    plus on farmland and nutrient leakage from manure.

    Expected outcomes• MSFD implementation in the Baltic Sea Region is

    signicantly advanced by a set of measures encom-

    passing biodiversity protection, marine litter, agricul-tural runo, purication of river water input and ma-

    rine gravel extraction;• Salmon, the Baltic Sea harbour porpoise and theEuropean eel prot from targeted activities, suchas reinstalling spawning areas, reducing catch andbycatch and lobbying for Marine Protected Areas;

    • Aquaculture will be directed towards a more sustain-able development based on exemplary solutions;

    • Persistent lobbying will ensure that the CAP pro-gramme and its activities are more environmentallyfocused and more mindful of the environmental im-pact of and problems concerning industrial animalfarming;

    • The development of several websites that focus onruno and emission reduction in agriculture and pro-viding in-depth information for farmers, decision-makers and the public;

    • HELCOM (The Baltic Marine Environment ProtectionCommission) is encouraged to revise its recommen-dations;

    • The public and other stakeholders become moreaware of MSFD, WFD and CAP issues related to theBaltic environment and become highly involved in so-lution nding processes;

    • Training, seminars and workshops spread knowledgeon a number of relevant topics and thus increase

    expertise in the CCB network, authorities and stake-holders; and

    • Statements and expert papers are created bringingadditional know-how and stimulation into relevantongoing policy processes.

    Contact:Postal address

    Östra Ågatan 53S – 75322 UppsalaSWEDENPhone +46 18 705605352 / +46 18 711155Fax N/AEmail [email protected] www.ccb.se

    Name of contact person

    Gunnar NORÉN, Executive secretary

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:608,259.00

    EU contribution in euro with %:425,781.00 (70.00%)

    Coalition Clean Baltic

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    Description

    The Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC) was founded in1989 to bridge the gap between scientists, environmen-talists, site managers, planners and policy-makers. It iscurrently considered to be the largest European networkon coastal and marine management with 14 nationalbranches, oces in seven countries and members in 40.

    The EUCC operates in Europe, the Mediterranean andthe Black Sea to promote sustainable coastal and ma-rine development. It advocates best practice, provides

    advice and information, and implements projects in theeld. The Union has been involved in numerous coastaland marine-related EU programmes and projects sincethe 1990s and as such has become the main insti-tutional organisation for the European coast and itscoastal waters.

    Work Programme

    The EUCC has three main work areas in 2015:1. ‘BLUE GROWTH: Contributing to a Green Economy’

    aims to:• Encourage national, regional and local authorities

    to increase their performance regarding EU envi-ronmental and climate policies and legislation bymaking this information available as part of a sus-tainability prole for tourism destinations; and

    • Support the implementation of Maritime SpatialPlanning (MSP) by Member States as a way toreduce pressures on land, soil and ecosystems inEurope’s coastal areas.

     2. ‘MARINE STRATEGY: Ensuring Environmental Excel-

    lence’ aims to:• Focus on marine litter and underwater noise and

    contribute to the Mediterranean MSSD for ‘Seasand Coasts’; and

    • Continue cleaning European coastal waters by re-covering discarded shing nets, up-cycling theminto textile products, and raising awareness on thisissue among shermen and the general public.

    3. ‘GREEN COASTS: Protecting our Natural Capital’ aims to:• Provide guidance to marine planners and manag-

    ers with regards to securing the future of intertidalmussel beds;

    • Support NGOs, expert networks and eld manag-

    ers in their eorts to conserve and manage lagoon,wetland and sand dune habitats; and• Foster climate change adaptation governance and

    the distribution of information on coastal erosionand ood risks around the European coast.

    Expected outcomes• The availability of information on destination sus-

    tainability will result in consumer pressure on lesssustainable destinations and an increased aware-ness among destination policy-makers regarding theeconomic benets of implementing European envi-ronmental and climate policies;

    • A better understanding among coastal planners ofICM principles and practice and regarding how to dealwith land-sea interactions in MSP at local and nation-al levels;

    • More informed discussions in both marine strategytechnical groups;

    • Approaches for measures to combat marine litter aretested and included in MSFD Marine Litter RegionalAction Plans;

    • More attention is given to marine litter and underwa-ter noise in the Mediterranean MSSD;

    • The recovery of 25 tonnes of discarded shing netsfrom the sea and the consequent distribution of 500pairs of ‘marine socks’ creating publicity and provid-ing an example of circular, green economy;

    • Increased area and improved conservation status ofmussel beds and guidelines for managers of north-west European intertidal habitats for undertaking

    eective habitat restoration;• A more active and robust European Dunes Network ofexperts and managers; and

    • Improved knowledge and better implementation ofclimate adaptation strategies for coasts.

    Contact:Postal address

    Breestraat 89ANL – 2301 CK LeidenTHE NETHERLANDSPhone +31 71 512 2900Fax N/AEmail [email protected] www.eucc.net

    Name of contact person

    Dr. Albert SALMAN, Director Sustainable Development

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:334,561.00

    EU contribution in euro with %:207,611.00 (62.05%)

    Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC)

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    Description

    The EPA is an association of ve foundations in Bulgar-ia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.It also has a coordinating secretariat in Brno, CzechRepublic. The association is dedicated to empoweringlocal people to improve their environment, communi-ties and society in general with regards to sustainablemobility, urban development, climate change and natureconservation. The EPA Consortium operates on the basisof a Consortium Agreement between the independent,self-governing, and non-prot foundations. Currently,

    there are some 80 full-time and part-time sta mem-bers working in the six oces.

    Work Programme

    The EPA work programme has two main objectives:• To contribute to the protection of natural capital by

    motivating citizens and policy-makers to take prac-tical action in safeguarding biodiversity, water, theclimate and natural resources; and

    • To stimulate the sustainable development of urbanareas by enhancing low-carbon and climate resilience

    solutions in urban planning.

    Its specic objectives are to:• Substantially increase awareness of the importance

    of protecting natural resources;• Help create communities of active citizens driving

    change;• Encourage people to act responsibly in their daily

    choices and to take more action to protect nature;• Inspire national and local authorities as well as big

    corporations to reect on the environmental impactof their management plans and strategies;

    • Provide the right information to enable citizens to re-duce their carbon footprint and to have a more envi-ronmentally friendly lifestyle;

    • Promote the creation of partnerships among stake-holders to enable them to share best practice and en-courage know-how transfer to foster common strate-gies; and

    • Facilitate dialogue among private and public stake-holders by creating appropriate groups and forums.

    Expected outcomesBiodiversity promotion: 12 national European Tree ofthe Year (ETY) contests organised; 50 000 votes created

    for the European contest; development of a multilingualcontest website; production of a ETY graphic manual;200 participants attend the ETY Award Ceremony inBrussels; supporting 120 community projects on treeplanting, maintenance and protection.

    Ecotourism: 15 articles published and contributions to

    ve books on ecotourism; 1000 copies of a yer on eco-tourism produced; ve heritage ecotourism projects sup-ported; workshop with 10-15 stakeholders organised.

    Climate change education: At least 25 small-scalecommunity projects on water supported; 300 people, sixschools and four municipalities become involved in wa-ter saving; 100 children participate in an eco-happeningon water; 20 students participate in a water contest.

    Sustainable urban development: Supporting sevenNGOs dealing with nuclear risk and public control; a goodpractice brochure on Energy Information Administrationand Nuclear Power Plant Ageing and Plant Life Extensionpublished; at least 200 dierent visitors a month to theGreen Building monitoring system.

    Sustainable mobility: Eight school mobility plans andtrac-calming solutions are developed; eight small-scale school based mobility solutions implemented; sixevents held during Mobility Week; one international we-binar; one speaker at the Velocity Conference; six articlespublished in EPA media on cycling issues in Europe.

    Events: Two participants in the European Greenways

    Conference, France; active participation in EuropeanGreen Belt board meetings; organisation of a series ofworkshops, events, webinars, roundtables and educa-tional activities on various topics.

    Environmental Partnership

    Association

    Contact:Postal address

    Udolni 33CZ – 602 00 BrnoCZECH REPUBLICPhone +420 515 903 111Fax +420 515 903 110Email [email protected] www.environmentalpartnership.org

    Name of contact person

    Michal VESELÝ, Project Coordinator

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:288,327.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:201,800.00 (70.00%)

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    European Cyclists’ Federation asbl

    Description

    The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) is an interna-tional NGO, with 78 member organisations in 42 coun-tries. The Federation is one of the leading NGOs in theeld of cycling and informs key bodies – such as, theInternational Transport Forum (ITF), the UN, UN Habitat,World Health Organisation (WHO), World Bank – aboutcycling issues on a regular basis. The ECF promotes cy-cling as a daily means of transportation and recreation.It aims to ensure bicycle use achieves its fullest poten-tial, help develop more sustainable mobility and ensure

    public well-being. In 2014, ECF launched the WorldCycling Alliance (WCA) as a global network of NGOs witha substantial interest in promoting cycling.

    The ECFs main aims are to:• Change attitudes, policies and budget allocations at

    European and global level with regards to cycling;• Exchange information and expertise, as well as raising

    awareness on bicycle-related transport policies andstrategies, at European and global level; and

    • Strengthen the cycling movement.

    Work Programme

     The ECFs’ specic objectives for 2015 are to:• Further build and expand relationships with the new

    EU Commission and Parliament so cycling contributesmore within policies and work programmes;

    • Exploit the studies, strategies and tools createdduring the 2014 and 2015 Work Programmes in orderto achieve agreed milestones and indicators;

    • Train and support ECF networks through work-shops and webinars – e.g. on the HEAT tools (HealthEconomic Assessment Tools for walking and cycling)developed by the WHO;

    • Contribute to the 2015 United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);

    • Encourage the European bicycle industry to developan EU policy oce and advocacy capacity; and

    • Maintain and grow nine strategic networks relevant topolicy needs.

    These objectives will be achieved by activities based onthe following ve work areas: cycling in all policies; s-cal and economic policy; urban and city policies; deploy-ment of environment and climate-friendly technologies;cycle tourism, EuroVelo, TEN-T and passenger rights. The

    activities will include:• Participating in the Commission’s stakeholder con-

    sultation process on the mid-term review of theTransport 2011 White Paper;

    • Organising policy debates on a level playing eldfor cycling with other modes of transportation, for

    commuting and on whether Europe should adopt anAction Plan on Cycling;• Continuing to develop the ‘Cycling Forum Europe’;• Contributing to the development of a pan-European

    Master Plan on Cycling - Transport, Health, Environ-ment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP); and

    • Using the ‘Scientists for Cycling’ network to deliverthe ‘cycling in all policies’ agenda by improving theknowledge and evidence base for ECF’s policy work.

    Expected outcomes• Creation and dissemination of best practices, of

    evidence, and of practical tools;• Establishment of networks of experts and practition-

    ers who deliver more cycling ‘on the ground’;• The placing of cycling as a key contributor to Sustain-

    able Urban Mobility Plans and CO2-free city logistics;

    • A position paper on the mid-term review of the Trans-port 2011 White Paper published on the ECF website;

    • Two policy debates and two MEP cycle tours organ-ised and at least three ocial meetings of The PEPPartnership; and

    • A workshop organised at Velo-city on implementingcycling strategies beyond the national level with atleast 20 participants. Knowledge transfer and ex-

    change of opinions give valuable input for the fur-ther development of the proposed EU Action Plan onCycling, as well as the pan-European Master Plan onCycling Promotion.

    Contact:Postal address

    Rue Franklin, 28B – 1000 BrusselsBELGIUMPhone +32 2 880 92 74Fax +32 2 880 92 75Email [email protected] www.ecf.com

    Name of contact person

    Dr Bernhard ENSINK, Secretary General

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:1,096,032.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:375,000.00 (34.20%)

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    Description

    Created in 1974, the EEB is a federation of more than 140environmental civil society organisations. Its mission is toprotect and improve Europe’s environment by inuencingthe formulation and implementation of EU environmen-tal and sustainable development policies. It also aims topromote the understanding of such policies among EUenvironmental citizen organisations and the wider public.

    Work Programme

    The EEB’s 2015 work programme will include:• Contributing to the eective implementation of the

    7th EAP and the establishment of sustainable devel-opment as the overarching principle in the EU agenda;

    • Raising the awareness of EEB members and the publicabout EU environment-related policies; mobilising mem-bers and the public to become actively involved in orderto strengthen policies and ensure their implementation;

    • Increasing the ambition and eectiveness of relevantEU policies by advising key players in EU decision-making processes, not only in the policy formulationstage but also in the technical guidance and imple-

    mentation phases; engaging with other stakeholdersto enlist their support;• Seeking removal of environmentally harmful subsi-

    dies and promoting scal measures that internaliseenvironmental costs;

    • Improving environmental governance through in-creased transparency, public participation and account-ability, in particular by ensuring the full implementationof the Aarhus Convention inside the EU and the rest ofEurope and the extension of its principles globally;

    • Ensuring that initiatives that claim to promote bet-ter or smart regulation genuinely focus on reducingunnecessary administrative burdens rather than pro-moting deregulation per se.

    Expected outcomes• Re-opened debate on the main strategies that guide

    sustainable development in Europe and triggeredopenness to revising those strategies to take greateraccount of the environmental and social dimensions;

    • Submitted several dossiers of expert input to EC initia-tives to develop new or to update existing climate leg-islation in line with the post-2020 targets; evaluation ofthe rst Member State reports on measures in place inline with the Commission’s recommendation on frack-

    ing and suggested remedial action; engagement in thenewly launched Nuclear Transparency Watch process;

    • A political agreement in second reading that includesILUC factors, a sustainable cap on land-based biofu-els and a framework for next generation biofuels;

    • Maintained a new Bioenergy working group to increasethe awareness and activities on bioenergy issues;

    • Run an eective campaign for Natura 2000 manage-ment and Nature Directives with results reected inNatura 2000 ‘tness check’ assessments;

    • Developed and published a rst review of the newCAP implementation and its ‘greening’;

    • Integration of proposals to deal with soil quality ele-ments at EU level in the Commission communicationon land as a resource;

    • Signicant progress in the preparation for new legalproposals to tackle marine litter; Progress towardsachieving the target of MSY 2015;

    • Submitted information and comments to public con-sultations relevant to nanomaterials;

    • Updated position papers on air pollution with evi-dence from national members on the revision of theNEC and MCP Directives;

    • Active engagement of EEB members in national con-sultations on dra river basin management plans; Re-ection of the EEB input in new WFD CIS guidelines;

    • Ambitious proposals on waste and products as fol-low-up to the European Resource Eciency Platformrecommendations;

    • Joint position papers on the Waste Framework Direc-tive review and the main options;

    • Evidence that EEB/Coolproducts positions have been

    taken on board in the revised Ecodesign and Energylabel framework legislation and implementing regu-lations;

    • Quality inputs for the ocial processes of the AarhusConvention and the PRTR Protocol.

    Contact:Postal address

    Boulevard de Waterloo, 34B – 1000 BrusselsBELGIUMPhone +32 2 289 10 91Fax +32 2 289 10 99Email [email protected] www.eeb.org

    Name of contact person

    Jeremy WATES, Secretary General

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:2,771,767.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:900,000.00 (32.47%)

    European Environmental Bureau

    (EEB)

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    Description

    The EFNCP is an NGO with more than 50 member organi-sations in over 20 European countries. The Forum focuseson increasing knowledge about the relationship betweenfarming and natural capital, especially in grassland eco-systems, and how this relationship is inuenced by EUpolicies on the ground.

    A large membership of grassroots organisations isinvolved in the practical realities of integrating environ-ment, agricultural and rural development policies at local

    and farm levels. Together, they work towards revers-ing the decline of low-intensity farming types with thehighest natural capital across Europe and towards makingthese farming types socially, economically and environ-mentally sustainable

    Work Programme

    • Reducing the loss of ecologically valuable grasslandhabitats and their ecosystem services, and of thefarming systems that support them, by improving theimplementation of CAP options in accordance with

    environmental goals;• Reducing the environment-related risk, land degrada-tion, biodiversity loss and carbon release from wildresin Mediterranean regions by maintaining and promot-ing silvopastoral systems (raising domestic livestockon pastures where trees provide part of the forageresource) through CAP and environmental policy tools;

    • Growth of resource-ecient, low-carbon businesses inrural areas based on the processing and marketing ofproduce from High Nature Value (HNV) farming;

    • Establishing scenarios for a new agro-ecologicalmodel of EU agriculture and agricultural policy thatwould ensure that this economic sector delivers forthe Environment Action Programme in the medium tolonger term while increasing the EU’s eectiveness inaddressing international environmental and climate-related challenges.

    The EFNCP’s also has two cross-cutting objectives:• Improving the evidence base and understanding of ten-

    dencies and challenges aecting farmland ecosystems,and of the eectiveness of dierent policy approaches;

    • Strengthening the EFNCP network and encouraging agreater involvement of the grassroots membership indeveloping the Forum’s evidence base, designing policy

    proposals and developing its strategy.

    Expected outcomes• Report on how new CAP Pillar 1 mechanisms are being

    implemented in eight Member States and how they will

    aect grassland and silvopastoral ecosystems, includ-ing Natura 2000 sites;

    • Published specic proposals for improving the designand implementation of CAP measures for conservinggrassland and silvopastoral ecosystems, for the preven-tion of wildres on Mediterranean rangelands and forimproving the environmental eects of olive farming;

    • European conference on policies for grassland ecosys-tems, seminar on policy adaptation for wood pasturesand a Brussels seminar on issues for policy imple-mentation on common grazing lands, including bestapproaches for the delivery of ecosystem services;

    • Dissemination of proposals for the improved conserva-tion of ecologically valuable grassland and silvopasto-ral ecosystems through EU policy implementation atnational and local levels in Bulgaria, Ireland, Romania,Spain and the UK.

    • Illustrative videos of how farming can favour the con-servation of grassland habitats in specic Natura 2000sites, explaining the issues that need to be addressedthrough improved policy implementation;

    • Illustrative examples of farmhouse cheese dairies sup-porting HNV farming and best-practice adaptation ofEU hygiene rules;

    • Delivery of practical advice to practitioners in Spain on theadaptation of EU food hygiene regulations to traditionalfood processing associated with HNV farming systems;

    • Interim scenario of a proposed new model for EUagriculture and agricultural policy based on agro-ecologyprinciples delivered by participatory workshops; and

    • Strengthened organisational capacity and a moreengaged network of active members.

    Contact:Postal address

    Penygraig, Llanfair ClydogauUK - SA48 8LJ LampeterUNITED KINGDOMPhone +44 1570493569Fax N/AEmail [email protected] www.efncp.org

    Name of contact person

    Gwyn JONES, Director

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:586,740.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:410,718.00 (70.00%)

    European Forum on Nature

    Conservation and Pastoralism

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    Description

    Founded in 1977, the Federation of Associations forHunting and Conservation of the EU (FACE) is an inter-national, non-prot NGO representing more than sevenmillion European hunters. Based in Brussels, its mem-bers are the national hunting organisations of EU coun-tries and other Council of Europe countries (35 in total).FACE has been a member of the World ConservationUnion (IUCN) since 1987 and of Wetlands Internationalsince 2008. FACE’s main aim is to promote hunting –

    in accordance with the principles of the wise and sus-tainable use of natural resources – as a tool for ruraldevelopment and for the conservation of habitats andbiodiversity.

    Work Programme

    • Externalise and consolidate FACE’s contribution toEU nature and biodiversity policy and ensure supportfrom a range of stakeholders in the following policyareas:- Habitats and Birds Directives, and the process of

    tness checking EU nature legislation;- EU Platform on Coexistence between People andLarge Carnivores;

    - EU Regulation on the prevention and managementof the introduction and spread of invasive alienspecies;

    - Green Infrastructure Strategy, and the Mappingand Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services(MAES);

    - EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy - Integration ofnature and biodiversity policies into other policyareas including the Common Agricultural Policy,spatial planning, wildlife management and health.

    • Support international agreements and conventionsincluding the Convention on International Trade inEndangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES),the African Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA),the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), theBern Convention and the Agreement on InternationalHumane Trapping Standards (AIHTS);

    • Strengthen the knowledge of hunters and otherstakeholders at all levels on relevant EU policies,particularly the nature and biodiversity policies inorder to facilitate their enhanced and coherent imple-mentation at grassroots level; and

    • Facilitate feedback and knowledge transfer from thegrassroots levels to EU policy-makers by strengthen-ing networks of experts from member organisations inorder to contribute to the development, as well as theimplementation, of EU nature and biodiversity policies.

    Expected outcomes• Eective support for the Birds and Habitats Directives,

    and contribution to improving implementation anddelivery of EU 2020 Biodiversity Targets;

    • Higher awareness at all levels on policy areas of thehunting community and other stakeholders.

    • Better knowledge of the contribution of huntersto biodiversity conservation at local, regional andnational level. Active networks of experts amongstthe hunting community that feed technical informa-tion required at EU level for policy development andimplementation; and

    • An integrated dissemination programme that includesmultilingual articles, presentations, briengs, events,

    working groups, meetings and media contributionsthrough Europe.

    Contact:Postal address

    Rue Frédéric Pelletier, 82B – 1030 BrusselsBELGIUMPhone +32 2 732 69 00Fax +32 2 732 70 72Email [email protected]

    Website www.face.eu

    Name of contact person

    Cy GRIFFIN, Director of Conservation

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:532,530.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:160,000.00 (30.05%)

    Federation of Associations for

    Hunting and Conservation of

    the EU (FACE)

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    Description

    Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) is a network of 31environmental organisations that actively contributeto European environmental policy-making and imple-mentation. FoEE is part of the international federationFriends of the Earth International. The Brussels ocecoordinates European campaigns and communication.FoEE seeks to increase public participation and demo-cratic decision-making as vital steps in protecting theenvironment and sustainably managing natural resourc-es. Campaigns are mounted on the most urgent environ-

    mental and social issues, challenging the current modelof economic and corporate globalisation, and promotingsolutions that will help to create environmentally sus-tainable and socially just societies at the local, national,regional and global levels.

    Work Programme

    The overarching aim of the FoEE’s 2015 work pro-gramme is to engage in the EU and Members States’policy processes to achieve strong environmental poli-cies in the following areas:

    • Climate change, energy savings and renewables(including biofuels and biomass);• Food, agriculture and biodiversity;• Resource use, wellbeing and waste;• Sustainability in EU nancial regulations; and• Cross-cutting issues (lobby transparency, Transatlan-

    tic Trade and Investment Partnership, EU funds andshale gas).

    These areas build upon previous years’ achievementsand on the FoEE’s Strategy 2014-2018. An emphasiswill be placed on highlighting the benets of:• Sustainable management of natural capital;• Transition of the EU into a resource-ecient, green

    and competitive low-carbon economy; and• The EU meeting its responsibilities for safeguarding

    its citizens from environmental and climate-relatedpressures and risks as well as for lowering its envi-ronmental footprint.

    In order to reach its objectives, FoEE proposes: • Advocacy work with the EU institutions: position

    papers, briengs, letters to decision-makers andmeetings;

    • Monitoring the implementation and achievements of

    EU legislation and policies, and their integration intoother EU policy areas, and drawing attention to anylack of proper implementation and enforcement;

    • Participating in stakeholder meetings, expert workinggroups and specialist technical panels;

    • Policy dialogue with opinion leaders and decision-

    makers at EU and national level;• Capacity building of national organisations and allies,including needs assessment, and skill shares;

    • Building alliances and working in partnership withcivil society organisations, trade unions, researchinstitutes; and

    • Awareness raising and visibility: media work, publi-cations, websites, conferences, street actions andevents, and petitions.

    Expected outcomesSeveral EU policies and directives better incorporateaspects of environmental sustainability;• EU ocials are aware of, open to and support FoEE’s

    demands;• European citizens are better informed and aware of

    environmental challenges and developments at EUlevel;

    • Various European NGO coalitions strengthened andinformed;

    • Increased capacity of the FoEE network, includingYoung FoEE; and

    • Increased public pressure on decision-makers regard-ing key policy areas.

    Contact:Postal address

    Rue d’Edimbourg, 26B – 1050 BrusselsBELGIUMPhone +32 2 893 1001Fax +32 2 893 1035Email [email protected] www.foeeurope.org

    Name of contact person

    Magdalena STOCZKIEWICZ, Director

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:1,431,142.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:813,720.00 (56.86%)

    Friends of the Earth Europe

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    Description

    The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is a leadingEuropean non-prot organisation addressing how theenvironment aects health in the EU. It demonstrateshow policy changes can help protect health and enhancepeople’s quality of life.

    HEAL’s membership includes national organisations in25 European countries as well as European and globalnetworks. Member organisations – representing a widerange of health professionals, cancer and asthma

    groups, non-prot health insurers, citizens, women,youth and environmental experts as well as scientistsand public health institutes – help to bring independentexpertise and evidence from the health community todierent environmental decision-making processes.

    Work Programme

    In 2015, a key objective will be to focus attention onthe 7th EAP’ environmental health objectives and meas-ures, in particular on six priority areas: air quality, energyand health, climate change and energy, chemicals safetyand REACH implementation (Chemicals Health Monitor),endocrine disruptors, green economy and trade, andaddressing global challenges of strategic importance.This will be achieved by encouraging health professionaland health-aected groups to share knowledge regard-ing current scientic developments in the eld of health,‘win-win’ policy options and associated economic costsand benets with decision-makers and the public.

    HEAL aims to encourage the adoption of the followingspecic measures and legislation during the coming year:• A binding international agreement on climate agreed

    at COP21 in Paris;

    • Binding ceilings on air quality for 2025 (Dra NECDirective, First Reading);

    • An impact assessment on endocrine disrupting chem-icals (EDCs), which includes benets to health, andEDCs added to REACH candidate list; and

    • A WHO global resolution on air quality that featuresdemands to EU policy-makers.

    HEAL also hopes to bring about:• A review of Europe 2020 prioritising green growth for

    health and the environment;• A moratorium on the building of new coal power

    plants, and national debates on coal, air quality andhealth in Poland, Bulgaria and Serbia;• A dra strategy for a non-toxic environment and

    increased mobilisation of civil society through theEDC-free campaign;

    • Debates on the Transatlantic Trade and InvestmentPartnership (TTIP) that feature health and environ-mental issues in France, Spain, Germany, as well asthe EU presidency countries of Latvia and Luxem-bourg, and with MEPs; and

    • Statements from one or more leading health and medi-cal organisations in Germany on health, energy andclimate, and greater involvement in EU chemicals policy.

    Expected outcomes• Increased knowledge and improved evidence base

    through a strengthened science-policy interface andby addressing emerging environmental health issues;

    • Resource materials for the new EU Commissioners onthe win-win of EU sustainable development and envi-ronmental measures for the economy and health;

    • Up-to-date information on new scientic evidence onprenatal exposure to pollutants to feed into the policyprocesses at EU level;

    • Up-to-date information and evidence on emerging risks,such as fracking, to feed into energy deliberations;

    • More expertise and a stronger narrative among HEALmembers concerning EU economic policies;

    • A stronger membership base in Latvia and Luxembourg(as EU presidency countries) and a more frequent shar-ing of existing HEAL materials and educational tools(such as YouTube clips, infographics, cartoons and

    comic strips) in the relevant languages; and• A new Strategic Action Plan and a more comprehen-

    sive, strategic and coherent business plan for theperiod 2015-2020 in core policy areas, climate andenergy, air quality and chemicals/pesticides.

    Contact:Postal address

    Boulevard Charlemagne, 28B – 1000 BrusselsBELGIUMPhone +32 2 234 36 40Fax +32 2 234 36 49Email [email protected] www.env-health.org

    Name of contact person

    Genon JENSEN, Executive Director

    Duration of work programme:15/03/2015 – 14/03/2016

    Total budget in euro:698,042.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:379,699.00 (54.39%)

    Health & Environment Alliance

    (HEAL)

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    Description

    IFOAM EU Group promotes sustainable food and farming,advocating the development and integrity of Europe’sorganic movement. It is a key umbrella organisation fororganic enterprises. Membership includes more than165 European bodies from all EU-28, EFTA and candi-date countries involved throughout the entire organicfood chain, and beyond (e.g. farmers, processors, retail-ers, certiers, consultants, traders, researchers, environ-mental and consumer advocacy bodies).

    IFOAM aims to bring about the worldwide adoption ofecologically, socially and economically sound systemsthat are based on the principles of organic agriculture.

    Work Programme

    Specic objectives of the work programme• Contribute to ambitious greenhouse gas emission

    targets for agriculture in the next EU climate packagefor 2030 and in the UNFCCC process;

    • Build relationships with the new Commission and ad-vocate for a strong environmental agenda;

    • Ensure that the new EU Regulation for organic foodand farming supports sustainable development in linewith the 7th EAP;

    • Contribute to the Biodiversity 2020 strategy and tothe diversity of genetic resources in agriculture andsafeguard key environmental legislation such as theBirds and Habitats Directives;

    • Strengthen low-input and resource-ecient farmingin EU Member States under the Common Agricul-tural Policy and through better links between the EUOrganic Action Plan and national/regional plans;

    • Convince the Commission to develop an integrated

    approach to sustainable food production andconsumption;

    • Raise awareness on land-use issues and ensureaccess to land for sustainable farming;

    • Highlight agro-ecology as a solution to ‘feeding theplanet’;

    • Prevent the release of GMOs in the environment topreserve biodiversity and to secure a GMO-free foodproduction chain;

    • Ensure that legislation reviews on plant protectionproducts and fertilisers do not fast track approvalsfor harmful substances, and that natural substances

    traditionally used in organic farming remain available.• Produce a common vision for 2030 for the Europeanorganic movement, ensuring that environmental andsocial principles remain at the core of IFOAM’s EUfocus – as well as use the insights to develop theIFOAM’s EU strategy for the coming years; and

    • Further strengthen IFOAM’s EU nancial and humanresource capacities and increase the eciency of the

    organisation.

    Expected outcomes• A minimum of 30 advocacy meetings with policy-

    makers (European Commission and Parliament,Member State Representatives), promoting the ben-ets of organic food and farming to the environmentand of their inclusion in EU policies;

    • A European Conference (‘vision conference’) that pro-vides further direction and inspiration to about 180participants thus securing additional commitments tothe organic movement’s environmental principles;

    • Alliance-building (also on international level) ensuringthat international climate negotiations recognise therelevance of organic agriculture for climate changemitigation and adaptation;

    • Around 30 strategy meetings and workshops (internaland with other NGOs) to discuss strategies on climatechange, organic regulation, rural development, agro-ecological research priorities, biodiversity and pesti-cide-free farming;

    • Around 10 publications and regular sharing of infor-mation on the IFOAM EU website, in newsletters andon social media thus raising awareness and knowl-

    edge on various key environmental issues; and• A focus on the internal development of the organisa-tion, further stabilising its working tools and eciencyas well as its nancial base.

    Contact:Postal address

    Rue du Commerce, 124B – 1000 BrusselsBELGIUMPhone +32 2 280 68 50Fax +32 2 735 73 81Email [email protected] www.ifoam-eu.org

    Name of contact person

    Joanna Wierzbicka, Fundraising coordinator

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:971,852.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:496,374.00 (51.08%)

    International Federation of Organic

    Agriculture Movements European

    Regional Group (IFOAM EU Group)

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    Description

    Nature Code is focused on policy solutions promotingsustainable development, environmental integrity andgood governance. Nature Code hosts Carbon MarketWatch, scrutinising carbon markets and facilitating fairand eective climate protection. Its partner network of374 NGOs and academics in more than 70 countriesoperate on three levels:• EU level: ensuring European governments lead inter-

    national climate action eorts;• International level: advocating stronger environmental

    and social integrity of UN climate mechanisms; and• Grassroots level: empowering and enabling civilsociety around the world to have a strong voice inclimate action policy.

    Work Programme

    Actions will strengthen Europe’s eorts to reduce green-house gas (GHG) emissions by facilitating consistencybetween the EU’s short- and long-term climate objec-tives; enhancing synergies between policy initiatives indierent countries and sectors; and closing loopholeshindering the eectiveness of EU climate policies.

    Specically, the programme aims to:• Strengthen the role of the EU’s Emissions Trading

    System (ETS). Current reform and upcoming revisionof the system will be used to address the oversupplyof emission allowances (avoiding further weakeningof carbon price signals) and enhance incentives toinnovate;

    • Promote deeper CO2  reductions in transport and

    building sectors by ensuring eective implementa-tion of the Eort Sharing Decision (ESD) up to 2020;informing the new post-2020 legislation for non-ETS

    emissions; and building on the lessons learnt;• Promote climate eorts in agriculture and land use,

    land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) sectorsto enhance the 2030 package’s overall climateambitions;

    • Ensure the highest environmental integrity of aglobal market-based mechanism (MBM) for aviationemissions;

    • Ensure that the development of a global carbonmarket supports the EU’s drive for an eective glob-al carbon price by raising awareness of the needfor linking safeguards with a robust international

    accounting framework; and• Promote sustainable development objectives ininternal and external climate change policies byincreasing understanding about the benets ofcivil society’s participation in climate mitigationmechanisms.

    Expected outcomesEU ETS: policy briengs and recommendations combinedwith multi-stakeholder policy events and communicationmessages focusing on carbon leakage and the ETS.

    ESD: policy recommendations on emission surplus al-lowances accumulated pre-2020 and additional meas-ures in non-ETS sectors. Event, webinars and articles willalso promote decarbonising non-ETS sectors such as thetransport and waste sectors.

    LULUCF: policy briengs; awareness-raising/capacity-building meetings addressing policy options to tackleemissions from LULUCF sectors.

    ICAO: position papers on market-based mechanism to-wards ICAO’s triannual general assembly, building onthe road to Paris. Publications, webinars and meetingswith relevant stakeholders, pinpointing the importanceof emission reduction from aviation.

    Global carbon market: discussing carbon market devel-opments around the world; coordination of an event ondevelopments to link the EU ETS to other carbon mar-kets such as Switzerland in the short term and China inthe long term; information activities and policy recom-

    mendations for COP21.

    Sustainable development objectives in climate changepolicies: NAMA brieng papers and newsletters. Online andprinted communication tools promoting benets of civilsociety’s participation in climate mitigation mechanisms.

    Contact:Postal address

    Rue d’Albanie, 117B – 1060 BrusselsBELGIUMPhone +32 2 335 3661Fax +32 2 335 3669Email [email protected]

    Website www.naturecode.org /www.carbonmarketwatch.org

    Name of contact person

    Eva FILZMOSER, Director Carbon Market Watch

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:486,625.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:205,425.00 (42.21%)

    Nature Code – Centre of

    Development & Environment

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    Description

    The NGO Shipbreaking Platform contains 18 member or-ganisations in 12 countries (of which ve are EU Mem-ber States: Belgium, France, the UK, the Netherlands andGreece) and seven partner organisations. It promotessafe, environmentally sound recycling and disposal ofend-of-life vessels by advocating responsible shipbreak-ing policies (at European and international levels) ap-plying principles of human rights, environmental justice,‘polluter pays’, producer responsibility and clean produc-tion. It also promotes marketplace incentives to divert

    trac away from infamous shipbreaking beaches inSouth Asia.

    Work Programme

    Key policy developments

    In 2015, the Commission will address outstand-ing elements of the new regulation on Ship Recycling.The regulation asks the Commission to consider anancial mechanism and possible amendments of theEnvironmental Crimes Directive. The latter could also bediscussed in the European Parliament and at the Euro-

    pean Council because the Commission could propose anamendment to the Environmental Crimes Directive. ThePlatform will participate in this policy process, aimingfor a robust legislative framework and use of the newregulation.

    Eective implementation of the law

    The Platform will assist the Commission in approving astakeholder-agreed list of yards that fully comply withthe new Ship Recycling regulation. The Platform willalso inuence the marketplace to rapidly and eectivelyadopt EU policy recommendations and requirements.

    Raised awareness

    The Platform will raise greater public and marketplaceawareness on environmental and human rights abuseslinked to some South Asian shipbreakers.

    Expected outcomesEorts will include awareness-raising events, briengs,position papers, participation in international conferenc-es, reports and meetings with EU Institutions and otherrelevant actors. Outcomes are expected to:• Encourage rapid and appropriate regulatory action

    to ensure internalisation of environmental costs, as

    well as a persuasive penalty scheme, to strengthenthe EU’s new regulation on Ship Recycling (associatedposition papers, reports and briengs produced thattarget European level policy-makers);

    • Help the Commission establish the list of approvedship recycling facilities by providing detailed input on

    ship dismantling practices in Turkey and China as wellas holding a workshop on the situation in China.• Provide up-to-date legal information and other situa-

    tional analysis for India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, aswell as soliciting the input of South Asian civil societyto European policy debates;

    • Monitor the European Waste Shipment Regulation(EC) 1013/2006 and alert EU Member States aboutpotential breaches;

    • Monitor ships sailing under the ag of an EU MemberState and those owned by EU-based companies andinform the Commission of their business practices(such as change of ag and ship recycling destina-tions) as well as involvement in shipbreaking yardaccidents;

    • Publish reports and listings of ‘Global Dumpers’ and‘Responsible Recyclers’, based on desk research,purchased data (IHS, TradeWinds) and shipping data-bases (LMIU);

    • Provide leadership at UN meetings (Basel and HongKong Conventions) in strategic partnership with like-minded think thanks and legal experts; and

    • Promote environmentally sound and safe shiprecycling best practice by advising ship owners touse EU-approved facilities and by seeking common

    strategies with European ship recycling industry,cargo owners and trade unions.

    Contact:Postal address

    Rue de la Linière, 11B – 1060 BrusselsBELGIUMPhone +32 2 6094 419Fax N/AEmail [email protected] www.shipbreakingplatform.org

    Name of contact person

    Patrizia HEIDEGGER, Executive Director

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:260,460.00

    EU contribution in euro with %:180,000.00 (69.11%)

    NGO Shipbreaking Platform

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    Description

    The Pesticide Action Network (PAN) is a worldwide net-work of more than 600 non-governmental organisa-tions, institutions and individuals in over 60 countries.PAN projects and campaigns are coordinated by veautonomous regional centres: Europe, North America,South America, Asia-Pacic and Africa.

    PAN Europe is the only Brussels-based NGO campaign-ing solely on pesticides. It aims to replace the use ofhazardous pesticides with ecologically sound alterna-

    tives. It was founded in 1987 and has been an ociallyrecognised NGO under Belgium law since 2010.

    Work Programme

    PAN Europe is committed to moving towards a non-tox-ic environment in both towns and rural areas. Its workfollows ve strategic priorities: 1) pesticide-free towns;2) reducing the use of pesticides in agriculture; 3) res-toration (biodiversity and water quality); 4) maximumresidue levels, combination toxicity and the Transatlan-tic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); 5) greengrowth in the agricultural sector.

    PAN Europe identies good practice among towns andfrom Member States that have lowered their use ofpesticides in agriculture. PAN then uses these examplesto ensure a proper implementation of the EU legislationand to work towards the establishment of a toxic-freeenvironment in the long run.

    Aims for 2015 are:

    Meetings and events:

    • Organising a high-level European symposium in

    Brussels, a Belgium conference on pesticide-freetowns, and a conference during the Luxembourgpresidency;

    • Participation in civil society dialogue (DG AGRI) andadvisory groups (DG SANCO), and potential EMASmeeting of JRC/DG ENVI;

    • Organising a workshop to encourage the imple-mentation of Community action for the sustain-able use of pesticides (SUD) and a European work-shop allowing for exchange among pesticide-freetowns;

    • Set up 500 local events on pesticides and establish

    a homepage featuring 200 testimonies by the endof 2015; and• Participate in relevant European seminars organised

    by others and in meetings with other NGOs.

    Papers and documents:

    • A declaration calling for a non-toxic environment,

    surveys for towns and Member States, factsheets onalternatives to pesticides and best practice relatedto non-toxic environments;

    • Position papers on the future EU agricultural policy,pesticide taxation, VAT levels, and the rural develop-ment support scheme; and

    • A literature review of scientic papers on amphib-ians, bees and water pollution, along with a reporton best practice regarding these issues.

    Awareness-raising:

    • Identifying individuals concerned with or who arevictims of pesticides;

    • Creating PAN Europe newsletters, including one spe-cically for the Pesticide Action Week; and

    • Articles and press releases in the newsletters of PANmembers and other NGOS.

    Expected outcomes• Participation in ve EU public consultations;• 20 letters sent to the European Commission, EFSA;• Declaration calling for a non-toxic environment

    signed by 100 NGOs;• 200 testimonies from individuals concerned about

    victims of pesticides or from the victims themselves;

    • 500 local awareness raising events;• Reports, publications, press releases, blog contribu-

    tions; and• Articles in the PAN newsletter activate and inspire

    Member States, EU policy-makers, and citizens.

    Contact:Postal address

    Rue de la Pépinière, 1B – 1000 BrusselsBELGIUMPhone +32 2 503 08 37Fax N/AEmail [email protected] www.pan-europe.info

    Name of contact person

     Henriette Christensen, Executive Secretary

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:233,700.00

    EU contribution in euro with %:115,511.00 (49.43%)

    Pesticide Action Network Europe

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    Description

    The Renewables Grid Initiative connects 14 grid opera-tors from eight European countries with seven environ-mental NGOs promoting ecient, sustainable, and thesocially acceptable development of European grids fordecentralised and large-scale renewable energies.

    Work Programme

    • Continue working with the European Commissionto improve the selection processes for Projects of

    Common Interest (PCIs) and with the EuropeanNetwork of Transmission System Operators forElectricity (ENTSO-E) to improve the process of devel-oping the European Ten-Year-Network-Development-Plan (TYNDP);

    • Build a coalition of players to deal with the risk ofcumulative impacts on the marine environment.Investigate how grid infrastructure (including frommarine environments) can collect environmentalassessment data;

    • Continue knowledge sharing and promotion of goodpractices for grid development and nature protection

    by holding events, promoting best practice and carry-ing out communication activities;• Investigate opportunities to establish an international

    learning platform;• Investigate opportunities to launch a quality stand-

    ard to systematically assess/improve industryperformance on nature protection, transparency andparticipation;

    • Build a team for the above tasks, run a strategicplan process to reconrm RGI’s direction under a newownership structure, increase geographical scope; and

    • Better understand longer term funding opportunitiesfor new project ideas.

    Expected outcomes• Facilitate a new ‘EU structures’ dialogue and engage

    with Directorate Generals as well as the oce of theEnergy Union’s vice president. Support NGO contribu-tions to EC regional groups that select PCIs. Engage withENTSO-E in task forces for transparency and TYNDP;

    • Organise a marine conference to identify partners for joint measures targeting better understanding andavoiding impacts of oshore expansion on the marineenvironment;

    • Organise workshops, a conference and other

    networking meetings, update the best practiceprojects collection, run the ‘good practice of the yearaward’ and maintain communication/dissemina-tion channels (such as a website, newsletter, Twitteraccount and factsheets);

    • Establish media monitoring and increase journalist

    cooperation;• Develop business plan for an international exchangeplatform covering energy transition and its environ-mental implications;

    • Launch the collection of worthwhile cases and recruittraining course experts;

    • Carry out market assessments and consider businessplanning for a RGI quality standard (covering natureprotection, transparency and participation); and

    • Screen fund for new projects and develop a fundraising map.

    Contact:Postal address

    Neue Promenade 6D – 10178 BerlinGERMANYPhone +49 170 5849229Fax +49 30 767719450Email [email protected] www.renewables-grid.eu

    Name of contact person

    Antonella BATTAGLINI, Executive Director

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:673,303.00

    EU contribution in euro with %:471,312.00 (70.00%)

    Renewables Grid Initiative e.V

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    Description

    Slow Food was founded in 1986 and became an inter-national association in 1989. It is a grassroots, mem-bership-driven organisation with a network of around100 000 members in 150 countries. It seeks to createa broad worldwide cultural shi in the relationship thatpeople have with food. Slow Food envisions a worldwhere everyone has access to good, clean and fair food.‘Good’ refers to food that has a culturally appropriatetaste quality and that is healthy. ‘Clean’ relates to foodproduction and consumption that does not harm the

    environment or the health of those producing it. ‘Fair’means both accessible prices for consumers and equita-ble wages for producers.

    Work Programme

    The main objective of this year’s work programme is tohelp close a seemingly widening gap between citizens’expectations and EU perspectives on environmental andclimate matters. The relevance of the environment forprosperity also needs to be addressed. Throughout 2015a number of international meetings that focus on the

    environment, sustainable food and climate change, suchas Expo 2015 (Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life) and theUN Framework Conference on Climate Change, will help tostrengthen the dialogue between institutions and citizens.

    Slow Food believes that the 7th  Environment ActionProgramme “Living well within the limits of our Planet”must be a cornerstone of any European policy agenda:respect for the planet’s ecological limits is essential forany policy striving to ensure growth, prosperity and com-petitiveness. Slow Food will thus continue to advocatefor a paradigm shi towards a sustainable food systemat public, corporate and political levels. The organisationis supported by one million followers in seven nationaland three coordinating structures, 1 500 local chaptersand around 2 000 food communities.

    The organisation’s 2015 work programme will concen-trate on tackling the deep interconnections between theclimate, environment and agriculture. Given the cross-cutting nature of food, the programme will stronglyemphasise the integration of environmental and cli-mate issues into other policies. Slow Food will partici-pate in Expo 2015 and will keep on working to promoteagrobiodiversity and food sustainability across Europe

    and further aeld through the Ark of Taste platform toidentify, safeguard and promote food biodiversity.

    The entire European network and sta will work toachieve the following:

    • Four objectives under the heading “Preserving biodi-versity, preserving the planet”, which aim to support

    sustainable agriculture and sheries in the EU, and inparticular address the role of small-scale producers;• Four objectives under the heading “Food sustainabili-

    ty: a failed promise?” which will facilitate the develop-ment of an EU Common Sustainable Food Policy; helpght food loss and waste; promote successful exam-ples of alternative sustainable food supply chains;and advocate animal welfare;

    • Five objectives under the title “OrganisationalDevelopment” which aim to strengthen the network’soverall performance.

    Expected outcomesThe deliverables envisaged can be grouped under thefollowing categories:• Producing at least 10 policy documents that target

    the network’s main stakeholders;• Contributing to international and EU debate on food

    through participation in advisory committees, EUinstitution working groups and in the civil societyconsultation mechanism of FAO;

    • Training and capacity building to transfer andexchange knowledge, good practices and experienceamong producers;

    • Organising events to facilitate interaction between

    producers and consumers and to reach decisionmakers at all levels;

    • Coordinating and implementing grassroots projectsinvolving producers and that facilitate communicationwith consumers.

    Contact:Postal address

    Piazza XX Settembre, 5IT - 12042 Bra (CN)ITALYPhone +39 0172 419 602Fax +39 0172 419 755Email [email protected] www.slowfood.com

    Name of contact person

    Cristina AGRILLO, Slow Food EU Department

    Duration of work programme:01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015

    Total budget in euro:1,283,775.00

    EC contribution in euro with %:460,000.00 (35.83%)

    Slow Food

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    Description

    Stichting BirdLife Europe helps 49 BirdLife partners fromEurope and Central Asia to manage around 6 000 natureconservation sites covering over 320 000 hectares.

    Work Programme

    • Support implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strat-egy, particularly the full implementation of the Birdsand Habitats Directives;

    • Improve EU agricultural policy contributions to biodi-

    versity conservation, climate mitigation and adapta-tion, and environmental protection;

    • Improve EU maritime and sheries policies’ contribu-tion to conservation and environmental protection;

    • Promote harmonisation of climate action and green-house gas reduction with biodiversity conservationand ecosystem protection;

    • Raise awareness and engage policy-makers, busi-nesses, media and other target audiences about theintrinsic, social and economic value of biodiversity,birds and nature; and

    • Support, strengthen and coordinate the European

    BirdLife Partnership in developing and implementingcommon conservation programmes, as well as partic-ipating in EU environmental policy making to improvethe status of birds and biodiversity in general.

    Expected outcomes• EU roles in domestic and external environmental pol-

    icy is strengthened by informed engagement;• EU policy is well communicated for biodiversity, agricul-

    ture, maritime, sheries, invasive species and climatechange. Its implementation will be inuenced throughadvocacy, engagement and information provision;

    • The Birds and Habitats Directives, Marine StrategyFramework Directive and other relevant pieces of EUlegislation are eectively implemented;

    • Main threats to bird conservation – such as habitatloss, by-catch, collision with and electrocution on powerlines, poisoning, lead contamination and illegal killing –are identied, assessed and eectively tackled;

    • Signicant progress is made on the implementation ofactions under Target 2 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy;

    • Threats from invasive alien species are tackledthrough robust implementation of the new EU Reg-ulation on the prevention and management of theintroduction and spread of invasive alien species;

    • The EU contributes to global biodiversity conservationby reducing its negative footprint and improving itscontribution to global conservation eorts;

    • Common Agricultural Policy reforms are implementedand deliver for biodiversity and environment;

    • EU rural development policy eectively deliversconservation schemes and avoids investments that

    damage biodiversity;• An EU vision for sustainable agriculture is developedand promoted;

    • Marine Important Birds Areas are eectively pro-tected through their designation as Special ProtectionAreas and through appropriate management;

    • Seabird by-catch mortality in Europe and outside itswaters is signicantly reduced;

    • EU maritime and sheries policies are supportive ofbiodiversity conservation;

    • EU energy policies contribute to eective climatechange mitigation while building robust safeguardsfor biodiversity;

    • Ecosystem based adaptation is integrated intorelevant EU policies and climate adaptation is incor-porated into biodiversity conservation strategies;

    • Diverse and growing numbers of people across Europeappreciate and value birds and biodiversity, and takeor support actions to protect them;

    • EU and national decision makers are more aware,informed and mobilised for biodiversity conservation,climate action and environmental protection;

    • The European business sector is more engaged withbiodiversity conservation, climate action and environ-mental protection;

    • A thriving and growing Europe wide grassroots networkof civil society organisations work together through theBirdLife Europe Partnership and be


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