NGOs Compilation 2014: European Environmental NGOs

European
environmental
NGOs
LIFE operating
grants 2014
Environment
Introduction to NGOs Compilation 2014
NGO Operating Grants 2014:

The Commission has selected 28 NGOs
for 9 million funding
From a total of 56 proposals, the European Commission has chosen to award 28 NGOs operating grants in
2014 under the LIFE+ Regulation. These NGOs focus on a wide range of fields from nature and biodiversity
conservation to sustainable development, sustainable use of resources, water quality, health protection,
litter prevention and sustainable waste management, recycling, climate change mitigation and adaptation,
environmental education and awareness raising, clean transport and sustainable mobility, marine environment protection, wetlands, sustainable hunting, sustainable production, farming and food consumption.
NGO operating grants

Founded in 1992, LIFE is the EUs financial instrument
for the environment. Under the new LIFE Regulation
(EC) No 1293/2013) operating grants shall support
certain operational and administrative costs of nonprofit making entities which pursue an aim of general
Union interest, and are primarily active in the field of
environment or climate action and are involved in the
development, implementation and enforcement of
Union policy and legislation (Article 21 of the Regulation).
At least 81% of the budgetary resources for LIFE shall
be used for action grants or, where appropriate, financial instruments supported by the LIFE Programme.
However, LIFE also supports the operations of EU-level environmental NGOs through the competitive and
transparent awarding of annual operating grants. The
number of NGOs funded each year varies depending
on the quality of the applications, the amounts applied for and the total budget available. This funding
aims to strengthen the participation of NGOs in the
dialogue process in environmental policy-making and
in its implementation.
The operating grants are awarded on a yearly basis
with calls for proposals published on the LIFE Programme website. The applications are evaluated and
ranked according to criteria relating to the extent to

which the organisations can contribute to EU policy
development and implementation in the priority areas
of EU environmental policy. EU-level environmental
NGOs that wish to apply for funding under this programme must be non-profit making and independent.
They must also be active at a European level with
activities and members in at least three EU Member
States.
More information on operational funding can be found

at: 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
Table of contents
CEE Bankwatch Network.......................................................3
FUNDACIN OCEANA...........................................................17
CEEweb for Biodiversity.........................................................4
Health & Environment Alliance (HEAL)......................18
Climate Action Network (CAN)

Europe vzw-asbl........................................................................5
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe.............19
Counter Balance........................................................................6
Environmental Partnership Association........................7
EUROPARC Federation............................................................8
European Centre for Nature Conservation
(ECNC).............................................................................................9
International Federation of Organic Agriculture

Movements European Regional Group
(IFOAM EU Group)..................................................................20
Justice and Environment...................................................21
NGO Shipbreaking Platform.............................................22
Seas At Risk...............................................................................23
European Cyclists Federation asbl..............................10
Slow Food...................................................................................24
European Environmental Bureau (EEB).....................11
Stichting BirdLife Europe...................................................25
European Federation for Transport and

Environment a.i.s.b.l..............................................................12
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE...............................26
European Litter Prevention Association asbl..........13

EUROSITE....................................................................................14
Federation of Associations for Hunting and
Conservation of theEU (FACE).......................................15
Friends of the Earth Europe.............................................16
Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G)..............27

WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION..................................................28
WWF European Policy Programme AISBL................29
WWF International Danube-Carpathian
Programme................................................................................30
CEE Bankwatch Network
Description
CEE Bankwatch Network is an international NGO that
was founded in 1995 to campaign against the activities of international financial institutions in the Central
and Eastern European (CEE) region that cause negative
environmental and social impacts. It monitors public investments made by the European Investment Bank (EIB),
the European Bank for Construction and Development
(EBRD) and the EU Structural and Cohesion Policy funds
(EU funds), and proposes environmentally, socially and
economically sustainable alternatives to their policies
and projects.
Work Programme
CEE Bankwatch Networks work programme in 2014
will focus primarily on mitigating the effects of climate
change by participating in policy processes at the EU
level and in a number of new Member States. The programme has the following specific objectives:
Ensuring that environmental and climate issues are
fully mainstreamed in the 2014-2020 Multiannual
Financial Framework (with specific attention to the
Cohesion Funds) and their implementation documents, and that specific provisions, such as Integrated Territorial Investments and Community-Led Local
Development, are included;
Supporting sustainable local development within
the EU through awareness raising on local economic
models, and ensuring that climate and environmental issues are mainstreamed in the framework of the
Community-Led Local Development initiative;
Ensuring public bank compliance with EU regulations
on sustainable development, by participating in the
establishment of a monitoring system for the 20142020 programming period in several new Member
States; and
Encouraging the EIB to comply better with EU energy,
climate and development policies, enabling public
participation in its planning process and improving its
result management mechanism.
In addition, CEE Bankwatch Networks activities will
include recommendations for implementing the Partnership Principle; a website and multilingual guide books
on local economic development; campaigns promoting
energy efficiency and highlighting the negative environmental impacts of coal mining; joint CSO recommendations for a stricter EIB Emissions Performance Standard; case studies on the Emissions Trading System; and
comments on the revision of the Energy Communitys
Regional Energy Strategy.
Contact:
Postal address
Na Rozcesti 1434/6
CZ - 190 00 Prague
CZECH REPUBLIC
Phone +420 274 822 150
Fax
+420 274 816 571
Email mark.fodor@bankwatch.org
Website www.bankwatch.org
Name of contact person
Mark FODOR, Executive Director
Duration of work programme:

01/01/2014 31/12/2014
Total budget in euro:

511,861.00
EC contribution in euro with %:

328,518.00 (64.18%)
Expected outcomes
NGOs actively involved in all monitoring committees

on operational programmes relevant to the environment and climate change, with possible adverse effects of project implementation addressed at an early
stage;
Environmental issues mainstreamed through local
development strategies, enabling the financing of
projects aimed at developing local markets, decentralised energy production, energy efficiency, sustainable resource management and climate adaptation;
National energy efficiency programmes in at least
three countries will have taken into account the needs
of vulnerable social groups, with special financial instruments established to ensure timely implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive;
A stricter EIB Emissions Performance Standard adopted by the end of 2014, and revised result measurement tools to prevent climate-damaging investments
within and outside the EU;
EBRD safeguard policies include CEE Bankwatch Network recommendations for broader definitions on
project areas of influence, sustainability criteria and
no-go zones; and
EU public banks and foreign investors acknowledge
the environmental risks of coal investments, and
withdraw or limit their support for targeted coal projects in Romania, Croatia and Poland.
CEEweb for Biodiversity
Description
CEEweb for Biodiversity was founded in 1994 as a
network of non-governmental organisations aiming to
conserve biodiversity through the promotion of sustainable development in Central and Eastern Europe
(CCE). Its membership comprises 61 nature conservation NGOs from EU Member States and neighbouring
countries (e.g. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and
Serbia). CEEwebs main activities focus on influencing
decision-making through campaigning, lobbying and advocacy. It promotes the enforcement of EU legislation
and international conventions for nature and biodiversity
conservation, with special regard to the Convention on
Biological Diversity.
Work Programme
General aims include:
Ensuring new EU Member States make significant
progress towards reaching the objectives of the new
Environment Action Programme for the EU (7th EAP);
Ensuring CEE Member States take effective measures
to reduce direct environmental pressures, and realise
the milestones of the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient
Europe, the 2020 EU Biodiversity Headline Target and
2050 Vision; and
Ensuring the EU increasingly debate ways of reducing
resource use, especially in relation to the formulation
of the post-2020 EU climate and energy package.
Specific aims include:
Enhancing Natura 2000 management planning in
CEE, thereby contributing to the favourable conservation status of species and habitats of EU importance;
Effective implementation of EU Biodiversity Strategy
2020, with special focus on new tools and policies
included in Target 2 actions, taking into account CEE
views;
Increasing uptake of EU funds for biodiversity, Natura
2000, green infrastructure and ecosystem-based
climate change adaptation and mitigation projects in
CEE;
Facilitating the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services into the EU Funds and Operational
Programmes;
Maximising the benefit of National Rural Development Programmes for sustainable agriculture and the
use of natural resources;
Making the EU a more resource-efficient and competitive low-carbon economy, through the involvement of
business and ecosystem-friendly tourism;
Increasing businesses understanding of their role in
conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services;
Contact:
Postal address
Szher t 40
H - 1021 Budapest
HUNGARY
Phone +36 1398 01 35
Fax
+36 1398 01 36
Email zolyomi@ceeweb.org
Website www.ceeweb.org
Agnes ZOLYOMI, General Secretary

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

315,179.00

220,624.00 (69.99%)
Ensuring EU Wildlife Trade Regulations are effectively

enforced; and
Exchange of experiences and knowledge, to improve
stakeholders and the publics awareness of biodiversity, ecosystem services, climate change mitigation
and adaptation issues, and related EU policies.
Expected outcomes
EU increasingly debate the need for reducing resource

use, especially in relation to the formulation of the
post 2020 EU climate and energy package;
Scientific results and on-the-ground experiences provide a sound basis for EU and national environmental
policy-making;
CEE NGOs have higher capacities and actively contribute to EU and international policy development
and implementation;
Increased CEEweb for Biodiversity profile in European
and national environmental policy discussions, with the
CEEweb network effectively closing the gap between
the EU and non-EU (accession and candidate) countries;
Participation in at least 10 European Commission
events, three international events, and five events organised by other sectors;
At least 50 new case studies, workshop reports or
guidelines, two online publications, a film on the role
of CEE NGOs in EU biodiversity and sustainability policy-making; and
At least 150 films submitted to Green-Go International Short Film Festival and at least 500 photos sent to
Go Wild! photo contest.
4
Climate Action Network (CAN)

Europe vzw-asbl
Description
CAN Europe, which is part of CAN International, is the
largest European coalition working on climate and energy issues. It comprises 127 member organisations
from 28 European countries. CAN Europe aims to improve existing EU climate and energy policies. The NGO
advocates for comprehensive and ambitious post-2020
targets and a leadership role for the EU in international
climate negotiations.
Work Programme
CAN Europes work programme in 2014 is structured
around four main areas:
International negotiations around the post-2020 international climate agreement, with a special focus
on global mitigation, provision of international climate
finance and support to sustainable development;
Renewable energy development, with a focus on the
Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Directive, and RES
market and grid integration;
Energy efficiency and savings, with the main objectives of achieving an ambitious and timely transposition and implementation of the Energy Efficiency
Directive (EED), and preparing for a review of the progress towards achieving the 20% savings target. CAN
Europe will also focus on highlighting energy savings
as a cornerstone of any EU decarbonisation strategy
for 2020 and beyond; and
Development of the post-2020 climate and energy
policy framework, with a special focus on the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) reform to ensure that industry voices are counter-balanced and environmental concerns about how the ETS functions are heard.
Expected outcomes
International post-2020 climate agreement: network

coordination between members improves information
exchange, management of campaign communications tools for specific actions or events, and the coordination of advocacy/lobbying work to concentrate
public pressure in the run up to COP21 in Paris at the
end of 2015;
Renewable energy development: policy development
achieved through the production of position papers,
briefings and studies (e.g. Impact of RES on electricity prices), and advocacy/lobbying work advanced
through policy recommendations and discussions
with EC officials (e.g. from DG Energy, DG Climate Action and Council presidency);
Energy efficiency and savings: coordination develops
common positions and strategies on EED implementation and moves forward post-2020 discussions
Contact:
Postal address
Rue dEdimbourg, 26
B 1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 893 4670
Email wendel@caneurope.org
Website www.caneurope.org
Wendel TRIO, Director

01/01/2014 - 31/12/2014

1,226,539.00

243,657.00 (19.87%)
on energy efficiency, successful advocacy achieved

through public consultations with particular focus on
the new European Parliament and the Greek Presidency, and the EED Guidebook and a report on effort
sharing for energy savings effectively disseminated;
and
Climate policies - post-2020 climate and energy
framework: advocacy achieved through position and
briefing papers, active representation of CAN Europe
members views through regular meetings with decision-makers and relevant stakeholders, a report completed on the main weaknesses of the ETS and how it
can be reformed, and an event held at the European
Parliament for members of the EP ENVI Committee
about CAN Europes work and position regarding ETS
reform and the EUs post-2020 climate and energy
framework.
Counter Balance
Description
Counter Balance was formed in 2007 to challenge the
European Investment Bank (EIB) over its activities that
cause negative environmental impacts. The NGO is a
coalition of organisations from across Europe with experience of international financial institutions, development
finance, and campaigns involving large infrastructure
projects. In particular, Counter Balance strives for fundamental reform of the EIB, to make it democratically
accountable, open to robust scrutiny and more willing
to fulfill its sustainable development and environmental
mandates rather than just focusing on financial concerns.
Work Programme
Counter Balance will continue to monitor public banks,
in particular the EIB, and advocate for them to adhere
to sustainable development goals, climate change mitigation policies, and the protection of biodiversity, in
line with EU policy objectives. Without such monitoring, aligned with improved governance and democratic
participation, environmental considerations risk being
pushed to the margins of public bank activities.
Contact:
Postal address
Rue dEdimbourg, 26
B 1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 893 08 61
Fax
+420 274 816 571
Email xavier.sol@counter-balance.org
Website www.counter-balance.org
Xavier SOL, Head of Secretariat

01/01/2014 - 31/12/2014

142,115.00

96,952.00 (68.22%)
Counter Balance has the following main objectives for

2014:
Challenging large infrastructure projects that considerably impact on the environment, including the
mechanisms by which they are financed;
Critically assessing the development of ecosystem
services markets and the role played by European
public banks in promoting this approach; and
Contributing to improved governance structures that
allow democratic participation, with full transparency
and accountability, which help uphold environmental
safeguards and compliance with EU standards.
Expected outcomes
Large-scale infrastructure projects closely monitored,

documented and challenged when they have potential or realised negative environmental impacts;
The reviewed energy policies of the EIB and the EBRD
implemented, leading to immediate reductions in direct environmental impacts;
More information obtained and analysed concerning how ecosystem services markets work, which will
lead to an informed debate on the role and functioning of these markets in order to reduce their negative
impacts on the environment; and
By constraining financial mechanisms to manage environmental and climate-related risks, Counter Balance creates space for enforceable laws to better
protect the environment.
6
Environmental Partnership
Association
Description
The Environmental Partnership Association (EPA) is an
association of five foundations in Bulgaria, the Czech
Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia and a coordinating secretariat in Brno, the Czech Republic. The association is dedicated to mobilising and empowering the
people of these regions to improve their environment,
their local communities and societies. Since their establishment in 1991, the foundations have invested more
than 20 million in support of nearly 10 000 civic initiatives. As well as providing financial and technical support to local, grassroots organisations, the foundations
also implement specific regional programmes designed
to address regional and cross-border issues.
Work Programme
The main objectives of our work programme are related
to several priority areas of the EU 2020 strategy. Specific aims include:
Encouraging key stakeholders, such as city governments, important employment providers and schools, to
work together on more sustainable mobility schemes,
using the latest experience in mobility planning;
Working with a regional network of grantees and European partners to raise awareness about the practical environmental and economic benefits of the best
environmental technologies available and to promote
practical action to combat climate change;
Developing and promoting practical means and tools
to raise the awareness of the local population on
natural capital and biodiversity conservation and to
motivate them to take positive, practical action;
Promoting a model of development for regions with
untapped economic potential and a tradition of natural and cultural resource stewardship; and
Capacity building, advocacy and lobbying.
Expected outcomes
Sustainable cities are promoted through a comprehensive training and assistance programme for urban
planners, those involved in developing city strategies,
and local action groups on strategy development,
sustainable mobility and green spaces;
Urban mobility plans are developed and promoted
through participation in workshops organised by cities, public and media relations and communication
actions;
Corporate mobility plans based on a structured analyses of employee behaviour, the needs and analyses
of local conditions for industrial and technology parks
and big employment providers are developed and
promoted;
Contact:
Postal address
Udolni 33
CZ 602 00 Brno
CZECH REPUBLIC
Phone +420 515 903 111
Fax
+420 515 903 110
Email michal.vesely@nap.cz
Website www.environmentalpartnership.org
Michal VESEL, Project Coordinator

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

289,150.00

202,396.00 (70.00%)
School mobility plans are developed and promoted

closely with local schools using a mix of training, assistance and small grants;
The Cycle to Work campaign will link corporate sustainable mobility efforts and city mobility strategies;
Events attended/organised promoting non-motorised
transport through the better connection of urban
areas to the countryside as part of Trans-European
Transportation Network (TEN-T);
Training programmes for students, grantees and the
professional public on raising awareness about climate change and promoting positive practical actions
to combat climate change;
International and national roundtables and workshops
on the impacts of climate change on water management in the countryside;
Contests and awards on the water-related impacts of
climate change on the CEE;
The European Green Belt conference and networking
events are organised;
A pan-European biodiversity awareness-raising campaigning takes place based on the European Tree of
the Year. Contests occur at national level in all participating countries; and
Concrete biodiversity improvement measures are
implemented by means of a Green Spaces Action
Programme.
EUROPARC Federation
Description
Contact:
Postal address
Waffnergasse 6
D - 93047 Regensburg
GERMANY
Phone +49 941 599 35 98 0
Fax
+49 941 599 35 98 9
Email office@europarc.org
Website www.europarc.org
The EUROPARC Federation, also known as the Federation

of Nature and National Parks of Europe, was founded in
1973 with the aim to facilitate protected areas in preserving Europes natural beauty. The pan-European NGO
aims to enhance and sustain Europes natural heritage
by fostering international cooperation and networking
among protected area practitioners and Natura 2000
site managers. It is the largest network of protected areas in Europe with around 370 members in 36 countries.
The federation also runs initiatives and programmes
that promote the value and benefits of protected areas
and Natura 2000 network sites to society.
Work Programme
EUROPARC intends to improve the implementation of the

EUs 7th Environmental Action Plan (EAP) and further ensure there is an understanding among its members of
the 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive
Growth and its relationship to the protected areas and
Natura 2000 management sectors. In 2014 the NGO will
seek to create a more effective European protected area
network with a clear vision and strategy to further meet
the needs of Natura 2000 and protected areas managers by:
Strengthening the scientific base on climate change
to further implement EU policies in Natura 2000 sites
and other protected areas;
Continuing to ensure the effective management of
the Natura 2000 network across EU protected areas;
Increasing knowledge of ecosystem services and their
economic value, contributing to the implementation
of the Green Infrastructure Strategy, and enhancing
synergies between the objectives of biodiversity conservation and farming;
Developing capacity within the protected area management community;
Raising the awareness of a wide public and young
generations on the role of protected areas and promoting active citizenship experiences in favour of nature conservation;
Contributing to the global debate on the future of
protected areas;
Involving business, in particular the tourism sector, in
protected areas; and
Highlighting the role and examining the policy effectiveness of Natura 2000 sites and protected areas
to safeguard the Unions citizens from environmentrelated pressures and risks to health.

Carol RITCHIE, Director
01/01/2014 31/12/2014
595,789.00

154,770.00 (25.98%)
Expected outcomes
Better tailored research activities regarding climate

change to the needs of protected areas;
Contribution to cooperation between external researchers and protected areas to face the challenges
of climate change;
Effective implementation of EU environmental legislation through improved management effectiveness
in climate change mitigation in Natura 2000 sites and
protected areas;
A new EUROPARC website to ensure information on
7th EAP EU environmental policy updates and EU
guidelines relevant for protected areas managers;
Continuous contributions to and dissemination of EU
policy debate with expertise and good practices on
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) implementation
and participation in CAP NGO network meetings and
other relevant events;
Stronger cross-linkage of environmental policy aspects such as climate change and biodiversity with
DG Enterprise sustainable tourism policies;
15 full-day workshops during the EUROPARC international conference in September 2014 in partnership
with The Parks and Wildlife Service of the Republic of
Ireland;
Various events bringing experts together on policy implementation across the 7th EAP and the 2020 Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth; and
Reports and case studies published on the conclusions of the entire work programme.
European Centre for Nature

Conservation (ECNC)
Description
ECNC, the European Centre for Nature Conservation, is
an independent expertise centre for biodiversity and sustainable development. Established in 1993, its mission is
the conservation and sustainable use of Europes natural
ecosystems, biodiversity and landscapes. It promotes an
integrated approach for both land and sea, and actively
stimulates the interaction between science, society and
policy. ECNC projects are grouped together under six
thematic programmes: Nature and Society, Interaction
between Business and Biodiversity, Green Infrastructure,
Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Assessment, Ecosystem and Species Management, and Policy Support.
In addition, the organisation contributes to awareness
raising, and the formulation and implementation of European biodiversity policies; in particular, stakeholder
translation of the 2020 Biodiversity Strategy.
Work Programme
The ECNC work programme for 2014 is framed by the EU
Biodiversity Strategy and its related policy instruments.
The three main programme areas reflect some of the
key priorities of the proposal for a 7th EU Environment
Action Programme: integrating biodiversity into society and sectoral policies; improving the understanding
and knowledge of biodiversity and ecosystem services;
and contributing to the spatial dimension of biodiversity
policy.
Within these areas, ECNC has the following key objectives:
Promoting awareness and implementing EU biodiversity policy at local and regional level;
Encouraging uptake of functional agro-biodiversity
measures within sustainable agriculture;
Contributing to healthier seas through the removal of
fishing nets and recycling them as new products;
Streamlining the coordination between European biodiversity stakeholder networks;
Providing business and biodiversity support services;
Contributing to ALTER-Net as a key knowledge hub
within the European biodiversity science-policy mechanism;
Improving a biodiversity impact assessment tool for
policy impacts;
Sharing ECNC experience through education, communication action, and training;
Strengthening the role of Europes regions in implementing biodiversity policies; and
Supporting the implementation of green infrastructure and related policies.
Contact:
Postal address
PO Box 90154
NL - 5000 LG Tilburg
THE NETHERLANDS
Phone +31 135944944
Fax
+31 135944945
Email delbaere@ecnc.org
Website www.ecnc.org
Ben DELBAERE, Head of Programme Operations

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

549,743.00

348,738.00 (63.44%)
In addition to these objectives, the 2014 work programme also includes organisational development, such
as governance, capacity building and staff training.
Expected outcomes
Launch of a Quality Destination programme and engagement with 30 municipalities;

The European Learning Network on Functional Agrobiodiversity and advice on CAP measures lead to a
better stakeholder understanding of the contribution
of functional agro-biodiversity to a reformed CAP;
Effective communication of the Healthy Seas programme, with a reduced number of ghost nets to
cause marine wildlife casualties;
Joint vision for European biodiversity networks and
an agreement on a mechanism for more harmonised
approaches;
Production of a catalogue of biodiversity support services available for SMEs;
ALTER-Net high impact action fully operational with
direct flow of research results to policy-makers;
Updated BioScore tool available for policy impact assessment;
Launch of a biodiversity programme for youth action;
Increased awareness and participation of Europes
municipalities in biodiversity action, including a better
understanding among regions and spatial planners of
green infrastructure policies; and
More effective European networking for the benefit of
biodiversity and policy implementation.
European Cyclists Federation asbl
Description
The European Cyclists Federation (ECF) was created in
1983 to increase bicycle use, as a contribution to sustainable mobility and public well-being, by promoting cycling as a means of daily transportation and recreation.
To achieve its targets, ECF aims to change attitudes,
raise awareness and influence transport, health and environment policies and budget allocations at the European and global level.
Work Programme
The ECFs Vision 2020 aims to double the amount of
cycling in Europe by 2020 to 15% modal share on an
average in Europe, to get institutions in Europe to recognise the value of cycling and incorporate it in all relevant
policies, to increase investment in cycling, and to reduce
the rate of cyclists being killed or seriously injured on
Europes roads.
To implement this vision, the ECF work programme for
2014 has the following objectives:
Ensuring that the benefits of cycling are included in
all relevant EU policies;
Building coalitions with other organisations (e.g. environmental NGOs, networks and supporters) to promote sustainable mobility in the EU;
Demonstrating evidence to EU and national decisionmakers of the economic value of cycling, in terms of
economic growth and job creation, and encouraging
greater investment in cycling;
Working with cities to make urban mobility systems
more sustainable and safer, as a means of improving
quality of life, air quality, public health and well-being;
Promoting cycling that successfully incorporates new
technologies (e.g. E-bikes) to help shift journeys away
from polluting vehicles, and ensuring that the environmental benefits of cycling and electric cycling are
recognised in new transport research and deployment
funding;
Contributing to an increase in sustainable tourism, by
supporting investments and measures to improve and
to promote bicycle tourism; and
Increasing knowledge and information available to
international agencies, including the UN-Habitat
Post-2015 Agendas Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), cycling associations, cities and experts on
European cycling.
Contact:
Postal address
28, rue Franklin
B 1000 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 880 92 74
Fax
+32 2 880 92 75
Email b.ensink@ecf.com
Website www.ecf.com
Bernhard ENSINK, Secretary General

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

1,040,924.00

351,750.00 (33.80%)
Increased awareness (in international institutions, EU

institutions, Member States, cities and local governments, as well as among economists and business
leaders) that cycling is a powerful tool for delivering
environmental and social benefits;
Creation and dissemination of best practices, evidence, and practical tools on sustainable mobility and
cycling;
Networks of experts and practitioners established
who can deliver more cycling on the ground; and
A more impactful and growing cycling community.
Expected outcomes
Observable growing levels of transport and recreational cycling, substituting less environmentally
friendly modes of transport;
10
European Environmental Bureau

(EEB)
Description
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) was created
in 1974, with an environmental protection agenda. Today, it is a federation of more than 140 environmental
civil society organisations. EEBs mission is to influence
the formulation and implementation of EU environmental and sustainable development policies. It also aims to
promote the understanding of such policies among EU
environmental organisations and citizens.
Work Programme
In 2014, the EEB work programme aims to:
Positively influence EU policy design and implementation relating to major environmental issues, transversal issues (e.g. sustainable development, enforcing of
environmental law and greening the economy), the
EUs 7th Environmental Action Programme, emerging
and neglected issues (e.g. soils and nanotechnology),
and some processes extending beyond the borders of
the EU (e.g. the follow-up to the Rio+20, the Aarhus
Convention and the OECD green growth strategy);
Raise awareness among EEB members and the wider
public, in order that they get actively involved to help
strengthen EU environment-related policies and ensure their effective implementation;
Promote environmental policy integration, in particular, concerning the implementation and planned reviews of the Europe 2020 strategy, the Multi-Annual
Financial Framework and sectoral policies in the areas of agriculture, energy and transport;
Seek the removal of environmentally harmful subsidies, and promote fiscal measures that internalise
environmental costs;
Support the effective implementation of environmental policies such as REACH, the Water Framework
Directive, the Industrial Emissions and Liability Directive, the Integrated Product Policy, waste and air
quality legislation, the EU Ecolabel and Natura 2000
network;
Strengthen existing legislation, fill regulatory gaps
(e.g. in relation to soil and nanotechnology) and phase
out the use of mercury in the EU and globally; and
Ensure that initiatives promoting better or smarter
regulations focus on reducing unnecessary administrative burdens rather than promoting deregulation
per se.
Contact:
Postal address
Boulevard de Waterloo, 34
B 1000 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 289 10 91
Fax
+32 2 289 10 99
Email jeremy.wates@eeb.org
Website www.eeb.org
Jeremy WATES, Secretary General

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

2,573,016.00

844,200.00 (32.81%)
ings (NEC) Directive review, bio-energy and other

legislation, coupled with positive feedback from politicians and officials on EEB proposals and demands;
A successful communications and outreach programme (publications, press releases, website and
other forms of communication) leading to heightened awareness of current EU environment-related
processes among EEB member organisations and
the environmental movement in general, resulting in
increased pressure on Member States to give higher
priority to environmental issues; and
Continuation of EEBs key role in coalition building
with environmental organisations, consumer organisations, trade unions, social and development organisations and progressive business interests to reach
environmental and sustainable development goals.
Expected outcomes
Visible positive impact of EEB interventions on specific EU decisions and processes, reflected in greener
substantive outcomes in relation to the European Resource Efficiency Platform, National Emissions Ceil11
European Federation for Transport

and Environment a.i.s.b.l.
Description
The European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) is the primary non-governmental organisation campaigning for an environmentally responsible
approach to transport at European level. Established in
1990, T&E represents around 50 member organisations
across Europe, mostly environmental groups and sustainable transport campaigners. The NGO is politically
independent, science-based in outlook, and strictly nonprofit. The key objective is to drastically reduce the environmental footprint of transport, especially aviation and
shipping, in the EU and beyond. T&E is focused on areas
where EU policy has the potential to achieve the greatest environmental benefits: clean technology, frameworks for transport pricing and investment.
Work Programme
In 2014, T&E aims to achieve political improvements in
the following main areas:
Transport policy: the weights and dimensions of lorries (with a focus on better aerodynamics and safety)
as well as road charging if politically feasible. T&E
also aims to develop a comprehensive transport policy agenda for the next Commission which includes
post-2020 strategies for greenhouse gas emissions,
strategies for e-mobility and fuel taxation, as well as
enforcement strategies for compliance with environmental standards;
Clean vehicles: CO2 emissions from cars and vans,
noise emissions from road vehicles, heavy duty CO2,
real-world compliance;
Clean fuels: accounting for emissions from indirect
land use change from biofuels and high-carbon fossil transport fuels in the implementation of the fuel
quality directive; achieving binding roll-out electric
charging infrastructure in the proposal for clean power for transport; and
Aviation/shipping: monitoring, reporting, verification
(MRV) of shipping emissions, aviation/Emissions Trading System (ETS) following the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) assembly, and shipping air
pollution at International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
level.
T&E also aims to maximise the success of the environmental movement as a whole by contributing to the
Green10 group within the Stoiber group.
In each of the areas above T&E will run several legislative campaigns combining a strong evidence base, technological neutrality, cost effectiveness and pragmatism
with very strong media outreach efforts creating maxi-
Contact:
Postal address
Square de Meeus, 18
B 1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone: +32 2 8510202 (switchboard) /

+32 2 8510201 (direct)
Fax
N/A
Email jos.dings@transportenvironment.org
Website www.transportenvironment.org
Jos DINGS, Director

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1,604,377.00

244,818.00 (15.26%)
mum credibility and visibility. Actions also comprise formal and informal meetings with the EU institutions, and
presentations at various events.
Expected outcomes
Transport policy: yes to smarter trucks, no to bigger ones; increased awareness of new ways to tax
fuel; and broader support for a new proposal for road
charging;
Clean vehicles: CO2 standards for light vehicles that
do not deviate too much from the deal reached in
June 2013, as well as a clear perspective on such
standards for heavy goods vehicles;
Clean fuels: more support for science-based, technology neutral fuel policy policies that consistently
favour low-carbon fuels over high-carbon ones, and
that spur EU action on cleaner alternatives such as
electricity; and
Aviation/shipping: a constructive way out of the aviation/ETS situation, progress at IMO and ICAO on market-based measures, and decisive action on state aid
for aviation.
In 2014, T&E also intends to organise at least five public events, issue some 50 publications, and at least five
pieces of external research.
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European Litter Prevention

Association asbl
Description
European Litter Prevention Association (ELPA) is a nonprofit association under Belgian law. It operates the Clean
Europe Network, a pan-European platform for organisations active in the field of litter prevention. The Network
currently brings together 14 member organisations in
10 EU Member States, to share experience, expertise,
best practice and research. European Litter Prevention
Association aims to promote litter prevention measures,
conducts assessments on litter and littering, and offers
practical improvements for litter management.
Contact:
Postal address
Avenue Livingstone, 13/15
B 1000 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 286 94 93
Fax
+32 2 286 94 95
Email mvigetti@eamonnbates.com
Website www.cleaneuropenetwork.eu
Marco VIGETTI, Programme Manager
Work Programme
European Litter Prevention Associations work programme is directly relevant to many priority objectives
under the EUs 7th Environmental Action Programme, including furthering EU waste policy within the overarching Resource Efficient Europe objective. Clean Europe
Network engaged 20 million European citizens in the
first Lets Clean-Up Europe Day on 10 May 2014.
The work programme for 2014 has the following objectives:

Changing behaviour and reducing litter in the EU by
enhancing the effectiveness of litter prevention structures and initiatives, sharing expertise, and formulating Europe-wide approaches;
Stimulating greater litter prevention activity around
the Europe by providing a forum for public discussion
of the litter challenge at EU-level, providing information to policy-makers about litter prevention, and promoting an annual Clean Europe Week; and
Providing technical assistance to new entrants to
the litter prevention field and fostering the development of litter prevention organisations in EU Member
States where none currently exist.
01/01/2014 31/12/2014
545,910.00

358,414.00 (70.00%)
A compendium of best European practices published

to engage industry and community groups in litter
prevention campaigns;
Lets Clean-up Europe Day (10 May) promoted as
an annual EC-supported event, in collaboration with
industry supporters, as a first step towards an annual
Clean Europe Week; and
A common European platform on litter prevention
developed, with a dedicated website, to provide information on Clean Europe Networks work programme.
Expected outcomes
A voluntary common system helping organisations

and authorities to define litter and how to measure it;
An understanding of the main pathways of landbased litter transiting to freshwater and marine environments, and a methodology for reducing by 25%
land-based litter (with special emphasis on plastic litter) that enters freshwater ecosystems;
Best practice in litter reduction communication and
prevention campaigns disseminated;
A compendium of best European practices produced,
to drive behaviour change in key target groups responsible for littering and in specific locations with
high litter levels;
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EUROSITE
Description
Eurosite is a unique non-governmental network organisation working to improve the practice and quality of
nature conservation management across Europe. Currently, 21 countries are represented by 60 member
organisations, including public bodies, private organisations and NGOs. The goal of Eurosite is to enhance European nature conservation through the management of
land and water and by sharing practical information to
build knowledge. Eurosite works directly with site managers and collaborates with a range of partners whose
activities relate to the networks priorities, specifically on
matters related to the implementation and development
of EU policies linked to site-based management.
Work Programme
Eurosite will deliver a specified range of activities designed to create a direct bridge between EU policy priorities and people on the ground. The main priorities
are the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and the EU
Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change. Eurosite
will contribute to the structured and constructive crosssectoral dialogue required between nature conservation
practitioners and policy-makers. The work programme
is designed to ensure that site-based know-how is
measurably improved through capacity-building activities. It should also ensure that practical experiences are
effectively factored into policy developments to support
their implementation.
Eurosite will focus on the following areas:
Facilitating the flow of knowledge between the Commissions policy and on the ground practitioners, both
to improve current implementation of policy and to
enhance the review and development of said policy
through feedback from site managers and other relevant stakeholders:
Facilitating and promoting the exchange of knowledge
and sharing of experiences between site practitioners, allowing them to showcase successful projects
and working approaches and to communicate directly
with one another, in order to improve the spread of
best practices across Europe;
Improving communication of the Eurosite network
and its members work to a wider audience, through
renewed and regularly updated channels, including
the website, e-newsletters and social media outlets;
Intensifying working relations with partners to combine strengths by advocating greater synergy and the
development of collaborative services or aspects of
shared work programmes; and
Contact:
Postal address
Luijbenstraat 3
NL 5211 BR s-Hertogenbosch
THE NETHERLANDS
Phone +31 73 61 29 222
Fax
N/A
Email info@eurosite.org
Website www.eurosite.org
Carlijn POIRTERS, Network and Project Support Officer

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

112,100.00

74,993.00 (66.90%)
Improving site management practices to ensure conservation targets are increasingly met, thereby contributing to EU efforts to fight the loss of biodiversity
and degradation of ecosystem services.
Expected outcomes
Three workshops for 150 participants, including:

- The production of a framework communication
strategy on wilderness management to be distributed widely after the workshop;
- The production of guidelines on climate change
adaptation for wider post-workshop distribution;
and
- The production of a policy advice paper for wider
post-workshop distribution;
Participation and input into the Commissions policy
process through a proactive programme of collaboration, participating in formal meetings with the Commissions groups, and working groups on the Commissions priority policies (e.g. ecosystems services
working group), and European level events, including
Green Week;
Wide access to the results of European NGOs provided by Eurosite through improved external communication and outreach activities: e.g. through a new
e-newsletter, improvements to www.eurosite.org and
links to other websites and extended use of social
media outlets.
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Federation of Associations for

Hunting and Conservation of
theEU (FACE)
Description
Contact:
Postal address
Rue Frdric Pelletier, 82
B 1030 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 732 69 00
Fax
+32 2 732 70 72
Email cy.griffin@face.eu
Website www.face.eu
The European Federation of Associations for Hunting

and Conservation (FACE) was founded in 1977. Based in
Brussels, FACE is an international, non-profit NGO representing more than seven million European hunters. Its
members are national hunting associations from 36 European countries, including all the EU-28 Member States.
FACE has been a member of the World Conservation
Union (IUCN) since 1987 and of Wetlands International
since 2008. FACEs main aim is to promote hunting, in
accordance with the principles of the sustainable use of
natural resources, as a tool for rural development, and
for the conservation of habitats and biodiversity.
Work Programme
FACEs work is structured around five technical areas:

nature conservation, wildlife conservation, international
agreements, animal welfare and health, and firearms
and ammunition.
The main activities of FACE in 2014 are:
Strengthening the knowledge of hunters and other
stakeholders at all levels on relevant EU policies, particularly nature conservation and biodiversity policies,
in order to facilitate their enhanced and coherent implementation at grassroots level;
Facilitating feedback and knowledge transfer from the
grassroots levels to EU policy-makers, by strengthening networks of experts among member organisations, in order to contribute to the development and
implementation of EU nature conservation and biodiversity policies;
Implementing FACEs structural framework plan and
improving its visibility; and
Policy development and implementation, as well as
awareness raising, in the following policy areas:
- Habitats and Birds Directives, including Natura
2000;
- EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, including green infrastructure, invasive alien species, and the mapping and assessment of ecosystem services;
- International agreements and conventions, including the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES),
the African Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA),
the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the
Bern Convention and the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS); and
- Integration of nature and biodiversity policies into
other policy areas, including the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), spatial planning, wildlife management and health.

Cy GRIFFIN, Director of Conservation
01/01/2014 31/12/2014
647,008.00

150,080.00 (23.20%)
Expected outcomes
Higher awareness at all levels of relevant policy areas

among the hunting community and other stakeholders;
Better and more coherent implementation of relevant policies by the hunting community, and a better
knowledge of this contribution among policy-makers
and the public;
Networks of experts established among the hunting community to provide the technical information
required at EU level for policy development and implementation; and
An integrated dissemination programme that includes
multilingual articles, presentations at meetings,
briefings, working groups and media contributions
throughout Europe.
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Friends of the Earth Europe
Description
Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) is a network of 31
environmental organisations that actively contribute to
European environmental policy-making and implementation. FoEE is part of Friends of the Earth International.
The Brussels office coordinates European campaigns
and communication. FoEE seeks to increase public participation and democratic decision-making as vital steps
in protecting the environment and sustainably managing
natural resources. Campaigns are mounted on the most
urgent environmental and social issues. They challenge
the current model of economic and corporate globalisation, and promote solutions that will help to create
environmentally sustainable and socially just societies
at local, national, regional and global level.
Work Programme
The overarching aim of the FoEEs 2014 work programme is to engage in policy processes of the EU and
its Members States to achieve strong environmental policies in the following areas: climate change, energy savings and renewables; food, agriculture and biodiversity;
resource use and waste; sustainability in EU financial
regulations; and cross-cutting issues (lobby transparency, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership,
EU funds and shale gas). These areas are comprised of
several interrelated international campaigns that build
upon the achievements of previous years and on the
FoEEs Strategic Plan 2014-2018. FoEE also undertakes
capacity building and membership development actions.
In order to reach its objectives, FoEE uses the following
main actions and means:
Campaigns: involving the monitoring of EU policies,
research, expert consultation and coalition building;
Advocacy: position papers, briefings, meetings and
letters to decision-makers;
Policy dialogue with opinion leaders and decisionmakers at EU and national level. Campaigners meet
regularly with decision-makers at the European Commission, the European Parliament and European
Council and participate regularly in discussions with
EU stakeholders; campaigners also coordinate and
support policy dialogue efforts at national level;
Capacity building: needs assessments, skill shares
and the capacity building of member groups through
campaigns; and
Awareness raising and visibility: media work, publications, websites, conferences, street actions and
events, and petitions.
Contact:
Postal address
Rue dEdimbourg, 26
B 1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 893 1001
Fax
+32 2 893 1035
Email magda.stoczkiewicz@foeeurope.org
Website www.foeeurope.org
Magdalena Stoczkiewicz, Director

01/01/2014 - 31/12/2014

1,385,272.00

763,269.00 (55.00%)
Expected outcomes
Several EU policies and directives better incorporate

aspects of environmental sustainability;
More EU officials become aware of, open to and support FoEEs demands;
European citizens are better informed and aware of
environmental challenges and developments at EU
level;
Research materials, briefings and reports are shared
with a wide network of NGOs, allies and officials;
European NGO coalitions are strengthened and
informed;
Increased capacity of the FoEE network, including
recent additions; and
Increased public pressure on decision-makers regarding key policy areas.
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FUNDACIN OCEANA
Description
Contact:
Fundacin Oceana is focused on improving the condition of European oceans and seas. Oceana integrates
science-based campaigns with policy, economics, at-sea
expeditions, law and media in order to achieve changes
that make marine biodiversity conservation compatible
with the sustainable use and long-term benefit of Europes ocean resources.
Postal address
Calle Leganitos, 47 - Planta 6
E 28013 Madrid
SPAIN
Phone +34 911 440 883
Fax
+34 911 440890
Email xpastor@oceana.org
Website http://eu.oceana.org
Since its inception in November 2004, Oceana has focused on the most serious problems facing European
oceans and seas: habitat destruction, overfishing and
the large-scale killing of top predators and valuable marine species. In addition, Oceana focuses on opposing
dangerous mercury pollution, unsafe offshore oil drilling
and promoting clean offshore wind energies.

Xavier PASTOR GRACIA, Executive Director
Work Programme
Oceanas 2014 work programme expects to make a valuable contribution towards the improvement of seven
out of the nine priority targets in the proposed 7th Environment Action Programme addressed.
Oceanas main objective for 2014:
Providing a uniquely combined approach to support
the priority targets of the proposed 7th EAP related to
marine issues via its 2014 campaigns.

Its main activities involve:
Protecting marine habitat: Oceanas expedition data
support EU governments in the selection and designation of new marine protected areas and bottomtrawling closure proposals to safeguard valuable
habitat. It also supports the Commission to ensure
compliance by Member States with the Habitats Directives commitments.
Promoting responsible fishing: improve the settlement of science-based total allowable catch limits/
quotas, support the improvement of by-catch and discards reduction measures, support the Commission in
cases aiming to reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in European waters and/or by EU fleet;
and prompting the conservation of top-predators via
proper management measures or strict conservation
proposals as per their status.
Promoting sustainable energy use: deter dangerous
hydrocarbon prospecting with a special focus on offshore oil drilling to reduce our dependence on carbon
dioxide emitting energies; avoid serious damage from
a possible oil spill in Europe; support offshore wind
energy plans, promote the transition of the EU to a
low-carbon economy, mitigate climate change effects
and the acidification of the oceans.
01/01/2014 31/12/2014

1,780,235.00
501,830.00 (28.19%)
Avoiding/reducing pollution: reduce and eliminate

mercury pollution which causes serious threats to
health and wellbeing in Spain and for Spanish-fish
consumers, via litigation processes against chloralkali plants using mercury-based technologies; stop
other mercury-polluted dumping projects.
Expected outcomes
Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland

governments increase their protected marine surface
by 20%;
The Commission garners support for the approval
of EU-wide policies improving marine habitat and/or
species conservation;
At least one compliance action triggered with an EU
country in the field of responsible fishing;
The Commission improves, enforces or implements at
least five measures towards the sustainability of the
EU fisheries and/or EU fleet;
EU citizens are better informed about European fishery marine and issues corroborated by a 5% increase
in media hits compared to those obtained by Oceana
in 2013 for these areas, and Spanish citizens are better informed about mercury pollution threats and its
bioaccumulation in fish;
One destructive offshore oil drilling project is stopped
and one offshore wind energy project is put forward;
and
Two mercury pollution projects related to chlor-alkali
factories or other dumping involving the contamination of marine waters, are stopped in Spain.
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Health & Environment Alliance

(HEAL)
Description
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is a leading
European not-for-profit organisation addressing how the
environment affects health in the European Union. The
NGO demonstrates how policy changes can help protect
health and enhance quality of life. HEALs membership
includes national organisations in 25 countries both
within EU member states and in the wider European region, as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
It also includes European and global networks. Member
organisations represent a wide range of health professionals, patients, not-for-profit health insurers, citizens,
women, youth and environmental experts. They help
to bring independent expertise and evidence from the
health community to different environmental decisionmaking processes.
Work Programme
The following are the main objectives for the seven areas of the HEAL 2014 work programme:
Improve human health and well-being through new
strengthened, preventative and precautionary EU legislation or the better implementation of current legislation;
Highlight environmental and health externalities for
comprehensive discussions on costs and benefits of
EU policies (e.g. in policies on climate, energy (including fracking), air quality, chemicals, EU economic and
trade policies and global environmental challenges);
Increase the involvement of public health, medical
and patients communities in EU policy development
and implementation at EU and national level;
Ensure the uptake of the latest science on how environmental factors harm human health, leading to
an improved science-policy interface and evidencedbased action; and
Increase the awareness of policy-makers at EU,
national, local level and of the general public on how
environmental pollution harms health and on the
benefits of the EU environmental and climate actions
for health.
Contact:
Postal address
Boulevard Charlemagne, 28
B 1000 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 234 36 40
Fax
+32 2 234 36 49
Email genon@env-health.org
Website www.env-health.org
Genon JENSEN, Executive Director

15/03/2014 14/03/2015

677,358.00

356,158.00 (52.58%)
EU economic policies that maintain a high level of

health and environmental protection, and that promote a low-carbon economy, sustainability and equitable development; and
Global political agreements that are drivers for EU
domestic action on the environment and health.
Expected outcomes
Improved implementation of EU environmental legislation and new legislation that safeguards human
health from environment-related risks;
Increased awareness among decision-makers, the
health and medical community, including HEALs
members, the media and general public, regarding
how EU environmental policies benefit health;
Environmental and health issues are pushed up higher on the EU political agenda; and
Continuous, positive and high-profile media coverage
in EU and national media for EU environment and
health policies.
Specific objectives include:

Ambitious, binding and coherent targets for the 2030
climate and energy package
Levels of air quality which cause no harm to citizens
health and the environment;
The phasing out of coal power plants and a moratorium on the construction of new ones;
A toxic-free environment by 2020, including comprehensive Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC) criteria, an ambitious EDC strategy and an EU biomonitoring system that tracks exposure;
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Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)

Europe
Description
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe is a coalition
of hospitals, medical associations, healthcare professionals, local authorities, and environmental and health
organisations working together to transform the European healthcare sector. It was created in 2003 to address
the environmental impact of the healthcare sector in
Europe. HCWH Europe has 73 members in 24 European
countries, 16 of which are EU Member States.
Work Programme
HCWH Europes objectives for the 2014 work programme
fall under two key headings: policy formulation and implementation. Concrete objectives are:
The adoption of horizontal EU criteria to identify Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs);
The adoption of a new Medical Device Regulation that
includes the phasing out of Carcinogenic, Mutagenic
and Reprotoxic substances (CMRs), EDCs and phthalates such as DEHP in medical devices;
The inclusion of threshold values for emerging contaminants, including pharmaceuticals, in the revision
of the Annexes of the Groundwater Directive with the
aim to reduce pollution and deterioration of groundwater;
The development of a European Commission consultation on possible policy options addressing the environmental impact of pharmaceutical residues;
The adoption of the precautionary principle with regards to EU policy around nanomaterials;
The achievement of ambitious 2030 targets for
greenhouse gas emissions, energy savings and renewable energy;
The formulation of Green Public Procurement criteria
for the healthcare sector, focusing on consumables
and pharmaceuticals;
The adoption of an EU definition of sustainable food
and the development of EU wide criteria or common
standards for sustainable food;
The adoption of ambitious targets and measures for
plastic waste with the aim to achieve greater transparency on the presence of hazardous chemicals in
plastics;
The phasing out of hazardous chemicals in medical devices by manufacturers to reduce exposure to
CMRs, EDCs and phthalates;
Increased awareness of healthcare professionals and
the general public on the adverse effects of pharmaceuticals to the environment, human health;
Correct implementation of the new Public Procurement Directive that focuses on the environmental and
social dimensions;
Contact:
Postal address
Rue de la Ppinire, 1
B 1000 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 503 0481
Fax
N/A
Email anja.leetz@hcwh.org
Website http://www.noharm.org/europe/
Anja LEETZ, Executive Director

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

452,551.00

316,786.00 (70.00%)
Increased implementation of sustainable food policies in hospitals in Europe with the aim of reducing
patients exposure to pesticides and other chemicals
and of decreasing the cost of food waste for hospitals; and
Enable implementation of energy efficient and renewable energy policies in the European healthcare sector to mitigate climate change.
Expected outcomes
Increased awareness at European and national level

regarding the development of horizontal EDCs criteria
and for the development and implementation of legislation related to hazardous chemicals, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, nanomaterials/nanomedicine,
public procurement, climate and energy, plastic waste
and sustainable food;
Information and training provided to healthcare professionals to enable them to work towards the mitigation of the environmental impact of their institutions;
Educational material created on the environmental and
health effects of EDCs and pharmaceuticals, on sustainable food, plastic waste, nanomaterials and mercury;
Expert advice provided to hospitals through the Global Green Healthy Hospital Network;
The publication, launch and distribution of reports reflecting the objectives and the work of HCWH Europe
at key policy junctures and conferences; and
Two workshops in two EU Member States organised
with the help of HCWH Europes members to present
the new Public Procurement Directive.
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International Federation of Organic

Agriculture Movements European
Regional Group (IFOAM EU Group)
Description
IFOAM EU Group has been advocating for sustainable
food and farming for 10 years. It focuses on the development and integrity of the organic movement in
Europe. The group is an umbrella organisation of the
organic agricultural movement in Europe and brings
together more than 165 organisations from the entire
organic food chain and beyond: farmers, processors, retailers, certifiers, consultants, traders and researchers
to environmental and consumer advocacy bodies from
all EU-28, EFTA and candidate countries. IFOAMs goal is
the global adoption of ecologically, socially and economically sound agricultural systems based on the principles
of organic agriculture.
Work Programme
The main objectives of the 2014 work programme are to:
Strengthen the advocacy and campaigning position
of IFOAM EU as the unified voice of the European
organic movement. This will be achieved by building
up relations with the new Members of the European
Parliament and European Commissioners and raising
awareness amongst them regarding environmental
challenges related to food and farming;
Contribute to the successful implementation of the
7th Environmental Action Programme (7th EAP), the EU
biodiversity strategy to 2020, the Blueprint to safeguard Europes waters and EU climate change mitigation and adaptation targets;
Ensure integration of environmental objectives in
policies such as the implementation of the Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP), Horizon 2020, EU organic
regulation and seed legislation;
Create strategic alliances with other environmental
NGOs to strengthen the environmental and agro-ecological voice in EU consultations and decision-making
processes for multiple policy fields; and
Further strengthen IFOAM EUs financial and human
resource capacities as well as the efficiency of the organisation, especially in the areas of internal and external communication and membership involvement.
Contact:
Postal address
Rue du Commerce, 124
B 1000 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 280 1252
Fax
+32 2 735 73 81
Email Josefine.johansson@ifoam-eu.org
Website www.ifoam-eu.org
Josefine JOHANSSON ZUAZU, Project Manager

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

917,920.00

467,498.00 (50.90%)
10 strategy meetings and workshops (internal and

with other NGOs) have taken place to discuss strategies on climate change, organic regulation, rural development, the vision for organic farming 2030 and
a future for GMO free sustainable food and farming
and have led to alliances for the promotion of environmentally sustainable forms of agriculture;
Around 20-30 publications on various key environmental issues have been published; and
Media work and communications have drawn the attention of members, the public and agricultural and
environmental specialists to the contribution of organic farming to tackling environmental challenges.
Expected outcomes
Around 25 advocacy meetings with policy-makers

(European Commission, European Parliament, Representatives of member states) in which the benefits of
organic food and farming for the environment and of
their inclusion in EU policies have been presented;
Two major conferences (food processors conference
in Paris, Rural Development and Climate change conference in Bari) have each attracted up to 200 direct
beneficiaries who consequently act as multipliers of
the topics all over Europe;
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Justice and Environment
Description
Justice & Environment (J&E) is a respected, independent
association of 12 public interest environmental law organisations from 10 EU Member States and beyond. J&E
legal experts offer expertise and education on European
environmental law, aiming to ensure the implementation
and improvement of the EU environmental and sustainability legislation through the use of European law and
the exchange of information.
Work Programme
The 2014 Annual Work Plan of J&E will focus on three
issue areas: public participation, energy and environmental liability. J&Es main objectives are to:
Improve the Access to Documents Regulation 1049/2001
and to see it on the legislative agenda of the EU;
Improve the Aarhus Regulation 1367/2006 and to develop a European Court of Justice (ECJ) case law on
the Aarhus Regulation;
Attain a positive ECJ verdict on public participation
in a J&E case on the Aarhus Regulation which is currently pending at the Luxembourg Court against the
Commission and to create awareness on the impacts
of the verdict;
Achieve broader access to the ECJ for NGOs in the
medium term and to have a good Access to Justice in
Environmental Matters Directive adopted and create
broader access to the ECJ for NGOs in the long term;
Persuade the United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe (UNECE) to exercise pressure on the EU in
order to achieve the full compliance of the EU with
the Aarhus Convention;
Analysing the contents of the new EU State Aid Guidelines on Environment and Energy;
Establish a potential coalition network with European
Environmental NGOs supporting legislative processes
at EU and Member State level in energy issues;
Strengthen the awareness of key stakeholders on the
importance of uniting approaches on support schemes
for renewable energy projects in the Member States;
Increase the awareness of harmful projects not fulfilling Project of Common Interest designation criteria
in J&E Member States;
Create a coalition among the Green 10 supporting demands for the exclusion of defined projects from the
PCI list;
Strengthen transparency and inclusiveness in the PCI
designation process by advocating for new participation methodologies and processes in application of
the Aarhus principles; and
Agree a joint position on European Liability Directive
deficiencies within J&E and with partner NGOs and
advocate for a revision of the current Directive.
Contact:
Postal address
Udolni, 33
H - 602 00 Brno
CZECH REPUBLIC
Phone +36 1 3228462
Fax
+36 1 4130300
Email info@justiceandenvironment.org
Website www.justiceandenvironment.org
Dr. Csaba KISS, Coordinator

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

253,286.00

174,491.00 (68.89%)
Expected outcomes
The Access to Documents Regulation 1049/2001 is

improved and added to the EUs legislative agenda;
The Aarhus Regulation 1367/2006 is improved and a
case law on it is developed;
Broader access to the ECJ for NGOs created and a
good Access to Justice in Environmental Matters Directive adopted;
Analysis of the new Environment and Energy State
Aid Guidelines of the EU;
A potential coalition network with European Environmental NGOs, in particular in energy issues;
Increased awareness of key stakeholders on the importance of uniting approaches on support schemes
for renewable energy projects in the Member States
and regarding what the RES support needed to deliver
2020 targets;
Increased awareness of harmful projects not fulfilling
PCI designation criteria in J&E Member States;
Knowledge about legal means and opportunities to
challenge these PCI projects is consolidated;
A coalition among the Green 10 supporting demands
for the exclusion of defined projects from the PCI list;
A more inclusive and more transparent PCI designation process carried out in the future; and
A joint position on ELD deficiencies within J&E and
partner NGOs is agreed upon, and decision-makers
take key arguments into account within the ELD revision process.
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NGO Shipbreaking Platform
Description
NGO Shipbreaking Platform is a global coalition of 18
environmental, human rights and labour organisations,
eight of which are based in EU Member States. It focuses on the safe and environmentally sound recycling
and disposal of end-of-life vessels. The Platform was
founded in 2005 to challenge substandard practices in
the shipping industry. It advocates responsible policies
on shipbreaking at the European and international level
that encompass the principles of human rights, environmental justice, polluter pays, producer responsibility
and clean production. Marketplace incentives are promoted to divert traffic away from the infamous shipbreaking beaches of South Asia.
Work Programme
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform has effectively contributed to the legislative process which ended in June 2013
with an agreed text for a new EU Regulation on Ship
Recycling (2012/0055(COD)). Within this framework, the
work programme for 2014 has the following objectives:
Pushing for key policy developments, as the EC addresses outstanding elements of the newly agreed
Regulation on Ship Recycling. The Regulation, for example, asks the EC to consider a model for a financial
mechanism, possible amendments to the Environmental Crimes Directive and technical guidance for
certification and auditing of ship recycling facilities
outside the EU. The Shipbreaking Platform is actively
providing input in these and other areas to ensure a
more robust legislative framework and to strengthen
its future implementation;
Advocating for effective application of the law, in order to promote effective implementation of the EU
Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) and the EU Regulation on Ship Recycling, while influencing the marketplace to rapidly and effectively adopt EU policy
recommendations and requirements; and
Promoting greater public and marketplace awareness
of the environmental and human rights abuses linked
to current shipbreaking practices on the beaches of
South Asia, as well as providing information on the
available best practices.
Contact:
Postal address
Rue de la Linire, 11
B 1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 6094 419
Fax
N/A
Email patrizia@shipbreakingplatform.org
Website www.shipbreakingplatform.org
Patrizia HEIDEGGER, Executive Director

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

257,911.00

168,840.00 (65.46%)
Ships sailing under the flag of EU Member States

monitored and informed of EC business practices,
such as change of flag and ship recycling destinations;
Reports published and listings of Global dumpers
and Responsible recyclers produced, based on desk
research, purchased data (e.g. the IHS Fairplay register of ships) and access to shipping databases, such
as Lloyds Marine Intelligence Unit (LMIU);
Up-to-date information provided on the situation on
the ground and in the courts in shipbreaking countries, with South Asian civil society activists input
channelled into European policy debates;
Continued leadership at UN Basel Convention meetings, in strategic partnership with like-minded thinktanks and legal experts; and
Best practice for environmentally sound and safe ship
recycling actively promoted by advising progressive
ship owners, and seeking common strategies with the
European ship recycling industry, cargo owners and
trade unions.
Expected outcomes
Rapid and appropriate regulatory action and economic measures to strengthen the EUs new Regulation on
Ship Recycling, including the targeted distribution of
position papers, reports and a briefing for the Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the EU;
Effective implementation of the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) through monitoring, with EU Member
States alerted of imminent breaches;
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Seas At Risk
Description
Contact:
Postal address
Rue dEdimbourg, 26
B - 1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 289 30 965
Fax
+32 2 289 30 966
Email secretariat@seas-at-risk.org
Website www.seas-at-risk.org
Seas At Risk is a European association of NGOs working

to protect and restore the marine environment of the
European seas and the wider northeast Atlantic. It has
around 20 member NGOs in 14 countries. Seas At Risk
achieves its goals through the exchange of information
between members and other organisations; gathering,
analysing and publishing information; stimulating educational, scientific and publicity activities; and organising
campaigns.

Ann DOM, Assistant Director
Work Programme

01/01/2014 31/12/2014
Seas At Risks 2014 work programme focuses on improving the implementation of EU policies relating to
the marine environment, integrating environmental
objectives in the maritime sector, and providing information for member organisations and the wider NGO
community.
The main objectives of the 2014 work programme are:
Ensuring that key maritime industries, such as shipping, play their part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to minimise the impacts of climate change on
the marine environment;
Helping to reform the Common Fisheries Policy to
ensure that environmental commitments are implemented and that stakeholders are fully involved in
the implementation phases;
Promoting a strong deep sea fisheries access regime
that guarantees the protection and sustainable management of deep sea ecosystems;
Ensuring that during the implementation of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) there is sufficient data collection, and investment in low-impact
fisheries, aquaculture and other maritime activities;
Helping to implement the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), with special attention given to
marine litter and the effective integration of MSFD
objectives in the Blue Growth agenda, while ensuring
that the proposed Directive on Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Management (MSP-ICM)
is fully in line with MSFD objectives; and
Advocating the use of the ecosystem approach,
precautionary and polluter pays principles in Blue
Growth priority sectors, such as seabed mining and
blue biotechnology.

525,822.00

93,706.00 (17.82%)
of EU aquaculture, a guidance document on MSFD

measures and publications on marine litter;
Participation in advisory bodies, such as the fisheries
and aquaculture advisory councils, and attendance in
an observer capacity at regional and global regulatory forums, including the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the OSPAR Commission and MSFD
implementation working groups;
Information and capacity building through Seas At
Risks issue-specific policy groups;
Environmental briefings prior to each meeting of the
Fisheries Council and selected meetings of the European Parliaments Committee on Fisheries, that
provide environmental considerations connected to
policy proposals on the agenda;
Dissemination of briefings to policy and decisionmakers at EU and Member State levels, as well as the
media and NGOs;
Strengthened cooperation with other regional NGOs
through the European Seas Environmental Cooperation platform; and
Enhanced communication through the development
of a Seas At Risk Communication Strategy.
Expected outcomes
Liaison with the European Commission, European

Parliament, Member States and other forums, via position papers and other contributions, including joint
NGO position papers on the sustainable development
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Slow Food
Description
Slow Food was founded in 1986 and became an international association in 1989. It is a grassroots, membership-driven organisation with a network of around
100 000 members in 150 countries. It seeks to create
a broad worldwide cultural shift in the relationship that
people have with food. It envisions a world where everyone has access to good, clean and fair food. Good refers to food that has a culturally appropriate taste quality and that is healthy. Clean relates to food production
and consumption that does not harm the environment
or the health of those producing it. Fair means both
accessible prices for consumers and equitable wages for
producers.
Work Programme
Slow Food believes that the 7th Environment Action Programme (7EAP) is a cornerstone in environmental policy
and that the European Commissions efforts to focus EU
environmental policies on respecting the planets ecological limits must be strongly supported. With the same
inspiration and commitment, Slow Food will continue to
advocate for a real paradigm shift towards a sustainable
food system in 2014.
The core issues of this years work programme will be:
agro-biodiversity conservation; the efficient and equitable use of resources in food production and consumption; the fight against food loss and waste; the global
dimension of food security; food safety and food sovereignty. Activities will focus on two specific areas directly
connected to the following thematic 7EAP objectives:
to protect, conserve and enhance the Unions natural
capital and to turn the Union into a resource-efficient,
green and competitive low-carbon economy. The activities and deliverables envisaged are numerous and can
be grouped under the following broad categories:
The production and dissemination of documents on
food issues targeting policy-makers, producers, consumers and diffused through meetings, events, press
and the internet;
Contribution to the international and European debate on food through participation in advisory committees, high-level forums and expert working groups
of EU institutions and in the civil society consultation
mechanism of Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund
for Agricultural Development (IFAD);
Training and meetings to transfer and exchange
knowledge and experience among producers;
Organisation of large and small events to facilitate
contact between producers and consumers and to
reach decision-makers at all levels;
Contact:
Postal address
Piazza XX Settembre, 5
IT - 12042 Bra (CN)
ITALY
Phone +39 0172 419 709
Fax
+39 0172 419 755
Email s.alaimo@slowfood.it
Website www.slowfood.com
Serena ALAIMO, Slow Food EU Department

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

1,394,433.00

460,000.00 (32.99%)
Ensuring there is a constant debate regarding the associations core interests; and
Coordinating and implementing grassroots projects
involving producers and facilitating communication
and contact with consumers.
Expected outcomes
Better integration of the needs expressed by smallscale producers, consumers and other food chain actors regarding environmental issues linked to food in
EU policies;
Increased visibility of the network and representation
of consumers and producers interests at the EU institutions;
Preservation of an increased number of endangered
domesticated species;
Increased awareness among consumers of the impact of their daily choices on the food system and
the consequent implications for the environment and
climate;
A contribution to the protection of the environment
and to the improvement of food chain sustainability
through the implementation of grassroots projects;
and
Improved capacity of the network to converse with
EU institutions and with the UN system, moving ever
closer to an integrated framework for food policies
and for a paradigm change in the food system.
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Stichting BirdLife Europe
Description
Stichting BirdLife Europe is the European and Central Asian Division of BirdLife International, one of the
worlds largest partnerships for nature conservation. It
works with stakeholders to conserve birds and biodiversity, by focusing on species, sites and habitats. Stichting
BirdLife Europe coordinates the activities of 49 member organisations throughout Europe and Central Asia,
including Partners in all EU Member States, and helps
manage around 6 000 sites covering over 320 000 ha.
Work Programme
Stichting BirdLife Europe aims to:
Support the development and implementation of the
EU Biodiversity Strategy and, in particular, the full implementation of the Birds and Habitats and Marine
Strategy Framework Directives;
Improve the contribution of EU Agriculture and Forest
policies to biodiversity conservation, climate mitigation and adaptation, and environmental conservation;
Promote effective climate action that goes hand in
hand with biodiversity conservation and the protection of ecosystems;
Raise awareness and engage policy-makers, businesses, media and other relevant stakeholders and
target audiences; and
Support, strengthen and coordinate the European
BirdLife Partnership in developing and implementing
common conservation programmes and in participating in EU environmental policy-making, to improve
the status of birds and biodiversity in general.
Expected outcomes
The EUs role in domestic and external environmental

policy is strengthened by informed engagement and
constructive criticism;
The EU contributes to the conservation of global biodiversity;
EU biodiversity, agriculture, forest, maritime, fisheries
and climate change policies are communicated, their
development and implementation influenced through
advocacy, engagement and information provision;
Relevant pieces of EU legislation are effectively implemented;
Main threats to bird conservation, such as collision
with and electrocution on power lines, poisoning, lead
contamination and illegal killing, are identified, assessed and effectively tackled;
An effective enabling framework to achieve Target 2
of the EU Biodiversity Strategy is implemented;
Invasive Alien Species are tackled through robust EU
legislation;
Contact:
Postal address
Avenue de la Toison dOr, 67
B - 1060 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 280 08 30
Fax
+32 2 230 38 02
Email europe@birdlife.org
Website http://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia
Angelo CASERTA, Regional Director

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

1,324,00.00

359,253.00 (27.13%)
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform is implemented effectively to ensure it delivers for biodiversity and environment;
A new Rural Development Policy effectively delivers
conservation schemes and avoids investments that
damage biodiversity;
A vision for sustainable agriculture and forest management in the EU is developed and promoted;
EU policies effectively support the conservation of European forests and their biodiversity;
Marine Important Bird Areas are effectively protected;
Seabird by-catch mortality is mitigated;
EU maritime and fisheries policies are supportive of
biodiversity conservation;
EU energy policies contribute to effective climate
change mitigation while building robust safeguards
for biodiversity;
Ecosystem based adaptation is integrated into climate change and climate adaptation is incorporated
into biodiversity conservation strategies;
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 with
biodiversity conservation, climate action and environmental protection;
A thriving and growing Europe wide grassroots network
of civil society organisations work together through the
BirdLife Europe Partnership and beyond; and
Less-developed and less-experienced BirdLife Europe
Partners are supported by BirdLife Europe.
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SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE
Description
Surfrider Foundation Europe is dedicated to defending,
improving and sustainably managing the ocean, coastline, waves and the people who enjoy them. Its action
plans aim to provide information for the users of the
European coastline, and to ensure that the views of watersport enthusiasts are heard at the EU policy level.
Surfrider helps protect European coastlines through its
programmes on water quality, marine litter, maritime
transport, coastal construction and wave protection.
These programmes involve lobbying decision-makers,
leading local actions on the ground, enacting a legal action strategy against discharges by vessels, developing
expertise and working in conjunction with existing networks.
Work Programme
Surfrider Foundation Europes 2014 work programme
and actions are focused on waste, water quality and climate change.
Specific objectives include:
Contributing to the establishment of the 7th European
Action Plan, in particular the environmental action
programmes in the priority areas of waste, water
quality and climate change;
Helping to implement and influence the European regulatory framework on environmental protection, particularly the legislative package on waste, the Marine
Strategy Framework Directive, the Cosmetics Directive, the Port Reception Facilities Directive, the Water
Framework Directive, the Marine Strategy Framework
Directive, the Bathing Water Directive and the REACH
regulation on water quality, the EU climate and energy package, and the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive on issues concerning climate change;
Developing expertise on environmental issues and
placing knowledge at the disposal of EU Member
States;
Providing a local perspective on environmental issues
in different European coastal regions and expanding
actions to new Member States, including the Baltic
States, Cyprus, Malta, and Bulgaria, with a particular
focus on issues surrounding marine litter;
Consolidating capacity to act as an interface between
the local (field work) and global levels (regulatory
framework driven by the EU); and
Raising awareness and mobilising its network to promote understanding of coastal pollution issues.
Contact:
Postal address
33, Alle du Moura
F - 64200 Biarritz
FRANCE
Phone +33 5 59 23 23 46
Fax
+33 5 59 41 11 04
Email jborenstein@surfrider.eu
Website www.surfrider.eu
Johanna BORENSTEIN, Development and
Communication Manager

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

792,028.00

422,100.00 (53.29%)
Expected outcomes
Contributions and recommendations within the

framework of European legislation taken up by MEPs;
Expansion of Surfrider active volunteers network and
extension of Surfrider area of action to new EU Member States;
Mobilisation campaigns around particular topics to increase public involvement and the resolution of local
environmental problems;
Increased number of people informed and made
aware of the challenges faced with regard to coastal
protection, to further research goals and the establishment of sustainable solutions; and
Dynamic network of forerunners for societal change..
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Third Generation Environmentalism

(E3G)
Description
E3G is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that
is aiming to accelerate the transition to sustainable development. E3G builds cross-sector coalitions to achieve
carefully defined outcomes chosen for their capacity to
leverage change. Focusing on climate change and environmental policy, E3G works closely with like-minded
partners in government, politics, business, civil society,
science, the media and public interest foundations. E3G
currently has offices in London, Brussels, Berlin and
Washington DC and a regular presence in China.
Contact:
Postal address
23, rue de la Science
B 1040 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 893 9211
Fax
N/A
Email Rosalind.cook@e3g.org
Website www.e3g.org
Rosalind COOK, Policy officer
Work Programme
E3Gs work programme for 2014 is structured around

three key programme areas: (1) supporting workers with
a Just Transition to a low-carbon and resilient Europe;
(2) climate adaptation - a risk management framework for cities; and (3) modernising European climate
modelling approaches to strengthen the interface between modelling, politics and policy-making. Activities in
these areas aim to support the implementation of the
20/20/20 climate and energy targets, raise ambition and
build support for the 2030 climate and energy framework, implement the EU Adaptation Strategy Package,
and enhance stakeholder support and confidence in European Commission policy proposals by proposing a process to modernise its modelling approaches. Specifically,
it aims to:
Develop the trade union movements concept of a
Just Transition into a set of concrete proposals inside
the EUs policy structure;
Develop a Low Carbon Transition Mechanism within
the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) which directly
supports workers and local communities most affected by this instrument;
Support and amplify the debates with trade unions at
EU and Member State level on the 2030 climate and
energy framework and the ETS;
Support the implementation of the EU climate adaptation strategy package through targeted activities
filling the existing knowledge and expertise gaps;
Formulate clear criteria for resilient urban development and infrastructure;
Introduce a risk management framework which includes awareness of the differences between a 2, 3
or 4 degrees world for individual cities;
Provide political and policy advice to cities on how to
frame city resilience within their local context;
Assist the European Commission in modernising its
modelling approaches supporting strategic policy decisions in the field of climate, energy, and resource
efficiency;
01/01/2014 - 31/12/2014
399,454.00

277,645 (69.50%)
Build broad stakeholder consensus in support of the

European Commissions modelling approaches; and
Build confidence in the Commission modelling process.
Expected outcomes
The inclusion of the Just Transition concept into the

2030 climate and energy policy framework proposals;
The definition of technical specifics and overarching
narrative of the Just Transition mechanism and EU
policy reforms;
The building agency for Just Transition to be included into the 2030 climate and energy framework;
Information, awareness, knowledge sharing and advocacy and extending constituency to deliver Just
Transition concept;
A risk management framework for cities programme
will result in a definition of the key knowledge and
expertise gaps that cities face on climate change resilience;
Increased awareness among cities of the climate
risks and knowledge on how to design a risk management framework;
The European Commission equipped to strategically
discuss the modernisation of its modelling approaches internally and externally;
A broader range of stakeholders to support the European Commissions modelling process; and
The European Commission is able to propose a roadmap for strengthening its modelling approaches in
order to support the next round of strategic decarbonisation decisions.
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WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION
Description
Wetlands International and its predecessors have a
long history and have worked to protect wetlands since
1937. Wetlands International European Association is
an Association of seven European non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working together to raise awareness
about wetland ecosystems and to advocate the sustainable use of wetlands for people and nature, in particular
by linking science, policy and practice.

Wetlands International European Association is part
of Wetlands International, the only global not-for-profit
network dedicated to the conservation and restoration
of wetlands such as lakes, marshes and rivers. Its vision
is a world where wetlands are treasured and nurtured
for their beauty, the life they support and the resources
they provide.

Wetlands International works through its network of offices, partners and experts to achieve its goals. It has
18 offices around the world, working independently but
sharing the same global strategy.
Work Programme
The dynamic nature of wetlands meant that they are
often overlooked by policy-makers and public opinion.
Wetlands are, in theory, relatively well covered by current
EU legislation; however, policy implementation tends to
have difficulty addressing these ecosystems.
Therefore, the NGOs work programme aims to:
Raise awareness of policy- and decision-makers regarding the value of wetland ecosystems;
Promote the integration of wetland-related concerns
into relevant sectoral policies of the Union and promote synergies and policy coherence;
Contribute to the implementation of EU environmental policy and legislation;
Promote investments for the conservation and restoration of wetland ecosystems; and
Address the impact of EU policies on wetlands in other regions of the globe, and strive to ensure that international or third-country policies do not undermine
the success of EU environmental legislation.
In order to achieve the objectives Wetlands International
will:
Provide a platform for exchanging information, knowledge and ideas among its members, and facilitate the
communication of that information to the appropriate
levels of European policy- and decision-making;
Contact:
Postal address
Horapark 9
NL - 6717 LZ Ede
THE NETHERLANDS
Phone +31 318660912
Fax
+31 318660950
Email Vera.coelho@wetlands.org
Website www.wetlands.org
Vera COELHO, Project manager

01/01/2014 31/12/2014

390,364.00

273,255.00 (70.00%)
Link science, policy and practice by convening knowledge and expertise and advocating a coherent approach to the conservation and sustainable use of
wetland ecosystems;
Advocate for the mainstreaming of wetlands into EU
policies and influence specific priority policies;
Help improve EU policy implementation by highlighting policy successes and failures and feeding best
practice into national and EU policies and relevant
practitioner networks; and
Develop a sound organisational structure, including
internal regulations, policy strategies, fundraising
strategies and visibility strategies.
Expected outcomes
Enhanced awareness of policy- and decision-makers

regarding the value of wetland ecosystems and increased uptake of ecosystem-based management
solutions;
Implementation of EU policy and legislation contributes
to the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands;
EU policy and legislative initiatives take into consideration the key role of wetlands as functional links
between ecosystems;
Enhanced knowledge contributes to improved conservation status of key species and their habitats, in and
outside the EU; and
Enhanced civil society capacity to engage in and contribute to initiatives for the conservation and sustainable use of wetland ecosystems and their goods and
services.
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WWF European Policy Programme

AISBL
European Policy Office
Description
Established in 1961, WWF is an international organisation working on issues related to nature conservation
and environmental protection. It has 4.7 million regular
supporters and a global network active in more than 100
countries. WWF is present in 22 countries in Europe with
over 3.5 million supporters. The WWF European Policy
Programme Office in Brussels works in close collaboration with the European and global WWF network and its
partner organisations. It seeks to secure the strengthening of European policies and funding in support of nature
conservation and environmental protection, particularly
in the areas of EU climate and energy, biodiversity, forests, water, fisheries as well as development, food, resource efficiency and green economy policies.
Work Programme
The annual work programme will be the second to come
into effect under the five-year WWF European Policy
Plan (2014-18). The plan aims to make an important
contribution to the European Commissions 7th Environmental Action Programme Living well, within the limits
of our planet.
The key 2014 work programme strategies and activities
are:
Political advocacy work with European institutions;
Involving the network of WWF national organisations
in Europe to inform and lobby the relevant institutions
at Member State level;
Monitoring of the implementation and achievements
of European environmental law and policies, and their
integration into other EU policies, drawing particular
attention to any lack of proper implementation and
enforcement;
Working in partnership with other NGOs in Brussels
active in the environmental, social and development
fields;
Participating actively in processes for approving devolved legislation;
Building alliances with business and industry, the
corporate sector and universities, based on common
goals in order to enhance outreach and support for
achieving WWF objectives;
Participating in expert working groups and specialist
technical panels;
Creating and participating in stakeholders forums,
conferences and events, and promoting coalition
building;
Applying WWFs communications leverage to raise
awareness; and
Contact:
Postal address
Avenue de Tervuren, 168
B 1150 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone +32 2 743 88 00
Fax
+32 2 743 88 19
Email tlong@wwf.eu
Website wwf.eu
Anthony R. LONG, Director

01/07/2014 31/06/2015

2,916,029.00

582,970.00 (19.99%)
Using the post-election period for the new European

Parliament and appointment of a new Commission
President and College of Commissioners to advance
solutions for conserving and enhancing natural capital, moving towards a resource efficient, green lowcarbon economy and safeguarding citizens health
and well-being.
Expected outcomes
Stronger implementation of the European Union Timber Regulation and the Water Framework Directive;
Implementation of measures to achieve EU Biodiversity Strategy objectives;
Implementation of new arrangements in the 201213 Common Fisheries Policy reform, including multiannual management plans, regionalisation and external dimension;
Stronger and more uniform implementation of the Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fisheries Regulation;
Successful United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) outcomes in CoP21 and
strong EU post-2020 pledges;
Improved European Emissions Trading System to
achieve a credible reduction of surplus allowances;
Increased levels of sustainable development financing in EU external development assistance; and
Influence registered on the post-2015 global development framework with uniformly applicable but differentiated sustainable development goals.
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WWF International Danube-

Carpathian Programme
Danube-Carpathian Office
Description
Contact:
Postal address
Ottakringer Strasse 114-116
A 1160 WIEN
AUSTRIA
Phone +43 1 52 45 470 14
Fax
+43 1 52 45 470 70
Email office@wwfdcp.org
Website www.panda.org/dcpo
The WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme (WWF-DCPO)

was established in 1998 to coordinate and lead WWFs
conservation activities across the 19-country DanubeCarpathian region of central and southeast Europe. It
particularly focuses on biodiversity, nature conservation
and the sustainable use of resources.
Work Programme
WWF-DCPO will work with members and partners to
promote biodiversity conservation, green infrastructure,
environmental integration, sustainable forestry, water
stewardship, climate change adaptation and mitigation
and resource efficiency use in the Danube-Carpathian
regions of central and southeast Europe. The key strategies and activities are:
Continuing the traditionally strong focus on the implementation of EU biodiversity, water and forest
policies;
Ensuring the effective implementation of these strategies through the improved management of the areas with the most relevant Natura 2000 sites;
Supporting the European Commission in promoting
the EU Blueprint on Water with emphasis on conserving and restoring natural water retention areas particularly through the development of the second cycle
of river basin management plans for the Danube and
its sub-basins in 2015;
Promoting the protection of virgin and high conservation value forests, sustainable forest management
and the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation;
Integrating the environment/biodiversity into relevant
policies, including inland navigation and the development of hydropower as well as in relevant areas of
the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, the Carpathian Convention and the Danube River Basin Management Plan;
Promoting integration and financing for the environment
via EU funding programmes, innovative funding sources
and the assessment of ecosystem services; and
Encouraging adaptation and mobilisation in response
to climate change, particularly through regional policy
frameworks, and raising awareness.
Expected outcomes
Contribution of knowhow and experience to a number

of EU policies;
Facilitation of the implementation and enforcement
of EU legislation and policies within the Danube-Carpathian region;
Integration of several priorities related to the EU Biodiversity Strategy, Blueprint for Water and Climate

Angelika BERANEK, Head of Operations

01/07/2014 - 30/06/2015

800,879.00

188,059.00 (23.48 %)
Change Adaptation Strategy into the second cycle of

river basin management plans for the Danube and
its sub-basins into the EU Strategy for the Danube
Region as well as into relevant protocols and strategies to be adopted by the members of the Carpathian
Convention;
Progress towards the implementation of significant
conservation initiatives related to freshwater and
wilderness areas, including the five-country MuraDrava-Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, the
four-country Lower Danube Green Corridor, the threecountry March-Thaya Trilateral Ramsar Site and the
Southern Carpathians wilderness area;
10 000 ha of virgin forests protected, 3 million ha of
forest certified for sustainable management and 200
operators trained to implement the EU Timber Regulation to help stop illegal logging;
Two pilots or models for the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services and two Ecosystem Services payment schemes developed;
Two demonstrations of good practice by the private
sector towards the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy and/or Blueprint for Water presented;
At least 200 towns and cities in the Danube-Carpathian region are involved in Earth Hour and encouraged
to take action on climate change;
Work on mapping and scenario development for biomass in the region promoted; and
Become a leading advocate for the environment in
Central and South-eastern Europe and substantially
increase the WWF-DCPOs organisational capacity.
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Introduction to NGOs Compilation 2014

NGO Operating Grants 2014:

NGO operating grants

ranked according to criteria relating to the extent to

More information on operational funding can be found

CEE Bankwatch Network.......................................................3

CEEweb for Biodiversity.........................................................4

Health & Environment Alliance (HEAL)......................18

Climate Action Network (CAN)

Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe.............19

International Federation of Organic Agriculture

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

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

Stichting BirdLife Europe...................................................25

European Federation for Transport and

SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE...............................26

European Litter Prevention Association asbl..........13

Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G)..............27

CEE Bankwatch Network

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Total budget in euro:

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NGOs actively involved in all monitoring committees

CEEweb for Biodiversity

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Ensuring EU Wildlife Trade Regulations are effectively

EU increasingly debate the need for reducing resource

Climate Action Network (CAN)

International post-2020 climate agreement: network

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on energy efficiency, successful advocacy achieved

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Counter Balance has the following main objectives for

Large-scale infrastructure projects closely monitored,

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School mobility plans are developed and promoted

The EUROPARC Federation, also known as the Federation

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EUROPARC intends to improve the implementation of the

Name of contact person

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Better tailored research activities regarding climate

European Centre for Nature

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Launch of a Quality Destination programme and engagement with 30 municipalities;

European Cyclists Federation asbl

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Increased awareness (in international institutions, EU

European Environmental Bureau

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