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2012.09.19.. Baltic NGO meeting. What is it?. Cooperation platform of environmental NGOs designed to ensure permanent exchange of information between environmental NGOs and Ministry of Environment and other state institutions . 2012.09.19.. Baltic NGO meeting. Background. Forum of environmental NGOs
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1. Environment Advisory Council Alda Ozola-Matule
Chairperson of the Council
2. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting What is it? Cooperation platform of environmental NGOs designed to ensure permanent exchange of information between environmental NGOs and Ministry of Environment and other state institutions
3. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting Background Forum of environmental NGOs once in a year
Need for permanent platform for exchange of information on upcoming agenda of Ministry of Environment and other environmental institutions
Need for developing joint positions
4. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting Establishing of Council Starting in 2003
By-laws drafted by Ministry of Environment and few environmental NGOs
5. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting Members (19 + 1) 19 representatives from environmental NGOs
Grass-root organizations
professional associations
1 representative from Ministry of Environment
Elected in open elections once in a year
6. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting Member organizations in 2006 Latvian Green Movement
Baltic Environmental Forum
WWF Latvia
Rural tourism association
Latvian Fund for Nature
Coalition for protection of Nature and cultural heritage
Association of Organic Farming
Latvian Anglers Association
Latvian Ecotourism society
Latvian Ornithological society
Association of Environmental Education
Society For clean Daugava
Environmental Protection Club
Foundation for Environmental Education Latvian Waste management association
Latvian Packaging association
Association for Water supply and waste water
Association for electronics industry
Institute for Environmental Science and Management
Representative of Ministry of Environment
7. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting Working principles Democracy
Meetings are open and anybody can participate
Decisions are mostly taken in mutual agreement
Involvement in Council doesnt undermine direct cooperation of environmental NGOs and state institutions
By-laws about decision making
Voluntary work
Permanent coordinator (employee of Ministry of Environment)
8. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting Methods of work Information exchange
Meetings once in a month
Workshop when new Council starts the work
Permanent working groups (involving experts outside of Council)
Thematic meetings with MoE or other ministries to discuss the issues
Appointing representatives to the working groups organized by MoE and other state institutions
9. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting Working groups Biodiversity
Energy
Water
Environmental policy integration
Spatial planning
Landscape
10. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting Every-day activities Preparation of joint positions on new strategies and draft legislation proposed by MoE or other institutions
Written comments
Participation in official working groups
Sometime: Supporting position of MoE
Raising the issues
Information dissemination to broader group of environmental NGOs and other institutions
11. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting Information flows Coordinator ? Council members + broader group of NGOs
Website (www.vidm.gov.lv/vkp)?
Not so much discussions about joint positions
12. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting Challenges Efficiency of cooperation depends on the professional knowledge and good will of civil servants
Lack of knowledge about environmetnal NGOs within state institutions
The efficiency of participation:
Voluntary work vs. quality
Early involvement?
Cooperation with other ministries or state institutions are not satisfactory
13. 2012.09.19. Baltic NGO meeting Are any changes needed? Act on Environmental Protection (adopted in October 2006)
(1)Vides ministrija sadarbiba ar ieinteresetajam biedribam un nodibinajumiem, kuru merkis saskana ar statutiem ir vides aizsardziba, izveido vides konsultativo padomi. Padomes lemumiem vides joma ir ieteikuma raksturs. Ministru kabinets apstiprina padomes nolikumu. Nolikuma nosaka vides konsultativas padomes tiesibas, funkcijas un darbibas kartibu, ka ari kartibu, kada aja panta minetas biedribas un nodibinajumi delege parstavjus darbam vides konsultativaja padome.
(2)Vides konsultativa padome veicina iespejami plaaku sabiedribas iesaistianu ar vidi saistitu lemumu pienemana, sadarbibu un informacijas apmainu vides joma starp ikvienu personu un sabiedribu kopuma, valsts iestadem un pavaldibam, ka ari sekme prieklikumu snieganu jautajumos, kas saistiti ar vides politikas izstradi un istenoanu un attiecigu normativo aktu vai planoanas dokumentu sagatavoanu.
(3)Vides ministrija finansiali nodroina vides konsultativas padomes darbibu, ka ari sadarbojas ar vides konsultativo padomi, iesniedzot tai apsprieanai un prieklikumu snieganai vides normativo aktu projektus un iesaistot to uz vidi attiecinamo dokumentu sagatavoana.