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of this page:
Establishment 
Staff
Achievements
Projects
Expertise
Donors
Contact address
Year
of Establishment:
1995
Current Staff:
Country Office Director
|
Anne Kivinukk |
Project Officer
|
Maiken Staak |
Major
Achievements:
The Country Office engages local Estonian communities by offering
services and expertise on environmental education, education for sustainable
development and public participation. REC Estonia is participating in
strategic planning and consultancy on non-formal adult education in Estonia
and in Baltic Sea Region. Cooperative projects with Ukraine started in
2007.
Services
Information Services
REC Estonia provides information upon
request through its Internet homepage, local language bulletins and library.
The information service takes on a regional aspect, as REC Estonia has
the capacity to provide environmental information and contacts for Central
and Eastern Europe countries through the network of REC country offices.
Besides regional information, REC Estonia facilitates contacts for finding
cooperation partners.
Internet homepage
The Internet homepage at http://www.recestonia.ee
provides information about the mission and activities of REC Estonia,
information and materials from the country office projects and activities,
as well as an electronic version of the REC Estonia Bulletin.
Local-language newsletter
REC Estonia issues a local Bulletin in the Estonian language. The
aim of the publication is to introduce region-wide environmental topics
and provide a forum for local organisations to introduce themselves. The
Bulletin is sent free of charge to environmental NGOs, municipalities,
Ministry of Environment, environmental businesses and libraries.
Library service
The library of REC Estonia consists roughly 2,000 environmental publications.
The library is accessible to all visitors free of charge.
Capacity building for environmental NGOs
REC Estonia has organised training for environmental NGOs on different
topics, such as:
- NGO management;
- public participation in environmental decision making;
- implementation of the Water Framework Directive;
- urban transport;
- project development and implementation;
- volunteer work;
- different environmental issues.
Besides organising training for developing project application
skills, REC Estonia consults NGOs on project development and assists in
finding partners.
Major
Projects:
Assistance to the Environmental Management in the Estonian
NGOs
through Training and Interactive Web Site
In order to assist the environmental management of the Estonian NGOs the
project team will provide to the NGO leaders training program and interactive
Internet based tools.
Providing assistance to the development of sustainable
entrepreneurship in Ukraine
The project idea is to introduce to the officials and businessmen of Kozelec
the Estonian experience on sustainable entrepreneurship, focusing specially
on tourism.
Supporting Environmental Studies for young Estonian
Scientists in German Universities
REC Estonia mediates grants from the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
for Estonian young scientists for internship and practical research in
German universities or enterprises. The promotional activities concentrate
on environmental technology and research, nature conservation, environmental
communication and cultural assets.
ChangeLAB - Changing Lifestyles, Attitudes and
Behavior
ChangeLAB was a project about changing lifestyles, attitudes and behavior.
The aim of the project was to disseminate its findings to policymakers
and practitioners and provide a practical toolkit, with an interactive
decision-making tool, linked to a database of relevant practice examples
and analysis.
Technical Assistance for the Pilot Harju Sub-River
Basin District Water Management Plan
The project “Technical Assistance for the Pilot Harju Sub-River
Basin District Water Management Plans” aimed to assist the Estonian
Government in implementation of the Water Framework Directive. REC Estonia
was responsible for public participation and capacity building activities.
Country
Office Expertise:
- Education for sustainable development
- Public participation
- Sustainable development
- Implementation of Water Framework Directive (public
participation)
Donors
for Projects:
Environmental Investment Center of Estonia
Tallinn Municipality
Ministry of Environment of Estonia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
Royal Netherlands Embassy in Tallinn
British Embassy in Tallinn
Finnish Embassy in Tallinn
Finnish Ministry of Environment
Italian Ministry for Territory and Environment
Italian Trust Fund
Japan Special Fund
Ministry of Environment of Norway
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs MATRA program
EU Cohesion Fund
EU Intelligent Energy Program
EU Delegation in Estonia
INTERREG IIIC
Socrates Gruntvig I Program
Phare Access Program
Center of Examination and Qualification of Estonian
Open Estonia Foundation
Association of Non-Formal Education in Estoniahe European Commission
Eesti Energia
Contact
address:
Ravala str. 8, C 506
Tallinn, 10143 Estonia
Tel: (372) 64 61 423, (372) 66 05 018
Tel/Fax: (372) 64 61 423
E-mail: info@recestonia.ee
Web: http://www.recestonia.ee |
