Are these really Big Projects?

On 10th September, 18 officials from 6 universities and 4 CSOs, including TEMA, met up for a roundtable in the framework of the ENV.net project. The discussion focused on the possible impacts of the “Istanbul Big Projects Plan” on the environment. This plan include the construction of a new bridge over the Boshporous, a 3rd[…..]

Look for funding?

In order to encourage the EU integration processes in South Eastern Europe, four European foundations – ERSTE Foundation, Compagnia di San Paolo, King Baudouin Foundation and Robert Bosch Stiftung – have set up the European Fund for the Balkans, designed to undertake and support initiatives aimed at bringing the Western Balkans closer to the European[…..]

We are finally on-line!

  After months and months of hard work, ENV.net is finally ready to launch its website! This website is the result of long-time spent in researching, mapping, collecting documents, writing and editing photos. We hope you will find some inspiration here and you will provide us with some useful tips for make it more interesting[…..]

Sharing lessons and experiences from GEF project

On September 5th and 6th 2013 EASD representative participated on GEF (Global Environmental Facility) Expanded Constituency Workshop (ECW) for the constituencies of Eastern Europe, comprising the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. The ECW brought together GEF focal points, focal points from the main Conventions (Biodiversity,[…..]

ENV.net for recycling technologies

In July 2013, Prof dr Hristina Stevanovic Carapina, from ENV.net technical staff had plenary lecture, titled Reliability of data on waste generation in the application of LCA as a prerequisite in decision-making process about the introduction of recycling in Municipality of Bor, at the eight Symposium “Recycling Technologies and Sustainable Development”, held in Bor, Serbia.[…..]

A book that is worth reading

On 11th July 2013 TEMA, along with other 60 CSOs’ representatives took part in the closing event of TACSO, ‘Civil Society Experiences through TACSO Living Library’ held in Turkey. For this event, CSO representatives became live ‘books’ in the library and told their stories and experiences. TEMA  chose to tell the story of ENV.net network, explaning[…..]

Spread the word!

On  20th June 2013, the ENV.net representives from Serbia were invited to give an interview at the local radio station – Radio Beograd 1.  The main objectives of this one-hour talk  was to familiarize the listeners with the ENV.net project and to explain some of the main findings  of the questionniare distibuted to CSOs during[…..]

The priority is education!

More than 120 participants were present at EnE13 conference/ENV.net Roundatable organized by the Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development on the 10th of June, 2013 in Belgrade, Serbia (see the presentation here).  The main messages of this event were that environmental sector activities should be knowledge-based and that education for environment and sustainable development should be[…..]

ENV.net in Albanian Environmental Film Festival

On 22-25 May 2013,  CO-plan participated on behalf on the ENV.net to the first edition of the Environmental film festival organised by the Ministry of Environment Forest and Water Administration, in collaboration with EU Delegation in Albania and the support of other international organizations,  in 6 cities of the country. This edition was composed to[…..]