Information for participants

When: 4-11 March 2012

Where: European Youth Centre, Strasbourg, France

Activity type: Study session

Contact person: Gosia Zubowicz This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Materials from the session:

• Presentation on the Manual on Human Rights and the Environment (by Merete Bjerregaard)
• Manual on Human Rights and the Environment
• Presentation on Human Rights (by Bastian)
• Presentation on Environmental Law (by Ilaria)
• Presentation on Participation (by Pawel)
• Presentation on Campaigning (by Darek)
• Book 'How to win campaigns' Chrise Rose
• List of the movies from the movie night
• Booklet on environmental law Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5
• Campaign messages Cave in Bulgaria, Dams in Turkey, Highway in Albania, Mining in Armenia, Wolves in Sweden
• Open space - Motivation, Member Organisations, Communication, Fundraising, Skills database
• Presentation on Youth sector of the CoE (by Mara Georgescu)
• Follow-up projects (table)
• Booklet 'Biodiversity challenge badge' (recommended by Ilaria)
• Legal documents session (led by Ilaria): Biological diversity, Biosafety, Fresh water resources, Mountain, forest and polar ecosystems, Energy

Photogalleries:

Picasa

Documents to download:

• Participants' list
• Agenda of the study session
• Aim and objectives
• Info document for participants

Requisite Reading:

• Aarhus Convention
• Bern Convention
• Natura 2000:  EU network for protecting birds and habitats & Birds directive and Habitat directive
• Publication form European Commission about Natura 2000 management
• Environmental Assessment on Environment convention

Recommended Additional Reading:

• Complaints Process
• Conventions
• Communicating nature conservation

Recommended links:

• http://ec.europa.eu/environment/index_en.htm
• http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/environment/index_en.htm
• http://europa.eu./about-eu/index_en.htm
• http://campaignhandbook.gef.eu/

Project description:

During the study session we will discuss about environmental law and youth participation. We will get to know existing European environmental laws and how young people can use them for protecting environment. Several different topics will be addressed during the event - e.g. climate change, biodiversity, nature protection, human right for clean environment. Strong emphasize will also be put on young organizations' involvement in decision making process. Youth active in environmental protection will discover together and raise awareness on the necessary knowledge and tools to actively advocate for their rights and involvement in process of creating, implementation and intervention in the field of environmental law.

Participants of the project will:

• raise awareness on human rights connected with the environment
• increase youth participation in environmental law creating and implementation process
• improve advocacy creation skills at a local level in the field of environmental protection

Aim:

To increase the participants' competences in the field of environmental law and to foster organizations' capacity in using that knowledge to advocate for environmental protection

Participating organisations:

Youth and Environment Europe, Czech Republic
Stepanavan Youth Center, Armenia
Khazer, Armenia
OA PTTK, Poland
MELP, Ukraine
EDEN, Albania
DEM Macedonia
Fältbiologerna, Sweden
EO Rhodope, Bulgaria
Environmental Center, Albania
Ecocentrum Ricany, Czech Republic
Droni, Georgia
ASA, Georgia
FOJ-Active, Germany
Mine Vaganti, Italy
Kislorod, Latvia
MRUSA, Lithuania
JCI, Lithuania
AYA, Russia
Unesco, Russia
Nuestro Mundo, Greece
Libertas International, Spain

Funder