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Promoting environmental mediation as a tool for public participation and conflict resolution. Magda T ó th Nagy Public Participation Program. Environmental mediation - goal.
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Promoting environmental mediation as a tool for public participation and conflict resolution Magda Tóth NagyPublic Participation Program
Environmental mediation - goal • to promote environmental mediation and related instruments as a tool for effective public participation and conflict resolution on environmental matters • to improve cooperation and exchange of know-how in Europe
Environmental mediation - activities case study collection • 10 case studies were collected, described and analysed from CEE countries and 6 from Austria and Germany • Key findings, lessons learnt and recommendations for mediation and other conflict resolution processes were drafted providing collection on the internet • http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/PublicParticipation/mediation/default.html will be officially launched in Dec organizing a workshop as a forum for exchange of experience on environmental mediation • The workshop will be organized 1st part of 2006 and it shall lead to the establishment of a network of environmental mediation and give a good overview of the benefits, principles and practice of using environmental mediation procedure for conflict resolution
Environmental mediation - perspective To continue with additional activities such as for example, training courses tailored to the needs of the region as well as developing handbooks and guidance materials
Environmental mediation – project partners & donors Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (OeGUT) • In co-operation with: • Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW) • Finnish Ministry of the Environment • German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety • Contact: Kaidi Tingas, Project Manager, REC