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Environment and Law Research Programme. Environment and Law Research Programme. The Research Programme is financed by the Academy of Finland (and Ministry of the Environment) Supreme Administrative Court provides non-monetary contribution Duration 1.1.2005 –31.12.2008
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Environment and Law Research Programme • The Research Programme is financed by the Academy of Finland (and Ministry of the Environment) • Supreme Administrative Court provides non-monetary contribution • Duration 1.1.2005 –31.12.2008 • Budget 2,5 million euros • Co-ordination of the research programme is carried out by the Department of Law at the University of Joensuu • The purpose is to strengthen research of legal and social institutions and practices and to create co-operation between researchers of law and other disciplines. Environment and Law Research Programme
Aims of the Programme • To strengthen research on the legal and social systems and practices concerning the environment and natural resources; • To promote and deepen multidisciplinary research approaches in studies of environmental law; and • To support and generate national and international networks of cooperation between universities, research institutes and different disciplines. Environment and Law Research Programme
Expected Themes of Research • Man, environment and law; • Means of environmental policy control; • Sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity; • Product and consumption-based environmental protection and environmental responsibility; • The use of land and water areas and building; and • International questions. Environment and Law Research Programme
Organisational diagram Academy of Finland: Funding for research projects Steering Committee: Juha Kämäri (chair) Matti Heikkilä (vice chair) Anne Kovalainen Jyrki Luukkanen Elise Sahivirta (Sauli Rouhinen) Pekka Vihervuori Programme Co-ordination Tapio Määttä (Leila Suvantola) 7 research projects, 45 researchers Environment and Law Research Programme
Key Topics and Fields of Research Key Topics: • Effectiveness of environmental instruments • Public participation in environmental decision-making • Management of environmental conflicts • Changing instruments of environmental governance 45 researchers representing environmental law, private law, environmental economy, environmental policy, environmental sociology, environmental philosophy and forestry. Environment and Law Research Programme
Research Projects • Eco-Efficient Public Purchasing? Economic Advantageousness and Legal Possibilities (Eco-PP Law), Helsinki University of Technology • Law, Forests and Biodiversity (FORBID), Finnish Environment Institute • Effectiveness of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EFEIA), University of Jyväskylä • Redefining the Concepts and the Practices of Environmental Law and Decision-Making (YLKÄ), University of Helsinki • Legitimacy of Environmental Governance (LEG), University of Joensuu and University of Lapland • Procedural Environmental Rights in Land Use Conflicts (PERILUC), Helsinki University of Technology • Effective Environmental Management (EMLE), Finnish Environment Institute Environment and Law Research Programme
Contact Information • Academy of Finland www.aka.fi • Programme website www.aka.fi/envlaw • Co-ordination Tapio Määttä tapio.maatta@joensuu.fi and Leila Suvantola leila.suvantola@joensuu.fi • EcoPP-Law Ari Ekroos ari.ekroos@hut.fi • FORBID Mikael Hildén mikael.hilden@ymparisto.fi • EFEIA Markku Kuitunen markku.kuitunen@jyu.fi • YLKÄ Olli Loukola olli.loukola@helsinki.fi • LEG Juha Karhu and Pertti Rannikko pertti.rannikko@joensuu.fi and juha.karhu@ulapland.fi • PERILUC Rauno Sairinen rauno.sairinen@hut.fi • EMLE Jonathan Tritter j.tritter@warwick.ac.uk Environment and Law Research Programme