Greening the ENP, Ukraine

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Greening the ENP, Ukraine
Implemented by EPL in cooperation with WWF-EPO
and Hbf

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Objectives of the Project

• Enable civil society participation in Ukraine
• Promote sustainable development and environmental
  integration within the ENP process
  
• Foster good governance and project cooperation
  both between the EU member states and the NC

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Main activities

• Study tour to Brussels
• National assessment of the status of environment
  and civil society participation in Ukraine
  
• Organization of local round tables with other
  environmental NGOs
  
• Organization of media event
• Network with state bodies, NGOs and media

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National Assessment

• Objectives
• to bring attention of the state authorities in
  Ukraine and institutions of the European Union to
  the need to strengthen the environmental
  protection and public participation issues in the
  EU-Ukraine Action Plan as well as European
  Neighborhood Policy
• provide them with concrete proposals and
  recommendations to improve the situation.

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National Assessment

• Structure of the National Assessment
• Assessment of the issue (main problems, risks)
• Reflection of the issue in the EU Ukraine
  Action Plan and its practical implementation
  
• Proposals for improvement of the situation
• Case study section

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National Assessment

• Selected issues
• Strategic environmental assessment
• The Convention on International Trade in
  Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
  (CITES)
  
• International Transport Corridors
• Access to Environmental Information / Public
  Participation in Decision-Making in Environmental
  Matters
  
• Fresh water

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National Assessment

• General Conclusions
• Sustainable development and environmental
  protection should be the guiding principle and
  priority of the European Neighborhood Policy and
  the EU-Ukraine Action Plan, not just one of their
  elements

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National Assessment

• General Conclusions
• Environmental protection considerations should be
  integrated into economic and social priorities of
  the EU-Ukraine Action Plan
  

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National Assessment

• General Conclusions
• Adoption and implementation of the EU-Ukraine
  Action Plan should be transparent and provide for
  public participation opportunities, including for
  participation in decision-making and monitoring
  of the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Action
  Plan

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Lessons learned assessing AP

• Selecting issues
• Methodology
• Consultation process
• Low awareness of ENP and AP

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Lessons learned influencing

• Networking and awareness raising
• Law-drafting
• Input into other policy processes
• Contacts and communication with relevant
  officials from Ukraine and EU