GUTA V

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List of participants

Topics of discussions, issues and presentations

• Ratification, monitoring, implementation of the Aarhus Convention On Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
  
• Public participation in EIA and ecological expertise. Panel presentation.
  
• Public participation in environmental decision-making: law drafting, EIA, ecological expertise, permitting, land-use planning. Small group discussion
  
• Small groups discussions on the draft law on Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making (prepared by Ecopravo network)
  
• Implementation of the law "On Wastes": national and transboundary problems. Panel presentation and small group discussions
  
• Access to justice. Panel presentation
  
• Access to justice: obstacles and recommendations how to overcome them. Small group discussion
  
• “The Project Circle": Problems of practical activity of the environmental lawyers. Participation of all willing to solve their problems with the help of the colleagues
  
• Implementation of the Aarhus Convention: creation of the Pollution Release and Transfer Register for CIS, Central and Eastern Europe and public participation
  
• Experience of PRTR creation in the region. Small group discussion
  
• Strategy of carrying on cases by the attorneys. Exchange of opinions. Presentation of the successful cases
  
• Association of the environmental lawyers: Progress in its creation. Development of the Statute and registration
  
• Cases on compensation for damage to health and for moral damages, caused by the environmental transgressions. Small group discussion
  
• Sustainability of environmental law NGOs. Fundraising (exchange of ideas and experience)
  
• Organization management problems and relationships with the clients: Brainstorm in small groups.
  Problems discussed:
  • Necessity of the Board of the Directors.
    
  • Necessity of the expansion of the network of environmental law organizations.
    
  • Co-ordination of their activity.
    
  • Necessity of common information system (e-mail, Internet)?
    
  • Language problem.
    
  • Relationships with the clients.
    
  • Job descriptions and working time.
    
  • Office meeting - weekly?
    
  • Collaboration with mass media.
    
  • Advertising: where to take money?
    

• Clinical program or how to attract students to the attorney practice