1. ZELENA AKCIJA FoE CROATIA ŽELJKA LELJAK, lawyer

2. ZELENA AKCIJA Founded in 1990. Employees : 11 Members : 250 Volonteers/activists: 20

3. ZELENA AKCIJA OUR PROGRAMS: FRESHWATER BANKWATCH GREEN PHONE BIODIVERSITY ENERGY PROGRAMME…..

4. ZELENA AKCIJA Project: Good governance and the Rule of Law in Croatian Environmental Policy financed by European Commision project partners: Sunce, Zelena Istra and Zelena akcija (Green Forum) started May 25th 2006. project duration - 24 months

5. ZELENA AKCIJA TARGET GROUPS: Croatian lawyers Green Forum members Public in general GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE: Local Regional National

6. ZELENA AKCIJA SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE: Bridge the knowledge gap in environmental policy and legal issues related to the environment (Croatian lawyers and ENVNGOs) Improve capacity of environmental NGO network (env.laws) Empower citizens by providing legal help and advice Encourage citizens to be more proactive in demanding their right to participate in the decision making process

7. ZELENA AKCIJA MAIN ACTIVITIES: seminar education for lawyers and Green Forum members in environmental legal issues monitoring of Croatian environmental legislation harmonization with EU laws analyze new laws, comment draft laws advisory services for the citizens contacting Green Forum for legal aid in environmental issues (GREEN PHONE!)

8. ZELENA AKCIJA RESULTS/EXPECTED RESULTS: A better understanding and spread of the principles of good governance and the rule of law A better access to justice and legal aid, especially for vulnerable groups An increased citizen's participation in the decision-making at local level

9. ZELENA AKCIJA

13. ADRESS: Frankopanska 1, 10 000 Zagreb E-mail: zeljka@zelena-akcija.hrzeljka@zelena-akcija.hr www.zelena-akcija.hr

14. ZELENA AKCIJA THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!!!!