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12.08.2008 | Hungary: Hungarian Partnership helps distribute nearly 4,000,000Euro for sustainable development
The first round of the Hungarian NGO Fund was completed in the beginning of August. The Fund contributes to strengthen civil society in Hungary, providing support i the areas of environment, social cohesion and health and children. ... more
01.08.2008 | Poland: Belarus Greenways Solidarity Cycling Tour 1-31.08.2008
As part of on-going support of the Polish Environmental Partnership for the development of Greenways in neighboring Belarus, a month-long cycling tour in Belarus is being organized by the Belorussian “Country Escape” Association and ECEAT-Holland.... ... more
29.06.2008 | Bulgaria: Danube Day Celebrated in Bulgaria
For the third year the Bulgarian Environmental Partnership Foundation is implementing Green Danube Initiative, supported by Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottle Company. The initiative is aimed to promote and emphasize the river's importance to every Bulgarian and to popularize the Danube Day, June 29,2008 along the Danube and outside of the Danube area. ... more
24.06.2008 | Czech Republic: Students map unsafe areas around their schools
Through the Safe Routes to Schools projects, an initiative of the Sustainable Transport Program of the Czech Environmental Partnership, seven schools have submitted to transport engineers school maps created by children mapping the most unsafe areas around their schools... ... more
15.06.2008 | Romania: New Romanian Greenways Web Page Launched:
www.greenways.ro The Romanian Environmental Partnership Foundation has created and launched a new, central web page for Romanian Greenways in English, Romanian and Hungarian... ... more
05.06.2008 | Slovakia: Young people from 14 countries will search for new ways to reduce carbon use
On June 5, 2008 the British Council and the Ekopolis Foundation introduced a Slovak team of 'Climate Advocates' in Bratislava. Its members will work together with other young influencers from 14 countries to unearth new ways to reduce carbon use or utilize methods already found but not yet properly implemented... ... more
01.06.2008 | New EPSD Annual Report Available
EPSD has just published its 2007 annual report detailing our regional and corss border activities. For download in pdf format click here ... more
01.06.2008 | Exchange with Mongolian NGOs
A strategic goal of the EPSD is to reach out and share our experiences and our story to benefit organizations outside of our region. To this end, the Czech Environmental Partnership Foundation together with the Agency for Development Assistance from Olomouc began to assist local NGOs in Mongolia through an exchange program. ... more
29.05.2008 | Prestigious New Grant Programs in Hungary
Through support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Hungarian Ministry for Environment and Waters and the UNDP / GEF the Hungarian Environmental Partnership Foundation launched three new grants programs; Open Society — Healthy Environment, Green Source 2007 and Living Tisza totaling approximately € 650,000. ... more
28.05.2008 | Promoting Local Products in Transylvania
Transylvania Authentica is a new initiative of the Romanian Environmental Parternship, implemented in cooperation with The Prince’s Charities Foundation. The program seeks to protect and promote the region’s unique natural and cultural heritage and encourage sustainable livelihoods to ensue the survival of Transylvania‘s incredibly rich agrarian culture, traditional foods and hand crafts... ... more
28.06.2007 | Trixi Mobiles Launched in Slovakia
In June 2007 the Slovak Environmental Partnership Foundation launched an ambitious and practical awareness and fundraising project; trixi mobils. Trixi mobils are modern, ecological and comfortable three–wheelers for one driver and two passengers. ... more