XVII International Environmental Forum, Baltic Sea Day

Hotel "Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya”, Korablestroiteley str. 14, St. Petersburg, Russia
22-23 March 2016

Section Session:

Cooperation across borders in environmental education and awareness raising – towards a clean and shared Baltic Sea

Tuesday 22 March 2016 at 14.30-18.30

This Baltic Sea Day Section Session focuses on the role of environmental education and awareness raising in Baltic Sea protection with emphasis on cross-border cooperation and networking. The session highlights local action, successful projects and benefits of international collaboration. Its objective is to find shared interests across borders, create connections, and offer tools for future cooperation in Baltic Sea protection.

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Section Session agenda (download pdf-file) :

14.30	WELCOME BY THE MODERATOR AND ORGANIZERS
	Gennadi Gramberg, Moderator, Head of Environmental Projects and Education Division, Tallinn Environment Department (Estonia)
	Olli-Pekka Mäki, Environmental Director, City of Turku (Finland)
	Esa Nikunen, Director General, City of Helsinki Environment Centre (Finland)
	Mikko Lohikoski, EUSBSR HA Neighbours Coordinator, Senior Adviser to the Mayor, City of Turku (Finland)
	PRESENTING THE BALTIC SEA CHALLENGE NETWORK
	Baltic Sea Challenge coordinators: Salla-Maria Lauttamäki, Special Adviser, Centrum Balticum (Finland) Jenni Jäänheimo, Environmental Planning Officer, City of Helsinki Environment Centre (Finland)
	ACTION BY THE BALTIC SEA CHALLENGE NETWORK MEMBERS
	Secondary school №2, Sosnovy Bor (Russia)
	Svetlana Loskutova, Deputy Head Master with pupil Alexandra
	Friends of the Baltic (Russia)
	Ekaterina Uspenskaya, Project Coordinator
	DISCUSSION
16.00	Coffee break
16.30	EXPERIENCES AND PLANS FOR CROSS-BORDER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECTS
	Gulf of Finland Year: Ekaterina Uspenskaya, Project Coordinator, Friends of the Baltic (Russia)
	GofEnvEd project: Päivi Kärnä, Project Coordinator, Finland-Russia Society (Finland)
	Baltic Sea Region Network on Education for Sustainable Development: Susanne Zetterblom, Project Coordinator, SWEDESD, Uppsala University (Sweden)
	The best technologies of system development of environmental education and increase of public awareness on environmental problems of the Baltic region: Veronica Tarbaeva, Professor, Presiden, NGO "Union for Concervation of Nature" (Russia)
	SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION
	Jan Lundin, EUSBSR HA Neighbours Coordinator, Director-General, Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat (Sweden)
	DISCUSSION
18.30	CLOSING
	For more information on Section Session, please contact: Salla-Maria Lauttamäki Jaana Kerttula More information on Baltic Sea Day, please see conference web page