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Environmental Mainstreaming
A User Guide to Approaches (Tools, Methods and Tactics)

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  • EC Environmental Mainstreaming Project (http://www.environment-integration.org/).  This project, funded by the European Commission, is implemented by AGRECO and MDF to support environmental integration in European development co-operation.

  • International Association for Impact Assessment (www.iaia.org) is a forum for advancing innovation, development, and communication of best practice in impact assessment. Its international membership promotes development of local and global capacity for the application of environmental, social, health and other forms of assessment in which sound science and full public participation provide a foundation for equitable and sustainable development.
  • Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.aspx) assessed the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being. From 2001 to 2005, the MA involved the work of more than 1,360 experts worldwide. Their findings provide a state-of-the-art scientific appraisal of the condition and trends in the world’s ecosystems and the services they provide, as well as the scientific basis for action to conserve and use them sustainably.
  • National strategies for sustainable development: www.nssd.net provides a wealth of information and literature on approaches to developing, implementing and monitoring/reviewing national sustainable development strategies
  • OECD-DACSEA Task Team (www.seataskteam.net). Network website of the OECD-DAC Task Team on Strategic Environmental Assessment - a group of international experts which aims to engage in dialogue, exchange experiences and share resources.

  • Power tools (www.policy-powertools.org/). This website introduces a range of “Power Tools” – “how-to” ideas that marginalised people and their allies can use to have a greater positive influence on natural resources policy.
  • UNEP Economics and Trade Branch (www.unep.ch/etb/areas/envInteAsses.php) assists countries to apply project-level environmental impact assessment (EIA) AND address environmental as well as social and economic impacts of development policies, plans and programmes. In recent years it has focused on Integrated Assessment of Trade-Related Policies, Integrated Assessment and Planning, and, Integrated Policy-making for Sustainable Development

  • UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative (www.unpei.org) is a joint programme to help countries develop their capacity to “mainstream” poverty-environment linkages into national development planning processes, such as PRSP’s and MDG Achievement Strategiest.

  • Environmental Mainstreaming in EC Development Cooperation Portal (http://www.envirosecurity.org/actionguide/view.php?r=15&m=webresources) provides information and access to resources to help in mainstreaming environment in development cooperation. Contains links to official documents and institutions of the EU and a variety of information on the links between environment and development.
  • UNDP: Environment and Energy for Sustainable Development. The UNDP Environmental Mainstreaming Strategy outlines the history and background of environmental mainstreaming initiatives and activities in UNDP as well as opportunities and lessons learned from environmental mainstreaming in policy, programming, and operational processes
    (see: http://www.undp.org/fssd/priorityareas/docs/envmainstrat.doc)

  • NEP Division of Environmental Conventions convened a High-Level Brainstorming Workshop for MEAs on Mainstreaming Environment Beyond MDG 7 on 13-14 July 2005 at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi (For a report, see; http://www.unep.org/dec/support/mdg_meeting.html)

  • The Poverty Environment Partnership (www.povertyenvironment.net/pep/) is an informal network of donor agencies, multilaterals and some research-focused international NGOs which seeks to improve the coordination of work on poverty reduction and the environment within the framework of internationally agreed principles and processes for sustainable development. See www.undp.org/pei/peppapers.html for the papers produced by the PEP.
 
 
 
 
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