Arnika Jihlava
(jihlava.arnika.org)
Local branch of Arnika Association in the capital of the Vysočina Region.
Keep the Promise, Eliminate POPs
(english.arnika.org/keepthepromise)
Keep the Promise, Eliminate POPs! campaign was launched in November 2004 to secure right implementation of the Stockholm Convention. This campaign is led by IPEN (International POPs Elimination Network) and coordinated by Arnika Association.
International POPs Elimination Project in CEE Region
(http://english.arnika.org/ipep)
On May 1, 2004, the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN http://www.ipen.org) began a global NGO project called the International POPs Elimination Project (IPEP) in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). The Global Environment Facility (GEF) provided core funding for the project.
IPEP has three principal objectives:
# Encourage and enable NGOs in 40 developing and transitional countries to engage in activities that provide concrete and immediate contributions to country efforts in preparing for the implementation of the Stockholm Convention;
# Enhance the skills and knowledge of NGOs to help build their capacity as effective stakeholders in the Convention implementation process;
# Help establish regional and national NGO coordination and capacity in all regions of the world in support of longer term efforts to achieve chemical safety.
REACH
(www.arnika.org/reach)
Project focused on support of new chemical legislation of the EU (REACH) in the Czech republic.