Environmental association Za Zemiata

EU Legislative Interests

Za Zemiata promotes sustainable solutions in energy and climate, zero waste practices, food sovereignty and organic farming, air quality and urban environment, strategic use of public funds to drive environmental protection and long-term well-being for people and other species alike. - European Green Deal and National Recovery and Resilience Plans - EU rules on packaging and packaging waste - EU plastics strategy and Single Use Plastics Directive - EU Cohesion Policy - Revision of Ambient Air Quality Directive - REACH Regulation - EU rules on New Genomic Techniques, NGTs - Fit for 55

Communication Activities

We work through national expert groups in the different areas described above through direct participation in meetings, advocacy meetings on national and EU level, produce position papers, publications, letters, media outreach. We produce researches and reports, video outreach content, articles. We also monitor some of the EU funds listed above. Additionally, we work through awareness raising and capacity building to mobilise and empower local communities to take action on a variety of environmental conflicts, e.g. unsustainable energy projects, air pollution, mining (gold, uranium, coal), waste incineration and landfills, damage of protected areas, tax justice, etc.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

Za Zemiata is the Bulgarian member of the largest international network of environmental organisations, Friends of the Earth (www.foeeurope.org, www.foei.org). We are part of a number of issue-based national and international NGO networks including: CEE Bankwatch Network (http://bankwatch.org/), Climate Action Network – Europe (www.climnet.org/), Global Alliance for Incineration Alternatives (www.no-burn.org), Zero Waste Europe (www.zerowasteeurope.eu), European Environmental Bureau (www.eeb.org), Eurodad (www.eurodad.org), Climate Action Bulgaria Coalition (www.climatebg.org), For the Nature (www.forthenature.org).