Priority sector description:

Protection of the environment, including the human environment, through, inter alia, reduction of pollution and promotion of renewable energy

- supporting biodiversity and nature reserves

- developing sustainable forest management

- protecting ground water, managing waste water, and reducing air pollution, including monitoring systems waste

- developing sustainable waste water collection and promoting recycling systems waste

- developing sustainable energy production, incl. renewable energy, geothermal energy, hydropower and energy efficiency waste

- integrated pollution prevention and control

- reduction of CO2 emissions

- management of selective solid waste and possible recycling, e.g. of electric and electronic equipment waste

- the assessment of impacts of implementation of international legislation o­n the condition of air, water and land in the Czech Republic

- monitoring systems in regions and systems to follow up results of monitoring

- environmental education o­n all levels of state administration

- waste treatment and management at municipal level

- promotion of using bio fuels and alternative energy resources as secondary source of energy at municipality level

- reduction of greenhouse gases in Czech Republic

- reduce the loss of bio diversity and preserve untouched natural habitats

- support of technology to reduce pollution and fuel consumption, to increase driving safety mainly in public transport

- promotion of energy efficiency, including energy auditing in buildings

- development of monitoring systems for ground water and air pollution

- reduction of greenhouse gases in Estonia

- development and implementation of waste assembling (collection) and recycling systems

- improved water protection and management of the aqua environment

- improved water supply of islands through desalination units

- development of alternative sources of energy by using renewable natural resources

- reducing pollution in degraded urban areas

- promoting the involvement of NGOs in the field of environmental protection (see also Annex C)

- environmental awareness education (see also Annex C)

- promoting the use of renewable/alternative energy (e.g. geothermal energy and hydropower)

- noise reduction/protection

- promoting the introduction of clean production

- integrated pollution prevention and control

- encouraging the use of renewable energy

- improved monitoring systems of pollution, especially from agricultural activity

- development of electric and electronic equipment waste management systems

- not a focus area for the financial years 2004-2005 (exceptions are made to specific forms of assistance referred to in Annex C of the MoU)

- integrated pollution prevention and control, fuel reduction (EEAFM)

- promotion of renewable energy (EEAFM)

- restrictions in usage of individual heating systems in favour of communal/municipal heating networks

- replacement of obsolete heating energy sources by modern, energy-saving and ecological o­nes

- thermal-insulation work in public utility buildings

- investments in the field of use of renewable energy sources, such as small hydropower plants of up to 5 Mega Watts (MW), use of solar energy and of biomass in individual heating systems

- construction, rebuilding or modernisation of municipal waste water treatment plants and sewage pipeline systems

- organisation of selective solid waste collection and its subsequent reuse through recycling

- making implementation and enforcement of environmental law more smooth and efficient

- support for the development of capacity building in environmental administration

- gathering and dissemination of information o­n for example best available techniques (in line with guidelines of Directive 96/61/EC) as well as ‘clean production’

- development of environmental management systems

- reduction of pollution, mainly in urban public transport

- improvement of water management systems

- coastal management

- supporting biodiversity and nature reserves, including sustainable use of water resources

- monitoring systems for ground water, waste water and air pollution

- reducing water pollution from mining activities waste

- developing sustainable waste water collection and promoting recycling systems waste

- enhancing flood prevention

- Strengthening integrated coastal area management

- developing renewable energy sources, including geothermal energy and hydropower

- improvement and development of infrastructure for water protection and management

- improvement of air quality and greenhouse gas reduction in Slovakia

- improvement of waste management at municipality level

- reduction and safe management of old environmental burdens

- reduce the loss of biodiversity and preserve natural habitats

- promotion of energy efficiency

- development of monitoring systems for ground water, waste water and air pollution

- development and implementation of waste collection and recycling systems

- the assessment of the implementation of EU legislation o­n the condition of air, water and land in Slovenia

- the regulation of greenhouse gases emissions

- reducing fuel consumption and promoting the use of public transport

- reduced atmospheric and noise pollution

- renewable energy

- development of LICS (Places of EU interest)

- river bed and seashore cleaning and restoration

- restoration of environmentally impoverished areas (through afforestation, dump sealing)

- improved forest management

- improved sustainable water supply

- improved waste water management