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Environmental association Za Zemiata

Acronym: ZZ

General Information

Identification Code: 712396828677-20
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: non-profit non-governmental organisation
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 10/16/2017
Last Update: 4/10/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: Za Zemiata (ZZ) is an independent non-profit non-governmental organization established in 1995 to work for environmental justice and sustainable and equitable life on our planet, without exploitation of people or nature.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Banking and financial services
  • Budget
  • Climate action
  • Culture
  • Education and training
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Food safety
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Public health
  • Regional policy
  • Taxation
  • Trans-European Networks
  • Transport
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • national
  • european
  • sub-national
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: 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.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: 12 Midzhur St., floor 3
Post Code: 1164
City: Sofia
Country: BULGARIA
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EU Office

Address: 12 Midzhur St., floor 3
Post Code: 1164
City: Sofia
Country: BULGARIA
Phone: [object Object]

Financial Data

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Complementary Information: The grants received through CEE Bankwatch Network are from various funding sources, including the European Commission, EUKI, European Climate Foundation and other smaller foundations.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 3
Members25 Percent: 4
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 7
Members F T E: 1.2999999523162842

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: European network on debt and development (Eurodad - www.eurodad.org).
Organisation Members: 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), Climate Action Bulgaria Coalition (www.climatebg.org), For the Nature (www.forthenature.org).