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Umanotera, The Slovenian Foundation for Sustainable Development

Acronym: Umanotera

General Information

Identification Code: 686987020139-41
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: foundation
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 1/2/2016
Last Update: 6/3/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: Umanotera, The Slovenian Foundation for Sustainable Development has been the leading NGO in the field of sustainable development in Slovenia since it’s beginning 25 years ago. During this time, it has systematically, cohesively and continuously promoted the themes of sustainable development and has independently and in cooperation worked on more than 130 projects. Since 2010 Umanotera has also the status of a non-governmental organization (NGO) acting in the public interest in the field of environmental protection (granted by the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning) and in 2017, it has been registered in the records of research organizations. We perceive sustainable development as a dynamic balance between humans and nature, which enables social justice and intergenerational solidarity.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Budget
  • Climate action
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Food safety
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Regional policy
  • Trade
Levels of Interest:
  • national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: environment sustainable development green jobs climate, energy trade agreements green finance citizens initiatives civil space food, agriculture
Communication Activities: CARE4CLIMATE: Umanotera collaborates as a partner at the project Care4Climate, which is addressing implementation of the operational programme to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 (Operativni program za zmanjševanje toplogrednih plinov – OP TGP) that sets out measures to achieve Slovenia’s goals of GHG emissions reduction by 2020 (and by 2030 for sectors not included in the GHG emissions trading scheme such as transport, agriculture, energy consumption in the service sector and households, emissions from the waste disposal). The aim of this project is to promote the implementation of the measures, set out in the OP TGP, by raising awareness, educating and training the key stakeholders. Within the project we aim to carry out or participate in the following activities: (1) raising awareness about climate change and its effect on Slovenia and promoting good practices for climate change mitigation; (2) community management of living resources; (3) training for the transition to low-carbon society; (4) training for public administration. Plan B – Initiative for a Sustainable Development: Project Plan B is a network of Slovenian environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and experts, forming a broad civil society platform for sustainable development in Slovenia, along with other interested stakeholders. The primary objective of the NGO network within Plan B is to support long-term sustainable operation of environmental NGOs and to strengthen the qualification of environmental NGOs in Slovenia in two ways: by encouraging their active role in the democratic processes of policy formulation and in monitoring implementation of policies, and also by encouraging their participation and partnership. A secondary objective of the project is to improve the awareness of citizens and to encourage their engagement in environmentally-oriented public matters. European Climate Initiative (EUKI): Towards a climate neutral EU: Efficient allocation of EU funds Umanotera is a collaborative partner at the project Towards a climate neutral EU: Efficient allocation of EU funds. The aim of the project is to contribute to support the efficient use of EU money in the participating countries, highlight best practices and lessons learnt, and widely disseminate these observations both nationally and internationally. Within the project we aim to carry out or participate in the following activities: (1) Empowering of civil society organisation incl. capacity building (2) Knowledge transfer about the current situation on the national level, assessments preparation, as well as the creation of a best practice database. (3) Delivering policy recommendations and best practice examples for climate-related policy reforms through direct communication to target groups. (4) Communication campaign Training and education: Umanotera has been conducting workshops for young people, companies, municipalities, NGOs and supervisors for many years, where we highlight the challenges of the modern world and together look for their solutions. Participants in the workshops are actively involved, encouraged to critically think and are, through the interactive process, presented with the tools for further research of the discussed topic. Few of the basic workshops (they can be adapted for your group’s needs eg. time constraints, number of participants, content…): “Green jobs”, “Climate connects us all”, “Get to know your lifestyle with a case study: your mobile phone’s life cycle/textiles/water as a common good”, “What tourism do we want in our local community?”, “Sustainable events”, “Green office- consultation when implementing green offices in the companies and organizations”.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Trubarjeva 50
Post Code: SI1000
City: Ljubljana
Country: SLOVENIA
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EU Office

Address: Trubarjeva 50
Post Code: SI1000
City: Ljubljana
Country: SLOVENIA
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 8
Members F T E: 7.25

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Umanotera is coordinating a national network of 38 environemntal NGOS Plan B za Slovenijo: www.planbzaslovenijo.si
Organisation Members: Mreža Plan B za Slovenijo (http://www.planbzaslovenijo.si/mreza-plan-b-za-slovenijo/clanice-mreze) CAN Europe (http://www.caneurope.org/) EEB - European Environmental Bureau: https://eeb.org/membership/our-members/ Stay Grounded: https://stay-grounded.org/ SLOGA:http://www.sloga-platform.org/ CNVOS: http://www.cnvos.si/ Mreža za prostor: http://mrezaprostor.si/ Okoljski center