Green Phone Network Croatia

National Network
Croatia
Address

Struga 1
Karlovac
Croatia

Telephone
00385 47 614 063
Fax
00385 47 614 063
E-Mail
eko_pan@inet.hr
E-Mail (2)
zeleni-telefon@yahoogroups.com
Mobile Phone
00385 95 9083 578
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1999
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
General Information
- Members of Green Phone Network are eleven CSO: Green Action from Zagreb, Eco Pan from Karlovac, Žmergo from Opatija, Green Istria from Pula, Sun from Split, ZEO Nobilis from Čakovec, Franjo Koščec from Varaždin, Green Osijek from Osijek, Green Dream from Vinkovci, Eco Zadar from Zadar and Krka from Knin. Eco Pan is coordinator of Network.Network is not formal but it has its own Statut, logo and functioning principles. - During the years members of Network were collaborating on joint projects with approximate donation of 30000 euro per project. For the regular activities on Green Phone every member is searching for their own sources of funding. - Main sources of funding for joint projects were:USAID, AED,REC,Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction, EC, National Foundation for Civil Society Development - The functioning principle of the GPN is that citizens can report environmental problems to the closest local CSO member of the GPN, which will then try to solve it using different channels and methods, mostly in co-operation with local authority departments and services, and the media. From September 1999 until December 2007, about 14000 calls were received.
Mission and Objectives

The main goal of this coalition is to increase public participation and local authorities to be more efficient in solving environmental problems.
The Green Phone Service is an established instrument for data collection, environmental analysis, citizen’s information and participation and political activism. It provides a tool for quick and effective public participation in identifying and solving environmental problems.
Green phone Network have unique number 062 123 456 covering whole territory of Croatia. In that way phone calls from any part of Croatia are divert to the closest Green Phone Network member. Every Network member cover County where its head office is and some of them neighbouring counties too.

Main Projects / Activities

Network joint projects:
- Green Phone Network when Network was founded
- Green Phone Network Croatia when Qualitative and Quantitative inquiry description was done
- Together for the Environment of the Region when Study 'Waste - environment advanced problem' was published
- Waste and illegal construction - environment advanced problem when 8 educational workshops on Waste management and Construction were held
- Strengthening the Green Phone Network when 5 new Network members joined, Green Phone Address book and Annual Bulletin of Green Phone Network were published
- Spreading the Network when Green Phone project was initiated in Vojvodina, Serbia
- Research and information spreading of EU Standards in waste managment and examples of best practice through Green Phone Network when database on EU and Croatian waste management standards created, final brochure edited

Contact (1) Full Name
Valentina Mesarić
Head of the organisation
Ecological Association Pan - Karlovac