Hrvatska udruga strucnjaka zastite prirode i okolisa (eng. Croatian Association of Experts in Nature and Environmental Protection)

National Network
Croatia
Address

Berislaviceva 6
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

Telephone
+385 1 5813 915
Fax
+385 1 5813 844
E-Mail
huszpo@huszpo.hr
Mobile Phone
+385 99 35 14 744
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2004
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
General Information
HUSZPO is a non-governmental and non-profit organization, founded in 2004 by respected legal entities and individuals, all practitioners in the fields of environmental and nature protection. Nowadays, the Organization membership consists of 32 companies and several individual expert members. The objective of HUSZPO is to advance professional knowledge and services in environmental and nature protection, promote and harmonize professional interests, promote professional ethics and strengthen cooperation with relevant national and international organizations and associations. Average annual turnover in the last 4 years is around 40.000 EUR. Sources of funding include membership fees and donations. The organization fulfills its mission through dissemination of knowledge (seminars, workshops, conferences) and implementation of projects. The main partners involved in the organization’s activities are Ministry of Environment and Energy, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Croatian Engineering Association and NGOs active in the field of environmental and nature protection.
Mission and Objectives

Through work in HUSZPO experts of extensive and multi-annual experience in the provision of services of nature and environmental protection, protect the values of knowledge and work on the market, defend the professional reputation and honor of members and the association itself, encourage the creation of conditions for professional implementation of activities, advocate for equal competition in the market respecting the principle of freedom to provide services, the principles of equal treatment, the principle of non-discrimination, the principles of mutual recognition and the principles of transparency, share the views on issues of particular public interest, cooperate with other stakeholders in the nature and environment protection area and organize and maintain expert meetings on current topics in the field.

Main Projects / Activities

HUSZPO has been maintaining the capacity building activities on the environment, nature protection and energy efficiency topics. At the same time, HUSZPO implemented the round table cycle as part of the application of the Law on Sustainable Waste management (2014.-2016.), with round tables held across the Republic of Croatia, which discussed the current topics.
HUSZPO is also the organizer of the Regional Conferences on Environmental Impact Assessment, intended for professionals and scientists in the field of environmental and nature protection, representatives of administrative bodies, regional and local governments, representatives of International financial institutions and the media and investors. So far, the conferences have achieved great success, given the number of registered works and participants from a large number of countries in the region and beyond.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

HUSZPO can promote the principles of environmental and nature protection and sustainable development, participate in thematic working groups and share the knowledge, make synergies with organizations with similar objectives and provide input into country’s network program.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

ALF Network provides the opportunity to create synergy with other interested organizations, and tackle the issues of HUSZPO’s main interest (environment, sustainable development), find the common topics and objectives on which we can work together taking into account broader scope of issues and beyond the country and region.

Contact (1) Full Name
Nenad Mikulic
Job Title
President of the Steering Committee
Head of the organisation
Nenad Mikulic, PhD, President of the Steering Committee
Contact (2) Full Name
Zeljka Medven Korman
Job Title (2)
Secretary