The meeting among Latvian Environmental Advisory Council and Lithuanian and Estonian Environmental NGO Coallitions was held on 15-16 November, 2006 in Jurmala, hotel "Lielupe".
The goals of the meeting were as follows:
- To introduce with the existing environmental NGO cooperation structures (coalitions, advisory committees, networks, etc.) in the Baltic States: legal basis, selection of members, procedures of the work;
- To share experience in participation in decision making and lobbying - success stories, failures;
To exchange information on the actual environmental policy issues where NGO participation is essential.
- To discuss the necessity and identify areas for stronger cooperation between coalitions of environmental NGOs from Baltic countries.