About EELC
Estonian Environmental Law Center (EELC) was founded in 2007 by an environmental NGO Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF) and 3 public interest environmental lawyers – Kärt Vaarmari, Liis Keerberg and Silver Nittim.
In fact, EELC is continuing environmental law activities, carried out by ELF in previous years (see www.elfond.ee). These activities have involved environmental legal aid in numerous cases, but also legal analyses and participation in legislative procedures.
Mission Statement
EELC is a non-profit non-governmental environmental law organization with a purpose to create, collect, disseminate and use expert knowledge on environmental law, in order to enhance development of environmental law and quality of environmental decisions of different levels as well as environmental legislation.
Activities
Priority program areas of EELC in are currently:
- environmental impact assessment (EIA and SEA)
- environmental liability
- air quality
- climate change
- nature protection (Natura 2000 and local protected areas)
- spatial planning (big infrastructure projects)
- environmental surveillance
EELC is also active within other topics of environmental law, carrying out cooperation projects with partners for example in fields of public participation and genetically modified organisms (GMO).
EELC provides paid legal help to clients who are interested in environmental issues.
Partners
EELC is a member of association of European environmental law organisations – Justice & Environment (J&E) – http://www.justiceandenvironment.org/
EELC is closely cooperating with members of umbrella organisation of Estonian environmental NGOs (EKO) – http://www.eko.org.ee/
People
The Advisory Board of EELC:
- Hannes Veinla (dr iur), Holder of Chair of Environmental Law in Tartu University
- Kaja Peterson, environmental expert of Institute for Sustainable Development
- Jüri-Ott Salm, Managing Director of ELF
Team of lawyers:
- Kärt Vaarmari, kart@k6k.ee
- Liis Keerberg, liis@k6k.ee
Contact details
Mäe 28
Tartu 51008
ESTONIA
Tel/fax (+372) 7424524
Email: k6k@k6k.ee