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Environment and Law Research Programme

Environment and Law Research Programme. Environment and Law Research Programme. The Research Programme is financed by the Academy of Finland (and Ministry of the Environment) Supreme Administrative Court provides non-monetary contribution Duration 1.1.2005 –31.12.2008

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Environment and Law Research Programme

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  1. Environment and Law Research Programme

  2. Environment and Law Research Programme • The Research Programme is financed by the Academy of Finland (and Ministry of the Environment) • Supreme Administrative Court provides non-monetary contribution • Duration 1.1.2005 –31.12.2008 • Budget 2,5 million euros • Co-ordination of the research programme is carried out by the Department of Law at the University of Joensuu • The purpose is to strengthen research of legal and social institutions and practices and to create co-operation between researchers of law and other disciplines. Environment and Law Research Programme

  3. Aims of the Programme • To strengthen research on the legal and social systems and practices concerning the environment and natural resources; • To promote and deepen multidisciplinary research approaches in studies of environmental law; and • To support and generate national and international networks of cooperation between universities, research institutes and different disciplines. Environment and Law Research Programme

  4. Expected Themes of Research • Man, environment and law; • Means of environmental policy control; • Sustainable use of natural resources and biodiversity; • Product and consumption-based environmental protection and environmental responsibility; • The use of land and water areas and building; and • International questions. Environment and Law Research Programme

  5. Organisational diagram Academy of Finland: Funding for research projects Steering Committee: Juha Kämäri (chair) Matti Heikkilä (vice chair) Anne Kovalainen Jyrki Luukkanen Elise Sahivirta (Sauli Rouhinen) Pekka Vihervuori Programme Co-ordination Tapio Määttä (Leila Suvantola) 7 research projects, 45 researchers Environment and Law Research Programme

  6. Key Topics and Fields of Research Key Topics: • Effectiveness of environmental instruments • Public participation in environmental decision-making • Management of environmental conflicts • Changing instruments of environmental governance 45 researchers representing environmental law, private law, environmental economy, environmental policy, environmental sociology, environmental philosophy and forestry.  Environment and Law Research Programme

  7. Research Projects • Eco-Efficient Public Purchasing? Economic Advantageousness and Legal Possibilities (Eco-PP Law), Helsinki University of Technology • Law, Forests and Biodiversity (FORBID), Finnish Environment Institute • Effectiveness of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EFEIA), University of Jyväskylä • Redefining the Concepts and the Practices of Environmental Law and Decision-Making (YLKÄ), University of Helsinki • Legitimacy of Environmental Governance (LEG), University of Joensuu and University of Lapland • Procedural Environmental Rights in Land Use Conflicts (PERILUC), Helsinki University of Technology • Effective Environmental Management (EMLE), Finnish Environment Institute Environment and Law Research Programme

  8. Contact Information • Academy of Finland www.aka.fi • Programme website www.aka.fi/envlaw • Co-ordination Tapio Määttä tapio.maatta@joensuu.fi and Leila Suvantola leila.suvantola@joensuu.fi • EcoPP-Law Ari Ekroos ari.ekroos@hut.fi • FORBID Mikael Hildén mikael.hilden@ymparisto.fi • EFEIA Markku Kuitunen markku.kuitunen@jyu.fi • YLKÄ Olli Loukola olli.loukola@helsinki.fi • LEG Juha Karhu and Pertti Rannikko pertti.rannikko@joensuu.fi and juha.karhu@ulapland.fi • PERILUC Rauno Sairinen rauno.sairinen@hut.fi • EMLE Jonathan Tritter j.tritter@warwick.ac.uk Environment and Law Research Programme

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