Institutional Cooperation and Policies for Streamlining of Environmental Information

1. Institutional Cooperation and Policies for Streamlining of Environmental Information Vytautas Naruševičius 2008 1023

2. Steps of implementation • June 1995: The Europe Agreement signed between Lithuania and the EU (came into force 1 February 1998) – duty to seek the conformity between the national legislation (incl. environmental sector) and the acquis communautaire • November 2000: Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania concerning the Republic of Lithuania's participation in the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (came into force 1 January 2002) – duty to provide necessary environmental data and information to EIONET • 2003-2004: draft of the Environmental Information Management Programme – draft document, providing strategy, action plan, time schedule and delegating responsibilities among institutions in the environmental sector to meet national and international requirements on reporting

3. Steps of implementation • July 2003: Order of the Minister of Environment on the Cooperation with European Environment Agency (amendment in 2006) • 7 April 2004: Resolution No. 388 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Approval of Procedure for the Submission of Reports to European Commission Related to the Implementation of the European Union Environmental Sector Legislation and on the Supply of Information Necessary for the Drafting of Reports to the European Environmental Agency" (came into force 1 May 2004, amendments 2005, 2006) – submissionprocedure and responsibilities among national institutions in environmental information flows described • 1 May 2004: Lithuania became an EU Member State

4. Resolution No. 388 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Approval of Procedure for the Submission of Reports to European Commission Related to the Implementation of the European Union Environmental Sector Legislation and on the Supply of Information Necessary for the Drafting of Reports to the European Environmental Agency"

5. EuropeanCommission EEA Reporting Ministry of Environment Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Economy Ministry of Health Fire&Rescue Dept. under Ministry of Interior State Food and Veterinary Service Ministries, governmental institutions,institutions under ministries, other state institutions and organizations Share of main functions in reporting Data and information collection and processing

6. National environmental infoflow networks 10 conditional sectors: • Horizontal Legislation • Air Quality • Waste Management • Water Quality • Nature Conservation • Industrial Pollution Control • Chemicals and GMOs • Noise • Nuclear Safety • POPs

7. EuropeanCommission Ministry of Environment National environmental infoflow networks Horizontal Legislation : • Public Access to Environmental Information • Environmental Impact Assessment • Assessment of the Effects of Certain Plans and Programmes on the Environment

8. EuropeanCommission Ministry of Transport& Communications Ministry of Social Security &Labour Ministry of Environment Ministry of Economy Municipalities Statistics Lithuania Ministry of Interior National environmental infoflow networks Air quality:

9. EuropeanCommission Ministry of Environment Ministry of Economy Municipalities Statistics Lithuania National environmental infoflow networks Waste Management:

10. EuropeanCommission Ministry of Health State Food and Veterinary Service Ministry of Transport& Communications Ministry of Environment Ministry of Finances Municipalities Ministry of Economy Water Providers’Association Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of National Defence National environmental infoflow networks Water Quality:

11. EuropeanCommission State Food and Veterinary Service Ministry of Environment National environmental infoflow networks Nature Conservation:

12. EuropeanCommission Fire&Rescue Dept. under Ministry of Interior Ministry of Environment Ministry of Economy Customs Dept. under Ministry of Finances Statistics Lithuania National environmental infoflow networks Industrial Pollution Control:

13. EuropeanCommission Ministry of Health Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Environment State Food and Veterinary Service Customs Dept. under Ministry of Finances National environmental infoflow networks Chemicals and GMOs:

14. EuropeanCommission Ministry of Environment Ministry of Health National environmental infoflow networks Noise:

15. EuropeanCommission Ministry of Environment Radiation Protection Centre State Food and Veterinary Service National environmental infoflow networks Nuclear Safety:

16. EuropeanCommission State Plant Protection Service Ministry of Environment State Non Food Products Inspectorate under Ministry of Economy State Food and Veterinary Service Customs Dept. under Ministry of Finances National environmental infoflow networks POPs:

17. EuropeanCommission EEA Reporting Ministry of Environment Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Economy Ministry of Health Fire&Rescue Dept. under Ministry of Interior State Food and Veterinary Service Data and information collection and processing Ministries, governmental institutions,institutions under ministries, other state institutions and organizations Share of main functions in reporting

18. Order of the Minister of Environment on the Cooperation with European Environment Agency

19. European Environment Agency • Ministry of Environment • Air Emissions • Climate Change • Fisheries • Resource Use • Policy Instruments&Evaluation • Environmental Protection Agency • Air Quality • Communication&Translation • Information Systems • Rivers and Lakes • Water Emissions • Nature Protection&Biodiversity • Waste • State of Environment Reporting • Spatial Analysis&Land Cover • Chemicals • Ministry of Transport& • Communications • Transport • Ministry of Agriculture • Agriculture • Lithuanian Geological Survey • under Ministry of Environment • Groundwater • Soil • Energy Agency • (Ministry of Economy) • Energy • Lithuanian Hydrometeorological • Service under Ministry of Environment • Water Quantity &Use NFP • Marine Research Centre • Marine and Coastal Environment National institutional EIONET – PCPs

20. What data to collect? National Environmental Monitoring Programme Who is responsible? National Environmental Monitoring Programme; Orders of the - Minister of Environment, Minister of Agriculture, Director of State Food and Veterinary Service; Research contracts with Scientific institutions Environmental data collection National legal background:

21. National Environmental Monitoring Program for 2005-2010, approved by Government

22. Environmental monitoring Components of Environment Soil Biodiversity Landscape Air Water Ecosystems Structure changes on national/ regional level Structure changes on local level Forest Habitats&species of EU concern Forest Transitional waters Rivers Lakes Groundwater Seminatural ecosystems Ambient air Field Forest Stratospheare Surface water Regulated game species Agroecosystems Baltic Sea Background air Fish Problematic and protected landscapes Pollution sources impact Pollution sources impact Pollution sources impact Air radiology Field vegetation Invasive species Economic units’ impact National Environmental Monitoring Scheme

23. Environmental monitoring Components of Environment Soil Biodiversity Landscape Air Water Ecosystems Forest Groundwater Scientific institutions SPAS, DSPA, SFSS, LSPFRC, MRC, scientific institutions MRC, DSPA, LGS, scientific institutions SFSS, scientific institutions LHS, scientific institutions LGS Surface water Field LGS, scientific institutions MRC, LHS, scientific institutions Environmental Protection Departments Environmental Protection Agency Institutional structure of National Environmental Monitoring Scheme

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