The project BaltInfoHaz aims to initiate a stronger demand for products free of hazardous substances in the three Baltic States and communicate these demands to policy makers on a national and international level.

Project activities

• Information materials: shopping guides, leaflets, brochures, newsletters, info-boards, videoclips and films;
• Media campaigns and info-days on hazardous substances in consumer products and negative impact reduction measures;
• Cooperation with educational institutions and elaboration of teaching materials with the aim to integrate the information on hazardous substances to school programmes;
• Raising the capacity of non-governmental organisations and awareness raising of politicians in the three Baltic States.

Project activities led by project partners in Lithuania

• Campaign "Test your environment and body"!
• Encouraging hazardous substances-free living environment among young families and pregnant women through social networking and info-days.

Partners

Baltic environmental forum Estonia (Project coordinator)

Baltic environmental forum Latvia 

Baltic environmental forum Lithuania

Women in Europe for Common Future

Tallinn University Liepaja University

K-Rauta retail shops in Estonia and Latvia

VFS Films

Contacts

Justė Buzelytė
Environment Expert
Tel. +370 5 215 9287
E-mail: juste.buzelyte[at]bef[dot]lt

Website

www.thinkbefore.eu

Duration

10/2011 – 03/2015

 Support

The project is co-financed with the contribution of the LIFE+ financial instrument of the European Community (Project No. LIFE 10 INF/EE/108)