Baltic Info Campaign on Hazardous Substances (BaltInfoHaz)
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
Consumer education
Contacts
Justė Buzelytė
Environment Expert
Tel. +370 5 215 9287
E-mail: juste.buzelyte[at]bef[dot]lt
Website
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)