EnviRights – Empowering eNVIronmental RIGHTS defenders through monitoring, capacity building and advocacy in Europe

Purpose

Strengthen the effective protection of the rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and association (Articles 11 and 12 of the EU Charter) for environmental activists, with a particular focus on young people.

Specific objectives

  • Create and test a transnational system for monitoring violations of the rights of environmental activists;
  • Enhance activists’ resilience, communication, and legal protection capacities;
  • Promote awareness and training for media, policymakers, and public officials;
  • Foster a multi-stakeholder dialogue to support the effectiveness of these rights and counter the shrinking of civic space.

Main Outputs

  • Mapping of environmental associations and movements
  • creation of a methodology and a platform for monitoring the rights of environmental activists
  • development of a training program;
  • drafting of a manual of recommendations for policymakers;
  • and a transnational communication and advocacy campaign

Cofinanced by the European Union

Funding body:

European Union – CERV Programme: Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values

Project dates

 

Start date:

June 1, 2025

End date:

May 31, 2027

Locations:

Turin (Italy), Berlin (Germany), Budapest and Érd (Hungary), Athens (Greece), Strasbourg (France)

Partners

  1. Volontariato Torino ETS – Italy (lead partner)
  2. University of Turin – Italy (partner)
  3. Green Legal Impact Germany E.V. – Germany (partner)
  4. Environmental Management and Law Association (EMLA) – Hungary (partner)
  5. Hellenic Youth Participation – Greece (partner)
  6. Municipality of Érd – Hungary (partner)
  7. European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) – France (partner)

Primary beneficiaries:

• Young environmental activists
• Associations and movements in which the activists operate
• Representatives of public authorities and law enforcement agencies
• Media professionals
• Policymakers

Secondary beneficiaries

• Local and regional authorities, national and European institutions
• The general public

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Co-funded by the European Union within the CERV-2024-CHAR-LITI-CIVIC Programme (project no. 101214893 – EnviRights). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), as granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.