EST goes EAST Notice board CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE EST NEWS CALL for CIVITAS Activity Fund is OPEN! Funding opportunities for projects are made available through a dedicated CIVITAS Activity Fund, whose 3rd CALL IS NOW OPEN open until 16 February 2010! Poland: Bialowieza stands rooted in history Conference celebrates centuries of forest protection, pushes for park expansion Sept 2009 Albania: New government lists environment as a priority Sept 2009  Long-awaited Urban Mobility Action Plan published 30 September 2009 NFI and Alpine Pearls: Soft mobility in the alpine region 22 May 2009, Natur Freunde/ Naturefriends International International Day for Biological Diversity. Biodiversity and ecosystems at heart of EEA's strategy and work programme for 2009-2013 22 May 2009, EEA Turn down the noise - softening the impact of excess transport noise 20 May 2009, EEA A transport U-turn that makes sense for the climate and quality of life 13 May 2009, CEE Bankwatch Network 150,000 participants cycle to work in Budapest 5 April- 8 May 2009, ELTIS EU money for Slovak roads must not back EU legal violations warn environment groups 6 May 2009, Friends of the Earth-CEPA, CEE Bankwatch Network Faster crisis use requires much smarter thinking say environment groups 16 April 2009, Friends of the Earth Europe, CEE Bankwatch Network, Bluelink.net Faster...but smarter or more destructive? 16 April 2009, Mapping controversial anti-crisis paths for EU and EIB funding in CEE, Friends of the Earth, CEE Bankwatch Network Bulgarian fuel stations may sell biofuels from autumn 16 April 2009, The Sofia Echo, Bluelink.net Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM) 2008 02 April 2009, EEA Europe needs to steer transport policy in right direction 31 March 2009, EEA EU completes 'Single Sky' airspace shake-up 26 March 2009, EurActiv.com Campaigners hail major victory as Polish government announces the saving of Rospuda Valley 24 March 2009, Greenpeace Poland, CEE Bankwatch Network, Ogolnopolskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptakow, WWF Poland Bulgaria Green Economy Receives EU Funding EUR 2.8B Boost 16 March 2009, Novinite.com, Bluelink.net Tranport: Better use of existing infrastructure essential 13 March 2009, EurActiv.com Topolanek shrugs shoulders as lobby TEN-Tacles strangle environmental and financial prudence on Czech road projects 24 February 2009, Friends of the Earth Czech Republic Hnuti DUHA, CEE Bankwatch Network EU billions earmarked for environmental devastation in central and eastern Europe 16 February 2009, CEE Bankwatch network, Bluelink.net New CEI Plan of Action 2007-2009 new priority areas in transport Trieste, Italy PUBLICATIONS - EEA/ UNEP/ WHO EU energy and transport in figures Statistical pocketbook 2009 Sustainable Transport Magazine Winter 2008 (2009) Healthy urban planning in practice: experience of European cities WHO 2009  Economic valuation of transport-related health effects - Summary (2009) Climate Change Science Compendium 2009 The Climate Change Science Compendium is a review of some 400 major scientific contributions to our understanding of Earth Systems and climate that have been released through peer-reviewed literature or from research institutions over the last three years, since the close of research for consideration by the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. TUNZA The UNEP magazine for youth 2009 Our Planet Magazine Sustainable Transport on the right track The magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme in English, French, and Spanish Sept 2009 Transport at a crossroads. TERM 2008: indicators tracking transport and environment in the EU EEA Report No 3/2009 Making THE Link : Transport choices for our health, environment and prosperity : Third High-level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 22-23 January 2009 WHO Report 2009 Economic analyses of transport infrastructure and policies including health effects related to cycling and walking : a systematic review WHO 2008 Beyond transport policy - exploring and managing the external drivers of transport demand EEA Report No 12/2008 The National Emission Ceilings Directive (NECD) status report 2007 Technical report No 9/2008, EEA Success stories within road transport sector on reducing greenhouse gas emission & producing ancillary benefits EEA Technical Report No 2/2008 Sustainable consumption and production in South East Europe and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia EEA/ UNEP Report No 3/ 2007 Collaboration between health and transport sectors in promoting physical activity. Examples from European countries WHO roe, 2006 Standstill or move clean UNEP Brussels, leaflet on energy and transport, June 2005 Communicating Sustainability: How to produce effective public campaigns UNEP/ Futerra, 2005 Health effects of transport-related air pollution WHO European Centre for Environment and Health, 2005 Preventing road traffic injury, a public health perspective for Europe WHO, Regional Office for Europe, 2004 Transport, Environment & Health WHO, Regional Publications, European Series, 2000 CONFERENCES/ MEETINGS/ EVENTS International Transport Forum 2009 26-29 May 2009, Leipzig, Germany. City Rail Asia 2009 Transforming metro rail transport through advanced technology and energy efficient systems, 26-29 May 2009, Singapore. 58th UITP World Congress and Mobility & City Transport Exhibition 7-11 June 2009, Vienna ICLEI World Congress 2009 Connecting Leaders, Advancing Local Action for Sustainability, 14-18 June 2009, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Urban Transport 2009 15th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment, 22-24 June 2009, Bologna, Italy. Global Conference on Global Warming 2009 (GCGW-09) 5-9 July 2009, Istanbul, Turkey. 17th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution 20-22 July, 2009, Tallinn, Estonia. NCER 3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration 20-24 July 2009, Los Angeles, California, USA. World Bioenergy Clean Vehicles & Fuels 2009 16-18 September 2009, Stockholm, Sweden. World Carfree Day Tuesday, 22 September 2009 CIVITAS Forum Conference 2009 19-21 October 2009, Krakow, Poland. Bus & Bus Mobility Business 18-21 November 2009, Verona, Italy. PUBLICATIONS - OECD Transport Energy and CO2 : Moving towards Sustainability International Energy Agency. Published by : OECD Publishing Oct 2009 GUIDING PRINCIPLES for Sustainable Transportation OECD A Sustainable Future for Transport: Response to the European Commission Consultation Oct 2009 Trends in the Transport Sector 2009 OECD Publishing, July 2009 (forthcoming) Intermodal Transport. National Peer Review: Turkey OECD Publishing, May 2009 Highlights of the International Transport Forum 2008: The challenge of climate change OECD Publishing, Dec 2008 Towards Zero. Ambitious Road Safety Targets and the Safe System Approach OECD Publishing, Oct 2008 Trends in the Transport Sector, 1970-2006, 2008 Edition OECD Publishing, June 2008 Cutting Transport CO2 Emissions. What Progress? OECD Publishing, 2007 Decoupling the Environmental Impacts of Transport from Economic Growth OECD Publishing, Nov 2006 Speed Management OECD Publishing, Oct 2006 Improving Transport Accessibility for All. Guide to Good Practice OECD Publishing, May 2006 Railway reform and charges for the use of Infrastructure OECD Publishing, ECMT, November 2005 Trends in the Transport Sector 1970/2003 OECD Publishing, ECMT, 2005 Edition CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion 1971/2003 OECD Publishing, 2005 Edition, on CD-ROM Prospects for Hydrogen & Fuel Cells OECD Publishing, December 2005 Implementing Sustainable Urban Travel Policies: Moving Ahead - National Policies to Promote Cycling OECD Publishing, ECMT, 2004 Implementing Sustainable Urban Travel Policies - National Peer Review: Hungary OECD Publishing, ECMT, 2004 Communicating Environmentally Sustainable Transport - The Role of Soft Measures OECD Publishing, 2004 Bus Systems for the Future - Achieving Sustainable Transport Worldwide OECD/ International Energy Agency (IEA), 2002 COURSES, TRAINING PROGRAMMES ELTIS International Training Programmes for mid-career urban transport professionals (non-EU) 21-23 April 2009, Krakow, Poland. E-learning on the new EU Programmes, 2007-2013 Europa Media PSC, Budapest, Hungary. Master's Degree in Sustainable Transport, Geographic Information, Logistics & Economic Integration in Central & South-Eastern Europe Universities of Trieste, Bologna, Rijeka (Croatia) and Sarajevo. EST goes EAST ANNOUNCEMENTS 01/10/09- EST goes EAST a new Clearing House Manager - Joseph Shaheen Update on contact Est Goes East  EST goes EAST CH SUPPORT & TRAINING MATERIALS Leaflet - EgE Clearing House updated Feb 08. Please download and distribute! ESTIS and EST goes EAST powerpoint presentation, 2005 Supporting Technical Notes word document, updated Feb 08