Here you can see and download the Dogmehandbook, which is the mainresult of the Dogme-Lifeproject:
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LIFE project “ green accounts”
In the Dogme Life green account project group they will develop a new model for the municipalities green accounts. They have pointed out the themes that will characterize a sustainable municipality. They have also for each theme determined some objectives that the municipalities should work towards. For each objective there should be connected indicators to show how far we are from achieving the objectives.
LIFE project “Chemical plan”
In the Dogme Life chemicalproject group we must develop a plan with concrete tools for the municipalities activities concerning reduction of chemical use.
The target group is:
- Citizens
- Enterprises
- The municipality
We are going to test minimum five tools on various areas of activity and target groups.
Work shop Green accounts
Participants in the workshop:
Arne Lewandowski, Neumünster
Zydrone Staniene, Siauliai
Vitalija Peleniene, Siauliai
Henriette Lentz, Green Accounts project group
Hanne Dahl, Green Accounts project group
Jesper Thomsen, Green accounts group
Hanne Ellgaard, Dissemintion project group
Trine Jacobsen, Project sectary
The Green acount model as it is now was explained by the projectgroup. There where some discussions about the level of visions/objectives and the understanding of the model.
Neumünster said that they don´t have green accounts now, but they want to work with it. They have been involved in an EU project with among others the county of Fyn in Denmark, and this project involved test of some environmental indicators, but at a more regional level, and not just confined to the municipality level. Neumünster also presented some environmental indicators for the municipality as an enterprice. The work on Agenda21 is not that highlighted in Neumünster, and local centers are closing down. The environmental awareness of the people in Germany is generally high, and this was explained as the result of the environmental focus brought by especially the Green Party in the period from 1970´ties and on.
Siauliai don´t work with green accounts at the moment. But they have an EMAS at city-level, and they handed out a report with both indicators and stories about how environmental work is carried out (descriebed projects and more). A project about the development of lake and its surroundings was presented at the meeting. This project is based on sustainability in the environmental sense, and in the sense of economically and social aspects. It was very interesting to hear about.
It was discussed how Neumünster and Siauliai could play a role in the testing of indicators in the model for green accounts. Neumünster could perhaps test indicators in the areas Air Pollution (particles from traffic was mentioned) and Energi. For Siauliai the areas could be Nature and Earth and Groundwater.
It was decided that the two municipalities is to be kept informed about the progress of the development of the model, and that they shall be kept closely informed about the work on indicators on the areas mentioned above.
Work shop Chemicals
Participants in the workshop:
Gerd Sigel, Neumünster
Romaldas Semeta, Siauliai
Gunver Heidemann, Chemical project
Hasse Højmark, Chemical project
Greta Nedergaard, Dissemination project
Susanne Boiesen Petersen, Dissemination project
In the chemical workshop the two municipalities of Neumünster and Siauliai gave some good input to the Dogme-Life-chemical-group according the future work with the chemical plan. We had some specific discussions about wast treatment, toys, medicine in sludge, electronics, PVC and paints. The discussion made it clear, that different municipalities are in different levels and is faceing different environmental problems. It gave a good perspective when talking of "lowering the chemical pressure"!.
The conclusion on the workshop was, that the chemical-group will send the catalog of ideas (tools) for reducing the chemical pressure to both the municipalities when the group have translated the catalog into english. Further more we agreed on, that the chemical group will consider if some of the tools with succes can be tested in one or both the municipalities. |
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