Our aims

Aims of the European Environment Foundation

The Foundation aims to promote dialogue among all disciplines of environmental policy in European countries. Through this, the Foundation aims to give incentives to initiate a politically supportive, confidence-building, collaborative, and research-stimulating exchange in Europe. The key principle behind this European focus is the knowledge that for any environmental policy to be effective, it must be transnational.

The existential meaning of sustainable policy should be fostered through the annual meeting of European environmental award winners who have made outstanding contributions to environmental policy. This annual gathering, “The International Convention of Environmental Laureates”, will be organised by the Foundation. The aim is for a larger segment of the population to be made aware of the need for European-wide environmental policies. Other goals include strengthening political institutions and encouraging academic research to discover unknown connections and devise new solutions for sustainable methods of handling natural resources. Special attention will be focused on encouraging young people to consider these issues.

In particular the Foundation will be involved in the following:

  • Staging and organising The International Convention of Environmental Laureates
  • The interdisciplinary organisation of this convention with representatives from relevant areas of politics and science
  • Encouraging dialogue between Laureates and young people
  • Further measures relating to the Foundation’s objectives.

1st Convention
Laureates meet Young Talents