1. Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre SEI Tallinn Säästva Eesti Instituut 20 years – 20 milestones

2. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 1992

3. SEI Tallinn Centre established SEI`s Tallinn Centre was established 1/11/1992 with the agreement of the Swedish and Estonian governments, as the fourth SEI centre after Stockholm, York and Boston. Started with 4 staff, now over 20 staff. Lai str 34, Tallinn

4. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 1993

5. Environmental Conventions The first international conference on the status of multilateral environmental agreements in the Baltic States, organised by SEI Tallinn in Estonia. SEI Tallinn has organised altogether 4 international conferences on this topic: in addition to 1993, also in 1995, 1997 and 2001.

6. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 1996

7. Climate and energy Start of two UNEP and GEF global programmes in Estonia on climate change. At present the work in the programme supports the implementation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol in Estonia in two major directions: EU ETS of GHG allowances and Joint Implementation projects. 2012 - toolkit for the policy-makers, spatial planners and the businesses to deal with climate change. In 12 languages toolkit.balticclimate.orgtoolkit.balticclimate.org

8. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 1999

9. Environmental management (EM) The EM Programme - to promote sustainable consumption & production, integrated product policy & sustainable use of natural resources (waste policy). Capacity building and knowledge transfer of best practices in EM systems (ISO, EMAS), life cycle assessment (LCA), green public procurement & corporate social responsibility. 2012 - EMAS for regional tourism clusters in EU countries

10. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) SEI Tallinn organised the international conference on EIA in the Baltic States. EIA has been one of the core expertizes since the first years of SEI Tallinn.

11. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2000

12. SEI Tallinn extended its name to emphasize the relationship with country of location. The first letters of the name in Estonian also form an acronym SEI: Säästva Eesti Instituut The official name became the Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre, Estonian Institute for Sustainable Development. Estonian Institute for Sustainable Development

13. SEI Tallinn publication series First book in the series of SEI Tallinn publications was issued: Sustainable Development Glossary. As of 2012, altogether 20 books authored by SEI Tallinn experts have been published in the series.

14. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2001

15. European Commission R&D framework programmes SEI Tallinn started to participate as a partner in its first EC Framework Programme project: ENER Forums – The European Network for Energy Economics Research. Since then, SEI Tallinn experts have been partners to 3–4 framework programme projects each year CEERES FLAGSHIPLIAISE

16. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2002

17. Estonian Council of Environmental NGOs (EKO) SEI Tallinn was one of the founding members of EKO. EKO is an informal politically independent cooperation network that helps environmental activists jointly achieve the environmental protection goals that are important for all of us.

18. Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) The SEA of the forestry sector development plan was completed by SEI Tallinn experts. Since then, SEI experts have conducted several SEAs for national level development plans: electricity, transport, oil shale use and energy strategies. Since 2007 scenario analyses -

19. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2003

20. Sustainability measures (SM) The Programme was established to analyse & develop integrated environmental policy for decision-making: Policy analyses, impact assessments, advancement of knowledge in environmental policy integration, urban planning, sustainable transport & mobility, nature management, Natura 2000 & urban biodiversity, environmental governance, strategic planning, education for sustainable development.

21. Estonian Association for Environmental Management (EKJA) EKJA was founded on the initiative of SEI Tallinn. It is a non-profit organisation which brings together enterprises, organisations and individuals, who want to improve the environmental performance of corporate management. EKJA - green entrepreneurs

22. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2004

23. National allocation plans (NAP) for GHG emission allowances In 2004 and 2006, on the request of the Ministry of Environment SEI Tallinn prepared the Estonian NAP of Greenhouse Gases allowances for the implementation of EU Emissions Trading Scheme for the first (2005–2007) & second trading period (2008–2012).

24. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2005

25. Ecological tax reform The Estonian government approved the basis for the ecological tax reform (ETR) in which SEI Tallinn provided core input. The aim of the ETR is to shift the tax base away from labour taxes and towards the consumption of natural resources and pollution of environment. 2008 - SEI Tallinn studies on resource & waste taxes, 2012 - impact of all environmental taxes on enterprises

26. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2006

27. SEI Tallinn launched the web-based glossary which includes terms in Estonian, English, German and Russian with explanations in Estonian. Sustainable Development Glossary www.seit.ee/sass

28. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2008

29. Environmental economics and accounting (EEA) The EEA programme was established in SEI Tallinn. Main topics: analyses of monetary & regulatory environmental policy instruments, socio- economic impact assessments, economic valuation studies, research on monetary indicators of sustainable development.

30. Urban biodiversity conservation The aim is to promote and increase awareness. Several analyses and guidelines have been published; urban ecology lectures have been initiated at Tallinn University.

31. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2009

32. Mobility management SEI Tallinn has introduced the concept of mobility management in Estonia and is actively promoting it, being also the coordinator of the Estonian network of mobility management “LiLi”. www.facebook.com/groups/lilid

33. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012 2011

34. Estonian Commission for Sustainable Development Dr Kaja Peterson was elected chairman of the Commission, a 16-member group that advises the Estonian government on sustainable development issues.

35. 1992 1993 1996 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2011 2012

36. The goal of the Forums, which were initiated by SEI Tallinn in 2001 and are held periodically, is to bring sustainability issues to the forefront of public discourse and to promote sustainable development. 2012 – forum on Green Economy SEI Tallinn gave Green Economy Promoter Awards to enterprises. Sustainable Development Forums

37. Work in progress 2012-2013 Estonian low-carbon future scenarios till 2050 study in collaboration with RAKE at the University of Tartu Estonian environmental fees system and its impact on enterprises and competition study in collaboration with RAKE at the University of Tartu Economic and social analyses of the EU Marine Strategy implementation in Estonia under the INTERREG funded GES-REG project in collaboration with Estonian marine institutes, Ministry of Environment, Finnish, Swedish and Latvian partners Several international projects on Impact Assessment of policies and strategies, urban biodiversity and mobility management

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