Anna Małgorzata Ehrke
An Ever Cleaner Union? The Impact of European Environmental Measures in Poland and Ukraine
Questionnaire for Environmental NGO...
An Ever Cleaner Union? The Impact of European Environmental Measures in Poland and Ukraine
Questionnaire for Environmental NGOs ENVIRONMENTAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION’S ACTIVITY 1. Your organisation is:
an international organisation a national organisation an interregional organisation a regional organisation a local organisation
2. How long has your organisation been in operation?
________________ 3. In which province does your environmental non-governmental organisation/ your section of the environmental organisation operate?
________________ 4. What goals does your organisation pursue in its day-to-day activities? Please assess the following goals. (please choose one square in each row)
Ecological education Nature conservation in general Preventing air pollution Preventing water pollution Lobbying on the regional level Lobbying on the national level Developing international cooperation between environmental organisations Social control of polluters (companies) Protest actions against specific projects that pose a threat to the natural environment Promotion of the sustainable development idea in mass media Others (please specify) _______________________________
Unimportant goal
Important goal
Very important goal
5. How has the environmental situation changed in your province over the last five years? Environmental pollution in general increased
remained at the same level
decreased
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An Ever Cleaner Union? The Impact of European Environmental Measures in Poland and Ukraine
What has changed in particular? Air pollution increased
remained at the same level
decreased
increased
remained at the same level
decreased
Water pollution
6. Are there any chemical companies in the province where your organisation/your section of the environmental organisation operates? yes no I don’t know
⇒ please go to Question No. 7 ⇒ please go to Question No. 11 ⇒ please go to Question No. 11
7. If yes, please write down the names of the three biggest chemical companies operating in your province. Company’s name: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 8. How would you characterise the environmental impact of those chemical companies? high
medium
marginal
9. In the cases of those companies, what has changed in particular? Air pollution increased
no change
declined
increased
no change
declined
Water pollution
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10. Did those companies undertake any particular actions to decrease their impact on the natural environment with regard to the following aspects? (please choose one square in each row) Comprehensive measures
Some measures
No measures undertaken
not applicable
use of natural resources (water, energy etc.) production of waste water pollution air pollution
11. How would you assess the environmental standards applicable to companies (e.g. chemical companies)? Far too strict
Too strict
Rather adequate
Too lenient
Far too lenient
12. How would you characterise contacts between companies (e.g. chemical companies) and environmental inspectorates? Friendly relations
Formal relations
Unfriendly relations
I don’t know
13. How would you assess the regulatory activities of state environmental inspectorates? To what extent do they contribute to improvement in the state of the natural environment in your province? Their activity contributes significantly to improvement in the state of the natural environment. Their activity contributes to some extent to improvement in the state of the natural environment. Their activity has no influence on changes in the state of the natural environment. Their activity contributes rather to worsening the state of the natural environment. Their activity contributes significantly to worsening the state of the natural environment. 14. Following the EU accession, many EU environmental regulations were introduced in Poland. How would you assess the following statement? Regional state authorities have comprehensive knowledge of EU environmental law. I totally agree
I rather agree
I rather disagree
I totally disagree
I don’t know
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An Ever Cleaner Union? The Impact of European Environmental Measures in Poland and Ukraine
15. How would you assess the implementation of the following EU directives? Directive 96/61/CE on integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) no problems with implementation
problems with implementation
I don’t know this directive
⇓ For problems with implementation: (multiple answers possible) overly strict regulations
overly high implementation costs
overly short implementation period
Directive 1999/31/CE on the landfill of waste no problems with implementation
problems with implementation
I don’t know this directive
⇓ For problems with implementation: (multiple answers possible) overly stringent regulations
overly high implementation costs
overly short implementation period
Directive 83/513/EEC on limit values and quality objectives for cadmium discharges no problems with implementation
problems with implementation
I don’t know this directive
⇓ For problems with implementation: (multiple answers possible) overly stringent regulations
overly high implementation costs
overly short implementation period
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An Ever Cleaner Union? The Impact of European Environmental Measures in Poland and Ukraine
16. How would you assess the role of the following stakeholders for your section of the environmental organisation? (please choose one square in each row) unimportant role
important role
very important role
Local authorities Regional authorities Central government authorities European Union United Nations Banks and other financial institutions Industry and trade associations Trade unions Other (please specify) _________________________
17. Is your section of the environmental organisation liaising with the following stakeholders? (please choose one square in each row)
Local authorities Regional authorities Central government authorities European Union United Nations Banks and other financial institutions Industry and trade associations Trade unions Other (please specify) _________________________
Frequent contact
Seldom contact
No contact
18. Which of the stakeholders is particularly supportive? _____________________________________ is/are particularly supportive (please choose one of the stakeholders from Question No. 17)
Nobody is supportive.
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19. How would you assess the role of the following international organisations for environmental activities in your section of the environmental organisation? (please choose one square in each row) unimportant role
important role
very important role
European Union OECD United Nations World Bank WWF Greenpeace Friends of the Earth Others (please specify) ______________________________
20. It is true that the European Union helps to improve the overall working conditions of the Central and Eastern European non-governmental organisations? How would you assess the role of the European Union for your section of the environmental organisation? Please assess the following factors. (please choose one square in each row) unimportant role
important role
Improved access to mass media Improved cooperation with other environmental organisations Improved financial situation
very important role
Problems with staff Better access to environmental information possessed by state authorities Increased influence on state authorities Growing professionalism of organisations’ activities
Negative influence
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21. How would you assess the influence of the following factors on the activities of your section of the international organisation? (please choose one square in each row)
Access to mass media Project financing application procedures Cooperation with other environmental organisations Regulations introduced after the EU accession Financial situation
Supports the organisation’s activity
Neither positive nor negative influence
Problematic for the organisation
Staff Technical equipment Access to environmental information possessed by state authorities Level of ecological awareness of society Others (please specify) _____________________________
22. Over the last five years, Poland has seen many changes with regard to environmental policy. How would you assess the following statements? Over the last five years, the overall working conditions of the non-governmental organisations improved significantly
improved
have not changed
worsened
worsened significantly
Over the last five years, cooperation between state authorities and non-governmental environmental organisations improved significantly
improved
has not changed
worsened
worsened significantly
Over the last five years, cooperation among non-governmental environmental organisations improved significantly
improved
has not changed
worsened
worsened significantly
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An Ever Cleaner Union? The Impact of European Environmental Measures in Poland and Ukraine
Over the last five years, the control over companies’ compliance with environmental standards improved significantly
improved
has not changed
worsened
worsened significantly
Over the last five years, the monitoring of companies’ impact on the natural environment improved significantly
improved
has not changed
worsened
worsened significantly
23. How many members does your section of the environmental organisation have? _____________________ members 24. Besides private persons, are legal entities also members of your section of the environmental organisation? yes no I don’t know. 25. How much is the membership fee for your section of the environmental organisation charges? (please choose an appropriate square) Private persons’ fee PLN_______________. Legal entities’ fee PLN________________. No fee. 26. How many full-time employees work for your section of the environmental organisation? _____________ employees 27. How many volunteers regularly cooperate with your section of the international organisation? _____________ volunteer(s) 28. Over the last five years, the budget of your section of the environmental organisation increased
remained on the same level
decreased
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29. If possible, please estimate the budget in 2004 PLN_____________ 30. Did/Does your section of the environmental organisation receive any financial support to carry out projects? yes no Please specify sources from which your section of the environmental organisation receives financial support (multiple answers possible)
subventions from Polish environmental funds financial support from the EU financial support from other international organisations other international subventions other sources: _______________________________________
If possible, please estimate the overall financial support received over the last five years : PLN________________ 31. Your remarks and comments. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
