By joining the largest network of environmental citizens’ organisations in Europe, we hope to bring children's rights among the core priorities of the environmental movement in and beyond the European Union.

CRIN recently joined the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) which is  the largest network of environmental citizens’ organisations in Europe with over 180 member organisations in 40 countries and some 30 million individual members and supporters. 

Stronger together

We believe that we are stronger when we work with others, and that protecting our planet and upholding rights requires a collaborative approach with everyone playing to their strengths. With this, we aim to bring our children’s rights expertise to the network and look forward to learning from others.

Facilitating the coordination and advocacy efforts among NGOs, the EEB provides civil society with a strong voice in EU and international policy processes. The EEB Working Groups, which we are actively participating in, play a key part in such coordination and capacity building process. 

A better protection of children’s environmental rights

The children’s rights perspective has long been missing from the EU environmental policies and the related debates among EU legislators and civil society. For instance, the EU has an extensive body of legislation on chemicals, but it does not do enough to tackle the impacts harmful substances can have on children’s rights. 

EEB membership will allow us to share our expertise on children’s rights widely in and beyond the EU, shedding light on this neglected issue. It will also allow us to further collaborate with partner NGOs to promote a better protection of children’s rights under EU laws and policies.

The EEB has been continuously advocating for a toxic-free environment, including with its Chemicals Working Group, as well as the Toxic Free Future campaign. We look forward to working together with other EEB members for a toxic-free future.

To learn more about the EEB, check out its website. If you want to join the EBB as an organisation, visit this page.

This is part of our work on Protecting children from harmful chemicals in the EU and Children’s Access to Environmental Justice and Environment