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What is a National Reference Centre (NRC) within EIONET?
EIONET National Reference Centres for Soil (NRCs): are nominated by member and cooperating countries. They are nationally funded experts or groups of experts in organisations which are regular collectors or suppliers of environmental data at the national level and/or possess relevant knowledge of specific environmental issues, monitoring or modelling. NRCs operate in specific areas of environmental activity - for example soil.
They play a role in technical coordination
of these topics and work with the EEA and the relevant Euopean Topic Centres
(ETCs). The NRC structure varies in accordance with the requirements and priorities
of the EEA strategy.
For a full picture of the role of NRCs
within EIONET, please consult this EEA
brochure .
Find below the National Reference Centers(Name, E-mail and Institute) grouped
by Country (Last update: 01/11/2010):
Albania
| Sherif Lushaj | shlushaj at yahoo.com | Institute of Soil Studies |
| Narin Panariti | narin_panariti at yahoo.co.uk | Ministry of Environment |
Austria
| Andreas Baumgarten | andreas.baumgarten at ages.at | Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) - Federal Office and Research Institute for Agriculture |
| Alexandra Freudenschuß | alexandra.freudenschuss at umweltbundesamt.at | Dept. for Pollutants and Man - Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency Austria) |
| Sigbert Huber | sigbert.huber at umweltbundesamt.at | Soil and land management Dept.- Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency Austria) |
| Martha Wepner-Banko | martha.wepner at umweltbundesamt.at | Dept. for Contaminated Sites - Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency Austria) |
Belgium
| Katrien Oorts | katrien.oorts at lne.vlaanderen.be | Departement Leefmilieu, Natuur en Energie |
| Patrick Engels | patrick.engels at spw.wallonie.be | Cellule de l' Etat de l' environnement Wallon |
| Said El Fadili | sel at ibgebim.be | Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer Institut Bruxellois de Gestion de l'Environnement |
| Eddy Van Dyck | eddy.van.dyck at ovam.be | Openbare Vlaamse Afvalstoffen Maatschappij |
| Jan Hendrik Voet | voet at irceline.be | Intergewestelijke Cel voor het Leefmilieu/Cellule Interrégionale de l'Environnement |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Hamid Custovic | custovic.hamid at gmail.com | Agricultural Institute in Sarajevo |
Bulgaria
| Borislava Borissova | borissova at eea.government.bg | Biodiversity, Protected Areas and Soil Dept. - Bulgarian Executive Environmental Agency (BEEA) |
Croatia
| Andreja Cidic | andreja.cidic at azo.hr | Croatian Environment Agency |
Cyprus
| Costas Hadjipanagiotou | chadjipanayiotou at environment.moa.gov.cy | Environment Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment |
Czech Republic
| Jan Gruntorad | Jan_Gruntorad at env.cz | Ministry of the Environment |
| Milan Sanka | sanka at recetox.muni.cz | Masaryk Water Research Institute |
| Ivana Vavrova | ivana.vavrova at mzp.cz | OEŠ MŽP |
Denmark
| Susanne Rasmussen | sr at mst.dk | Miljøstyrelsen |
| Vibeke Ernstsen | ve at geus.dk | Nationale Geologiske Undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland |
| Martin Holmstrup | mho at dmu.dk | Danmarks Miljøundersøgelser, Aarhus Universitet |
| John Jensen | jje at dmu.dk | Danmarks Miljøundersøgelser, Aarhus Universitet |
Estonia
| Kait Antso | kait.antso at ic.envir.ee | Estonian Environment Information Centre |
| Leo Saare | Leo.Saare at ic.envir.ee | Estonian Environment Information Centre |
| Katrin Väljataga | Katrin.Valjataga at ic.envir.ee | Estonian Environment Information Centre |
Finland
| Timo Tarvainen | timo.tarvainen at gtk.fi | Geological Survey of Finland |
| Teija Haavisto | teija.haavisto at ymparisto.fi | Finnish Environment Institute |
| Tapani Saynatkari | tapani.saynatkari at ymparisto.fi | Finnish Environment Institute |
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
| Margareta Cvetkovska | M.Cvetkovska at moepp.gov.mk | Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning |
France
| Veronique Antoni | veronique.antoni at developpement-durable.gouv.fr | INRA/Gis Sol |
| Dominique Arrouays | dominique.arrouays at orleans.inra.fr | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) |
| Antonio Bispo | antonio.bispo at ademe.fr | ADEME |
| Herve Gaboriau | h.gaboriau at brgm.fr | BRGM |
Germany
| Frank Glante | Frank.Glante at uba.de | Umweltbundesamt/Federal Environment Agency |
Greece
| Fotini Gerouki | secdigexpe at igme.gr | Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration |
| Sideris Theocharopoulos | ssia at otenet.gr | NAGREF/Soil Sience Institute of Athens |
| Christos Tsadilas | tsadilas at lar.forthnet.gr | Institute of Soil Mapping and Classification, National Agricultural Research Foundation |
Hungary
| Pál Bozó | nfphu at mail.kvvm.hu | Ministry for Environment and Water |
Iceland
| Ólafur Arnalds | oa at lbhi.is | Agricultural Research Institute |
| Erling Ólafsson | erling at ni.is | Icelandic Institute of Natural History |
Ireland
| Jane Brogan | j.brogan at epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Rogier Schulte | rschulte at johnstown.teagasc.ie | Teagasc Johnstown Castle Research Centre |
Italy
| Laura D'Aprile | laura.daprile at isprambiente.it | ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) |
| Fiorenzo Fumanti | fiorenzo.fumanti at isprambiente.it | ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) |
| Carlo Jacomini | carlo.jacomini at isprambiente.it | ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) |
| Stefano Lucci | stefano.lucci at isprambiente.it | ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) |
| Anna Luise | anna.luise at isprambiente.it | ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) |
| Francesca Quercia | francesca.quercia at isprambiente.it | ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) |
| Eutizio Vittori | eutizio.vittori at isprambiente.it | ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) |
Kosovo under UN SCR 1244/99
| Afrim Berisha | afrim.berisha at ks-gov.net | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Shkumbin Shala | shkumbin.shala at ks-gov.net | Environmental Protection Agency |
Latvia
| Intars Cakars | Intars.Cakars at lvgma.gov.lv | LEGMA |
Liechtenstein
| Hanspeter Eberle | Hanspeter.Eberle at aus.llv.li | Amt für Umweltschutz |
| Remo Looser | Remo.Looser at slp.llv.li | Stabsstelle für Landesplanung |
Lithuania
| Virgilija Gregorauskiene | virgilija.gregorauskiene at lgt.lt | Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania |
| Roma Kanopiene | roma.kanopiene at lgt.lt | Geological survey of Lithuania |
Luxembourg
| Sophie Capus | sophie.capus at aev.etat.lu | Administration de l'Environnement, Division des Déchets |
Malta
| Michelle Borg | Michelle.borg at mepa.org.mt | Malta Environment and Planning Authority |
| Kevin Mercieca | kevin.mercieca at mepa.org.mt | Malta Environment and Planning Authority |
| Darrin Stevens | darrin.stevens at mepa.org.mt | Malta Environment and Planning Authority |
Norway
| Arnold Arnoldussen | Arnold.Arnoldussen at skogoglandskap.no | Norsk institutt for jord og skogkartlegging |
| Arne Gronlund | arne.gronlund at jordforsk.no | Jordforsk |
| Gina Mikarlsen | Kine.Martinsen at klif.no | Statens forurensningstilsyn |
| Roald Sorheim | roald.sorheim at jordforsk.no | Jordforsk |
Poland
| Joanna Czajka | j.czajka at gios.gov.pl | Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection |
| Tomasz Stuczynski | ts at iung.pulawy.pl | Insitute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation |
Portugal
| Ines Trigo | trigoi at icnb.pt | Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e da Biodiversidade |
| fernanda rodrigues | fernanda.rodrigues at apambiente.pt | Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente |
Romania
| Mihail Dumitru | mdumitru at icpa.ro | Research Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry |
| Nicolae Heredea | nicolae.heredea at mmediu.ro | Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development |
| Magdalena Rossi | magda.rossi at mmediu.ro | Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development |
| Cristiana Iorgulescu | cristiana.iorgulescu at anpm.ro | National Environmental Protection Agency |
Serbia
| Dragana Vidojevic | dragana.vidojevic at sepa.gov.rs | Serbian Environmental Protection Agency |
Slovak Republic
| Radoslava Kanianska | radoslava.kanianska at sazp.sk | Slovak Environmental Agency |
| Jozef Kobza | kobza.vupop at bystrica.sk | Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute |
| Katarina Paluchova | katarina.paluchova at sazp.sk | Slovak Environmental Agency |
Slovenia
| Barbara Bernard Vukadin | barbara.bernard-vukadin at gov.si | Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia |
| Janja Tursic | Janja.Tursic at gov.si | Environmental Agency of Slovenia |
Spain
| Begoña Fabrellas Rodriguez | bfabrellas at mma.es | Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs |
| Mercedes Ferrer | m.ferrer at igme.es | Instituto Geológico y Minero de España Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología |
Sweden
| Erika Skogsjö | Erika.Skogsjo at Naturvardsverket.se | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency |
| Ola Inghe | ola.inghe at naturvardsverket.se | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency |
Switzerland
| Jean-Pierre Clément | jean-pierre.clement at bafu.admin.ch | Federal Office for the Environment FOEN |
| Christoph Reusser | christoph.reusser at bafu.admin.ch | Federal Office for the Environment FOEN |
| Fabio Wegmann | fabio.wegmann at bafu.admin.ch | Federal Office for the Environment FOEN |
The Netherlands
| Kees Versluijs | Kees.Versluijs at rivm.nl | Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu |
| Paul Hinssen | paul.hinssen at wur.nl | Alterra |
| Hiddo Huitzing | Hiddo.Huitzing at pbl.nl | Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency |
Turkey
| Veysel Aslan | veyaslan at yahoo.com | Ministry of Environment and Tourism |
United Kingdom
| Judith Stuart | judith.stuart at defra.gsi.gov.uk | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
| Stephen Hallet | s.hallet at cranfield.ac.uk | Soil Survey and Land Research Centre - Cranfield University |
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