PECE membership is a unique multisectoral group of organisations from the UK and EECCA region that are committed to working in collaboration on issues of environment and development in the EECCA region.

PECE members in the UK come from various sectors, contributing their expertise and skills to our common goal:

Public Sector: Government can help support partnerships by acting as a catalyst for the initiation of new projects and supporting delivery through its international presence. Local government and other public sector agencies can support capacity building by sharing their direct experience of implementation. Public sector members include Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Environment Agency and National School of Government.

Private Sector: The initiative can help businesses to engage with the communities in which they work or plan to work and help create healthy and sustainable conditions in which they can continue to operate successfully. The partnership can help business to deliver corporate social responsibility programmes which have real and broad impact, are sustainable and have the potential to be replicated and scaled up. Private sector members include Shell, Scott Wilson and Golder Associates.

Civil society: Civil society is an important contributor to the strength of the partnership, bringing expert knowledge and practical experience of project design and implementation within this region. Many NGOs have direct in-country knowledge and can act as a bridge to locally based groups and communities whose enthusiasm and commitment will often be critical to successful implementation and sustainability. Civil society members include Royal Society for Protection of Birds, Groundwork UK and Living Earth Foundation.

PECE partner organisations in the EECCA region operate in the following 12 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

PECE membership can offer a diverse set of experience, skills, resources and expertise, including:

• Technical expertise in a range of areas including water, biodiversity and energy
• Expertise in education for sustainable development
• In-depth knowledge of partnership working between UK and EECCA
• Expertise in local stakeholder engagement
• Research and scientific skills
• Capacity building skills (municipal, community and central government)
• Access to wider networks and sources of information
• Experience of developing multi-sector partnerships

Use the database search on the left of the page for details of all PECE members. You can search by a type of organisation, geographical area of interest, location, or a keyword search. For the list of all organisation, click "Search" button.

UK and EECCA organisations from the private sector, public sector and civil society working on these and similar issues are invited to register their interest in joining PECE – read more about PECE membership under "Get Involved".