Ecologic's Transatlantic Program is designed to strengthen transatlantic relations in the field of environmental policy, as well as in the integration of environmental concerns into other areas of policy, including foreign relations and trade. The transatlantic dimension of global environmental challenges has become increasingly apparent in recent years, and Ecologic's Transatlantic Program builds on Ecologic's expertise in global environmental policy. Enhancing mutual understanding of how environmental policy issues are framed, discussed, and handled in the international arena is an important goal as well. Ecologic's Transatlantic Program is concerned with transatlantic relations both between individual countries and between the European Union and the United States, Canada, and other nations of the Western hemisphere.

Ecologic's international staff hails from both sides of the Atlantic, and many of the Europeans have spent considerable time studying or working in the US. They are thus uniquely qualified to handle the "soft" parts of international and intercultural understanding insofar as they affect the "hard" policy issues.

The Program ties together Ecologic's transatlantic activities. It features a variety of components, and we plan to expand it in the near future. We welcome sponsorships of the program or of individual components, and invite individuals and institutions in North America to become Ecologic's partners in this venture.