Department of Environmental Assessment
Head of department
Venera Metreveli
Date of birth:
11 th of December 1985 y.
Education:
2014 University of Rome Roma Tre, Second Level Master of Environmental Law, Master of Environmental Law;
2006-2009 Gori Educational University, Master of Criminal Law;
2002-2006 Gori State University, Law, Bachelor.
Work experience:
08.2022 - Acting Head of the Environmental Assessment Department, National Environmental Agency;
2018 - 2022 Deputy Head of the Primary Structural Unit of the Environmental Assessment Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia;
2019 - until now, trainer, Center for Environmental Education and Information of the LSI;
2018 - to date, national contact person of the UN Economic Commission for Europe Convention on "Environmental Impact Assessment in Transboundary Context" and "Strategic Environmental Assessment Protocol"
2017-2019 National Responsible Person/Permanent Correspondent of the Council of Europe Agreement "European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement";
2015 - 2018 senior specialist of the first category of waste and chemical substances management service, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia;
2015 Chief Specialist of the Minister's Office, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia;
2009 - 2011 Lawyer, Shida Kartli Regional Forestry Division of the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Georgia.
Training courses/certificates:
2022 Management of Mineral Resources (Finland);
2021 Environmental Impact and Strategic Environmental Assessment (Switzerland);
2020 Training of Trainers (TOT);
2019 emissions of volatile organic compounds (Belarus);
2019 Spatial Planning and Industrial Security (Moldova);
2018 Integrated Permit System (Kingdom of the Netherlands);
2018 Mineral Resources Management (USA);
2018 Integrated Permit System (Spain);
2019 Environmental Impact and Strategic Environmental Assessment (Switzerland);
2017 Extended producer obligation (Kingdom of Sweden);
2017 Waste prevention and minimization (Slovakia);
2016 Waste Management System (Germany);
2016 Sustainable Organic Pollutant Waste Management (Slovakia);
2015 Transboundary shipments of waste (Slovakia);
2014 Urban Waste Management (Italy);
2014 Effective use of resources (Italy);
2014 Internship, Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea of the Republic of Italy (Italy);
2010 qualification exam for prosecutor's office workers;
2010 the training course of the assistant judge of the Higher School of Justice;
2006 Bar Certification Exam (General Specialization).
Languages:
English
Italian
