The Belgrade Open School contributes to the responsible environmental policy based on the public participation in decision-making and the partnership between civil society and public institutions.

Our aims include a preserved environment and improved public health and quality of life, achieved through the successful implementation of European legal norms and standards in the field of preservation and improvement of the environment, low-carbon economy and the integration of environmental policy into other sectoral policies.

Within the field of protection and preservation of the environment, BOS actively advocates and supports:

• The availability of information and full participation of the citizens in the decision-making process;
• Compliance with the Aarhus Convention and the adopted horizontal legislation in the field of environment;
• Involvement of the public in the early stages of the decision-making process – the stages of defining the problem and selecting the most favorable options;
• Local communities capable of meeting the challenges of climate change;
• Decarbonization of energy sources – energy production with minimal greenhouse gas emissions;
• Affordable energy for the energy sector, businesses, and citizens;
• Reliable and good quality energy supply that doesn’t threaten the environment and the public health;
• Creation of local developmental policies in accordance with the specific needs of local communities.

BOS achieves its objectives within the program "Energy, Climate and Environment", through the following activities:

• Training civil society activists for active participation in decision-making processes – training sessions for writing policy papers, advocacy, community activism and participation in the legislative process and decision-making at the community level;
• Supporting institutions and local authorities in designing and implementing environmental policy, promoting energy efficiency, conserving natural resources and improving environmental financing;
• Monitoring the process of EU integration and the accession negotiations in the framework of the negotiation chapters 27 and 15, reporting on Serbia's progress in EU integration process, advocacy and monitoring of public policies, participating in working groups and bodies responsible for drafting laws and strategies in the field of environment;
• Creating and implementing training sessions in the field of European integration and implementation of EU standards regarding sustainable development and the environment;
• Networking of civil society, public administration, academia, media and the economy;
• Preparation of analyses, studies, manuals and policy papers in the field of protection and preservation of the environment.