The research presented in this article had as main objective the comparative analysis of the way in which the project management is carried out in Romania and in Iceland. Environmental projects from each country were selected and based on the available documentation the main components of their management were analyzed. The analysis seems to indicate a relatively frequent use of classical methods of programming project execution without identifying the use of modern methods neither in the case of environmental projects in Romania, nor in the case of those in Iceland. In terms of cost management, budgeting is more frequently used and in terms of risk management, risk identification is more common in Romania and in the case of Iceland the other components of the risk management process.

The presented research aims to study how environmental projects are implemented in a comparative approach based on case studies from very different national contexts (Romania and Iceland) so as to reveal the elements of good practices that constitute a common heritage for organizations involved in carrying out such projects in the future. From a methodological point of view, to carry out the research, case studies were used for two projects from Iceland and Romania, which provided the necessary inputs for the comparative analysis between two projects from two countries. The case studies and the comparative analysis showed that the gaps between the project in Romania and the one in Iceland appear in terms of the relationship between policies – strategies – programs and projects, the relationship with stakeholders, the reporting of progressThere are a number of project management components where, even if there are no gaps, the two projects have scores indicating a lower level of use of specific methods/techniques and practices. That is why the article presents the need and paths to transfer good practices in the implementation of environmental projects in Romania and Iceland.