Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY – Developing farm advisory services to help farmers protect the environment is a key purpose of the CIFAS project, the results of which will be discussed at a seminar in the European Parliament today. ‘Farmers now play an important role in managing environmental resources. Read More
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
SWEDISH GOVERNMENT – The state of the environment has to be monitored through measurements and inventories. By sampling and analysing air, water, soil and living materials we can obtain the knowledge we need about the development of the state of the environment. Read More
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
THE NORWAY POST – Construction work on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGS) started in April 2007 and the first blastings were performed in May. The facility will be opened on 28 February 2008. Read More
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
UK GOVERNMENT – Indicators are integral to the communication of sustainable development. They help review progress, they highlight where the challenges are, and they help people to understand what sustainable development means globally, nationally, locally and for them as individuals. On 27 July 2007 an update of the national indicators was published both as a free
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
CTV NEWS – Brampton, Ont. has become the first city in the GTA to be deemed a safe community by the World Health Organization. Communities that receive the designation, which has only been given to 10 cities in North America, have to meet international community safety standards. Brampton was given the designation after achieving high
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
COPENHAGEN POST – The government will present a new plan for Africa this week that focuses on the continent’s environmental challenges and mass migrations. A new plan for Danish aid to Africa will increase overall aid funding by DKK 702 million (EUR 94 million) through 2011. Read More
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
EPROP – 2010 Soccer World Cup Local Organising Committee is confident that the tournament will fuel long-term sustainable economic growth. Speaking at the 2010 National Communications Partnership Conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Danny Jordaan, CEO of the 2010 Cup, said: “There are economic, social and political objectives we (the committee and its partners) want to
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
VLADIVOSTOCK NEWS – A total of 427 billion rubles ($16.6 billion) will be allocated from the federal budget up to the year 2013 for the development of Russia’s Far East and eastern Trans-Baikal territories, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin announced at the first international Pacific Economic Congress in Vladivostok on July 28. The finances will go
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
THE WORLD BANK – In the 1990s, concern for the environment was not a top priority in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). Fifteen years later, there’s been a “quantum leap” on the environmental front as the region has moved from zero investment in environmental protection to investments in every country, says Sherif
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
UNITED KINGDOM – Poorly designed road and housing developments are invading children’s space, according to the Government’s advisory body, the Sustainable Development Commission. Large building projects, aircraft flyovers and busy roads are causing excessive noise levels, increased pollution and safety fears, and preventing children from enjoying their local parks and neighbourhoods. Read More.
