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Infrastructure industry sees green
Some 200 companies and practitioners gathered last week at a European meeting to discuss how motorway and railway construction can contribute to biodiversity conservation. Organized by Eiffage, a large construction group, and the University of Paris 1, the workshop was hosted by the European Business and Biodiversity Campaign in Paris. …
09 Feb 2012 | News story
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European Parliament discusses biodiversity
The EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 “Our life insurance, our natural capital” is under discussion in the European Parliament (EP). …
07 Feb 2012 | News story
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Finnish Sports Gala awards Metsähallitus for promoting Outdoor Recreation
On 16th January at the annual Finnish Sports Gala in Helsinki, Metsähallitus was granted a special award for designing facilities that encourage people to enjoy outdoor activities in natural settings across Finland. Metsähallitus provides and maintains free facilities that make it easy for visitors to Finland’s national parks and other beautiful natural areas to get out into the wild. These facilities include attractive visitor centres, websites with useful and practical information, and trails totalling 6,738 km – almost six times the length of Finland. …
06 Feb 2012 | News story
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