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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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Celebrating World Wetlands Day
Every year World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February, marking the day of the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, 41 years ago in the Iranian city of Ramsar. This year the theme of World Wetlands Day is ‘Wetland Tourism, A Great Experience’. …
02 Feb 2012 | News story
Nature Scholarship for Young European Conservationists now open
The Alfred Toepfer Natural Heritage Scholarships 2012 are now open for applications! The award provides three young European conservationists with €3000 to undertake a study visit to one or more protected areas in European countries other than their own. They are awarded by the Alfred Toepfer Foundation and the EUROPARC Federation. The deadline for applications is Friday May 11th 2012. …
31 Jan 2012 | News story
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Innovation in European agriculture
In the face of a growing world population expected to reach 9 billion in 2050, global food production will have to increase by 70% according to the FAO, the United Nations agency for food and agriculture. As one of the biggest world food producers and importers, the EU has a key role to play. …
30 Jan 2012 | News story
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Pan-European CEC members! An invitation to Tiere Live workshop on children, animals and biodiversity
The Bavarian Academy for Nature Conservation (ANL) in partnership with IUCN CEC is organizing a three-day workshop in Laufen, Germany. …
27 Jan 2012 | News story
IUCN advice on EU-OCT cooperation on environment and climate change
On 23 January 2012, IUCN provided expert advice on environment, climate change and EU-OCT cooperation to the leaders of the EU Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). The leaders gathered for their annual OCT Association (OCTA) Ministerial Conference in preparation for the 10th OCT-EU Forum, which will conclude today in Brussels. …
26 Jan 2012 | News story
CSOs ready to take action
At the end of 2011 participants of two-day seminar that closed the Building Capacities on EU nature policies project, shared their views and main findings related to CSOs’ action, and drew their way forward. The second day was dedicated to information sharing on funding opportunities enabling implementation of nature protection in the region. …
23 Jan 2012 | News story
Preservation and Protection of Natural Environment in Albania: PPNEA joins IUCN
IUCN welcomes a new NGO member in South Eastern Europe: Preservation and Protection of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA). Its membership application was approved during the 77th Meeting of IUCN Council. …
19 Jan 2012 | News story
