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31.01.2006 Udruga Eko Kvarner poslala je u nedjelju hrvatskoj Vladi predstavku kojom se protivi mogućnosti da se izgradi terminal za ukapljeni naftni plin (LNG ) na području Omišlja na otoku Krku, iako podupire izgradnju takvog terminala na Jadranu.
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From: EKO Kvarner
Related topics/regions: [Croatia]
30.01.2006 A fresh round of research missions is set to probe the seafloor rupture that triggered the devastating tsunami of 2004. But when researchers arrive in the Indian Ocean, they will find some areas are off-limits. Geologists want access to Indian waters to understand the devastating seafloor earthquake in 2004.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India]
30.01.2006 The global community should intensify its efforts to protect the planet's threatened oceans and endangered coastal areas and communities, agreed environmental experts and senior officials gathered at a global conference in Paris hosted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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27.01.2006 Projekti për Mbrojtjen e Lumit të Danubit (MLD), p.sh. ngritja e kapaciteteve për implementimin e projektit për zvogëlimin e substancave toksike dhe organike dhe bashkëpunimin ndërkufitar të vendeve të Danubit ka filluar me 2001, me nismën e Faciliteti Global i Ambientit dhe UNDP, me qëllim përmirësimin e ambjentit në basenin e Danubit.
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Related topics/regions: [Croatia]
27.01.2006 With mounting criticism of Greenpeace's opposition to arrival of French ship Clemenceau to Indian ship-breaking yard Alang, the organisation seems to have modified its stand on the industry. Read this press release by Greenpeace.
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Related topics/regions: [India] [France]
26.01.2006 The project for Danube River Protection (DRP), i.e. Capacity building for implementation of projects designed to reduce release of organic and toxic substances and cross-border cooperation of the Danube countries was started in 2001, on the initiative of the Global Environment Facility and UNDP, with the aim to improve the quality of the environment in the Danube Basin.
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From: Osjecki zeleni
Related topics/regions: [Croatia]
26.01.2006 Projekt zaštite Podunavlja (DRP), odnosno Razvoj sposobnosti za provedbu projekata smanjenja organskih i toksičnih supstanci i prekogranične suradnje u zemljama Podunavlja pokrenut je krajem 2001. godine, na temelju inicijative Global Environment Facilityja i UNDP-a, sa ciljem da Podunavlje postane ekološki kvalitetniji prostor.
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From: Osjecki zeleni
Related topics/regions: [Croatia]
26.01.2006 New Zealand ranks first in the world in an environmental performance study produced by environmental experts at two U.S. universities. The U.S. lags behind in 28th place.
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From: Environment News Service (ENS)
Related topics/regions: [United States] [New Zealand]
25.01.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Jan 25 (OneWorld) - Groups fighting for the rights of peasant communities are stepping up pressure on governments to ban the use of genetically modified ''suicide seeds'' at UN-sponsored talks on biodiversity in Spain this week.
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From: OneWorld US
24.01.2006 Britain is ranked fifth best in the world at tackling domestic and global environmental problems - behind New Zealand, Sweden, Finland and the Czech Republic - in performance league tables to be launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week.
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From: Guardian Unlimited
Related topics/regions: [Sweden] [Finland] [Denmark]
23.01.2006 Representatives of Asian and Pacific governments meeting at a United Nations-sponsored conference in Bangkok pledged to harmonize economic growth with environmental sustainability in addressing climate change, air pollution, industrial development and energy issues.
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Related topics/regions: [East Asia]
Logoja e Qendres Eden
23.01.2006 Në kuadër të strategjisë së mjediseve të shëndetshëm për qytetin e Tiranës, Bashkia ka ndërmarrë një sërë iniciativash dhe projektesh. Për vënien në jetë të kësaj strategjie, konkretisht për reduktimin e sasisë së mbetjeve në rrugët tona, ndarjen e mbeturinave që në burim, fillimin e procesit të riciklimit e, për rrjedhojë uljen e nivelit të ndotjes në kryeqytet. Bashkia në kuadër të kësaj strategjie ka angazhuar shumë aktorë të interesuar në menaxhimin e integruar të mbetjeve urbane si: qendra “EDEN”, OSBE, Ambasada amerikane, DARRT (drejtorinë arsimore të rrethit të Tiranës) bizneset dhe publikun e gjerë.
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Related topics/regions: [Albania]
Image: Logoja e Qendres Eden
'Be fruitful and multiply....Now divide.'
23.01.2006 The final report of the four-year Millennium Ecosystem Assessment warns that human pressures continue to increase burdens on the natural environment with potentially disastrous consequences. But steps can be taken now--like eliminating agricultural subsidies that favor production over conservation--to begin to turn things around.
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From: Inter Press Service
Image: 'Be fruitful and multiply....Now divide.' © Clay Bennett / Population Media Center
23.01.2006 Viime päivien paukkupakkaset ovat aiheuttaneet huolta Suomen energiahuollosta sähkönkulutuksen kohotessa kaikkien aikojen ennätyslukemiin. Maan ystävien (MY) mukaan huoltovarmuusongelmat voidaan ratkaista pysyvästi kiinnittämällä resursseja energiansäästöön ja uusiutuviin energianlähteisiin.
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From: Maan ystävät
Related topics/regions: [Finland]
22.01.2006 To help government officials comply with the surge in multilateral environmental pacts that cover everything from biodiversity to hazardous wastes, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) is hosting a workshop in Sri Lanka this weekend.
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21.01.2006 Recycle your cell phone, save the gorillas. It may not be as simple as that, but a recycling program to collect old cell phones at the San Diego Zoo and other American zoos is highlighting the little-known connection between cell phone use and the survival of African gorillas.

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Related topics/regions: [Africa] [environment & ICT]
Xhemal Mato
20.01.2006 Udhëzimi i Kryeministrit për ta kthyer gropën e Hajdin Sejdisë në lulishte, është sa i papritur aq dhe i mirëpritur për ambientalistët dhe qytetarët Tiranas, sidomos në ditët e sotme kur Tiranën po e pushton betoni në çdo metër të sipërfaqes së saj.
Pas viteve ‘90 Tirana vetëm ka humbur lulishtet. Nga 9 m2 gjelbërim për çdo banor, që kishte deri në vitet ’90, sot ka rreth 1,7 m2 .
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Related topics/regions: [Albania]
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20.01.2006 Matkailu on maailman suurin elinkeino, jonka ennustetaan kaksinkertaistuvan vuoteen 2020 mennessä. WWF kehottaa kiinnittämään matkailussa huomiota ympäristön hyvinvointiin, jotta matkailun ympäristöhaitat jäisivät mahdollisimman pieniksi. Matkamessut järjestetään Messukeskuksessa kuluvana viikonloppuna.
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From: WWF Suomi
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20.01.2006 Maan ystävät kehottaa lentomatkustajia tukemaan ilmastonmuutoksen torjumista. Lentäminen on ympäristön ja ihmisten kannalta kaikkein haitallisin liikkumismuoto ja nopeimmin kasvava ilmastopäästöjen lähde. Matkakohteet, joihin ihmiset lentävät niiden luontoarvojen ja koskemattomuuden vuoksi, kärsivät kaikken vakavimmat vahingot.
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From: Maan ystävät
19.01.2006 The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a loan agreement of US$105 million for the Hydrology Project Phase II. Mr. Madhusudan Prasad, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India signed on behalf of the Government of India.
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From: World Bank
Related topics/regions: [India] [environment & ICT]
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