18.12.2009 17:39:37 | Media
http://www.panda.org/?184562/S[ ... ]last-untouched-
Plans for new skiing areas in the region around the Carpathian Mountains and the Balkans threaten to harm major protected areas that house some of Europe’s last remaining untouched wilderness.
New developments and expansion plans for existing facilities for downhill skiing are in the works across many parts of the region, particularly in Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Ukraine.
In theory, potential conflicts between nature conservation and development – including for ski tourism – should be mediated by procedures such as Environmental Impact Assessments and the European Union’s Article 6 of the Habitats Directive, which provide a system for evaluating potential impacts on nature and identifying solutions and measures to mitigate negative impacts. ...
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15.12.2009 12:15:01 | News
Copenhagen, 12 December 2009. Today an unprecedented demonstration of 60 000 people took place in the time of the climate change global forum - the biggest demonstration relating the issues of climate change in the world up to now. The march started from the Parliament House in Copenhagen where various groups of people from different countries all over the world had gathered together and in the course of 6 hours covering the distance of 6 km reached the Bella Center building where the UN negotiations were held.
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14.12.2009 09:24:39 | News
With the votes of “GERB” and “Ataka” yesterday, 10.12.2009, the Commission on Environment and Water with the National Assembly voted “for” the uncontrolled release of GMO in the environment in Bulgaria. This was decided while citizens were protesting in “Nezavissimost” Square against the permission for GMO cultivation in the country’s protected areas.
The pretext under which the liberalization of the regime for GM crops cultivation in the country is the harmonization with the European law.
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11.12.2009 15:28:26 | News
The Story of Cap & Trade is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. Host Annie Leonard introduces the energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme and reveals the "devils in the details" in current cap and trade proposals: free permits to big polluters, fake offsets and distraction from what’s really required to tackle the climate crisis. If you’ve heard about Cap & Trade, but aren’t sure how it works (or who benefits), this is the film is for you.
http://vimeo.com/7908590
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08.12.2009 18:09:33 | News
LMP/Greenpeace Hungary/Protect the Future!/Friends of the Earth Hungary Joint Press Release For immediate distribution!
Budapest/Hungary, 7 December 2009 - This afternoon Hungary's parliament - the so-called National Assembly - voted for a ban on all cyanide-based mining technologies on Hungarian territory. The bill which was initiated by the 'Cyanide-Free Hungary!' coalition was adopted in plenary with 356 voted for and 1 against.
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02.12.2009 16:08:40 | Actions
Between 7 and 18 December leaders from 192 countries will meet in Copenhagen, one of the “greenest” cities in the world, in order to participate in the UN Climate Change Conference. This is the most important similar meeting in the last decade and probably our last chance to achieve an effective and responsible plan for reducing the disastrous carbon emissions.
The world is preparing for the meeting in Copenhagen – so does Bulgaria! Come on 12 December (Saturday) at 5:30 p.m. to the Lovers’ Bridge, candle in hand, so that we can show we are concerned about our planet. All needed for the Prayer Vigil for the Earth to be successful is … a few people J. It will be funny, easy and will cost nothing at all (except for a candle and about an hour time).
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02.12.2009 16:04:54 | Actions
Volunteers of Green Balkans and National Organization of Bulgarian Scouts carried out a joint action for the planting of more than 100 poplars and willows close to the greatest heron colony in the interior – near the village of Konush, Assenovgrad.
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