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1341.Experts will discuss the future of environmental policy and lustration of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (2014-03-07)
... On 19 March 2014, the National forum of experts from environmental NGOs, scholars and journalists will be held in the Aarhus center at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Kyiv, 35 Mytropolyt Vasyl’ Lypkivskyi St. (former Urytskoho St., the ground floor, room 103)). Participants of the Forum will discuss the future of environmental policy... ...
1342.Appeal of representatives of environmental, legal and academic civil communities to deputies of the 7th Supreme Council of Ukraine (2014-02-25)
... APPEAL of representatives of environmental, legal and academic civil communities to deputies of the 7th Supreme Council of Ukraine concerning criteria of evaluating candidates to the post of the Minister of Environment of Ukraine 24 February 2014 Criteria of evaluating candidates to the post of the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine ...
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1344.EPL Statement (2014-02-18)
... International charitable organization Environment-People-Law is seriously concerned about attempts to put pressure on International Renaissance Foundation and other civil society organizations. We found out about facts of hindrances that organizations face in making financial transactions and also repressions on organizations caused by tax agencies and police. All these absolutely unlawful actions are aimed at interfering... ...
1345.Greenland glacier hits record speed (2014-02-05)
... A river of ice in Greenland has become the fastest-flowing glacier currently known in the world, a study suggests. In summer, the Jakobshavn Glacier – widely thought to have spawned the iceberg that sank the Titanic – is moving about four times faster than it was in the 1990s. The Greenland Ice Sheet has seen... ...
1346.Deer ‘pose biggest threat’ to Scotland’s native woodlands (2014-02-05)
... Deer represent the biggest threat to Scotland’s native woodlands, according to an eight-year study by Forestry Commission scientists. The publication of the Native Woodland Survey of Scotland has renewed debate over whether to cull deer. Researchers said ancient woodland was being lost due to “excessive browsing and grazing”, mainly by deer. ...
1347.Rivers run dry as claims of illegality surround Romania’s hydropower boom (2014-02-05)
... Deep into the wilderness of Romania’s Southern Carpathian mountains, Bogdan Binescu, an avid angler and environmental campaigner, stops by the white waters of a mountain stream. “This river used to be the only route back to civilisation,” he says. “But now civilisation has caught up.” A few kilometres on, his meaning becomes clear. Where beech... ...
1348.US retreats from bid to overturn shark fin bans (2014-02-05)
... The US federal government has stepped back from its plans to overturn state bans on the sale and possession of shark fins. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) said in a statement on Tuesday it had decided against challenging state bans in California, Maryland and Washington. The agency said it had received written assurances... ...
1349.Wind power blows Denmark output above 50% (2014-02-05)
... Wind power accounted for more than half of all energy consumed in Denmark in December, according to national grid operator. Energinet reported that in December, wind power provided Denmark with about 55 per cent of its electricity. http://econews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Denmark-wind-farm.jpgThis is the first time that Denmark, a leader in wind power, or any major country, has received... ...
1350.Lagarde: cooperation on climate ‘non-negotiable’ (2014-02-05)
... International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde has called on governments to build a “new multilateralism” because no country could stand alone on climate change and inequality. She said such action should include cities and companies in an effort to address challenges such as widening income disparity. http://econews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/climate-change-2.jpgBloomberg newsagency reports Ms Lagarde, a former French... ...
