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911.Access to Justice Task Force completed its work in Geneva (2015-06-18)
... The Access to Justice Task Force meeting within the Aarhus Convention took place in Geneva from 15 till 17 June. Besides representatives of governments of countries that are Parties to the Aarhus Convention, the meeting was attended by numerous representatives of civil society, academic institutions and international non-governmental organizations. ...
912.Rio+20 (2015-06-05)
... EPL’s PETITION with regard to the position of Ukraine on the UN Conference of sustainable development (Rio-de-Janeiro, June 2012) ...
913.The “Environment for Europe” Process (2015-06-05)
... The “Environment for Europe” process started with the first Pan-European Conference of Ministers of the Environment at Dobris Castle in June 1991. The Minister of the Environment of the former Czechoslovakia, the late Josef Vavroucek, invited the Ministers of the Environment of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) and the Organization for Economic... ...
914.A climate change poem for today: Turbines in January by Colette Bryce (2015-05-27)
... UK poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy curates a series of 20 original poems by various authors on the theme of climate change ...
915.Quake-hit Nepal seeks experts’ advice on tourism (2015-05-27)
... Tourism operators in earthquake-hit Nepal say they are seeking guidance from international experts on which areas can be declared safe for trekking and mountaineering. They want to secure an assessment from top geologists because of the increased risks from earthquake-torn mountains. This type of tourism is a major source of income for Nepal. ...
916.How Arctic ozone hole was avoided by Montreal Protocol (2015-05-27)
... The Antarctic ozone hole would have been 40% bigger by now if ozone-depleting chemicals had not been banned in the 1980s, according to research. Models also show that at certain times, a large hole would have opened up at the other end of the globe. The Arctic hole would have been large enough to affect... ...
917.Second Shell protester leaves Arctic oil exploration ship in Washington state (2015-05-26)
... A woman who had been hanging off the anchor chain of an Arctic oil-drilling support ship since Friday night ended her protest north of Seattle on Monday. The US coast guard said student activist Chiara D’Angelo requested assistance getting down from her perch on the Arctic Challenger in the Bellingham harbour at around 9.30am. Spokeswoman... ...
918.Isle of the sea eagle: ‘It’s our version of the wolf’ (2015-05-26)
... We are lurching along the loch when the 25 seagulls hanging above our boat suddenly scatter. “It’s coming,” says David Sexton quietly. A dark shape materialises low over the water, gaining on us fast. With wings like planks and a meat-cleaver for a beak, the white-tailed eagle fixes its eyeballs (twice as large as ours)... ...
919.Dust, TB and HIV: the ugly face of mining in South Africa (2015-05-26)
... Worried that his eyes and urine were turning a deep yellow, Gednezar Dladla made his way to a local clinic and was referred to a district hospital, where he was x-rayed, diagnosed with gallstones, and admitted for the night. Both institutions receive funding from the Wellcome Trust and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. A... ...
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