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Conference: Contributions of Forests to a Green Economy
Date:
04/10/2011
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As part of the "International Year of Forests", 2011, a conference on the Contributions of Forests to a Green Economy will take place in Bonn, Germany between 4 and 7 October, 2011. It is meant to contribute to the Rio+20 process and its preparation. ... EU-US Summit on Science, Technology and Sustainable Economic Growth: "Post-carbon Transitions, Visions and Challenges"
Date:
29/09/2011
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On 29 September, 2011, the European Commission is organizing a conference in Brussels on "Post Carbon Transitions, Visions and Challenges". ...
Green Markets – World of Sustainable Products
Date:
29/09/2011
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Germany's Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is organising the International Conference “Green Markets – World of Sustainable Products” on 29-30 September, 2011 in Berlin. ... International Conference “Green Markets – World of Sustainable Products”
Date:
28/09/2011
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The Federal Environment Agency of Germany (UBA) organizes this conference to discuss forward-looking perspectives as well as strategic approaches to environmental policy with a focus on the creation of “Green Markets”. The aim is to identify concrete solutions. ... New EEA Report: Europe’s Environment: An Assessment of Assessments
Date:
21/09/2011
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The Assessment of Assessments focuses on greening the economy as well as themes of water and water-related eco-systems. The report documents the benefits of a ‘Regular Reporting Process’ of environmental assessment, which is based on the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS). ... Global Green Economy Index
Date:
13/09/2011
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A preview of the 2011 Global Green Economy Index (GGEI), a robust analytic tool ranking expert perceptions of national green reputations against a new custom index of 37 datasets measuring their performance, has been released. ... IHDP Writing Contest
Date:
31/08/2011
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The International Human Dimension Project (IHDP) Secretariat has announced its first scientific writing contest for a new magazine to be launched in late autumn of 2011. Articles should address a significant scientific topic relating to the human dimensions of the 'Green Economy'. ... Green Economy Discourses in the Run-Up to Rio 2012
Date:
15/07/2011
Excerpt:
The study analyses central contributions to the debate on the concept of a Green Economy in the run-up to the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. It does so by identifying the pillars on which the various understandings of a green economy are based as well as analysing policy concepts published and statements made. ... New ESDN Report on "Innovation and Sustainable Development: Linkages and Perspectives for Policies in Europe"
Date:
07/07/2011
Excerpt:
The main challenge towards the transition to greener, cleaner and more equitable economic growth is to address innovation not only from an economic, but also from a social and environmental dimension. The interface between innovation and sustainable development is however difficult to capture. ... European Commission Has Published Communication on Rio+20 Conference
Date:
24/06/2011
Excerpt:
The European Commission has recently published a communication on the forthcoming Rio+20 conference. ...