Year 2008
Seminar
The role of Italy to fight the deforestation and the forest degradation on a global and regional scale
European Green Capital Award
The award marks a city's wish and capability to solve environmental problems in order to both improve the quality of life of its citizens and reduce the contribution it makes to the global environment as a whole.
New Publication
Vatican Radio from controls to reclamation - 5 years of environmental surveys on the levels of electromagnetic field
Seminar
IAEA Regional Workshop on Denial of Shipment of Radioactive Material for Countries of the Mediterranean Basin
Series of seminars
Mushrooms as biological indicators in monitoring the quality of the territory
International Earth Day
International Earth Day
International Year of Planet Earth
"Via Geoalpina": a heritage to be revealed
Workshop
Conservation ex situ of the vegetable species biodiversity
The European Parliament goes greener
Measures to reduce CO2 emissions
Recent conclusions on GMES adopted by the European Council
The main conclusions of the European Council on December 2, 2008
The European Commission's communication on alien species
The fight against invasive species
New President of the Council of the European Space Agency
Maria Stella Gelmini has been appointed President of the Council of the European Space Agency (ESA).
The Union for the Mediterranean takes shape.
Marseilles Declaration of November 4, 2008
Common agricultural policy
Reached the agreement on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
The Commission's proposals on energy
European set of rules for energy security
Eurobarometer survey on climatic changes
70% of European citizens believes in the fight against climatic changes
BioMarine
International maritime forum on sustainability in the oceans
The Commission's work program for 2009
Established the priority objectives
Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
A new system of classification and labelling of dangerous chemicals
New rules for less polluting vehicles
Approved a Directive which forces public and private bodies to consider environmental criteria in the award of contracts for vehicles used for transport.