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International Environmental Law

Investment

Trade

Multilateral Environmetal Agreements (MEAs) and WTO Rules

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10 May 2004

Szentendre

Hungary

In the framework of the EC funded Programme "Raising the awareness of trade issues in civil society", Ecologic is organising a one-day seminar in Budapest, Hungary. The aim of the seminar is to provide participants from civil society with a better understanding of the relationship between multilateral environmental agreements and WTO rules, to raise awareness on how better to participate in and influence European trade policy and to contribute to a closer co-operation and networking among civil society groups in Hungary. The Seminar languages will be English and Hungarian. Read more

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Water

Precautionary Flood Protection in Europe

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5 February 2003 to 6 February 2003

Bonn

Germany

The German Minister for the Environment Jürgen Trittin opened a workshop on precautionary flood protection in Bonn where approximately 100 European opinion leaders and decision makers met. Following the disastrous floods in the summer of 2002, the European Water Directors decided to develop common strategies in the near future.

The German Federal Environment Ministry together with the European Commission invited the...Read more

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Climate

Energy

Air Pollution Abatement Planning

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1 April 2003 to 3 April 2003

Berlin

Germany

The workshop aims at continuing and intensifying the process of an international exchange of experiences with the on-going activities which was started by a workshop in September 2001 in Bruges. It will focus on the exchange of information regarding experiences in the field of air pollution abatement measures - both their planning (drawing up action plans according to art. 7 (3) and preparation of plans or programmes according to art. 8 (3) of the Framework Directive) and their implementation. The workshop will serve as a forum for exchanging experiences on the national implementation of the EU air quality directives with emphasis on air pollution abatement measures. Read more

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Climate

Energy

Climate Dialogue of Bavaria

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14 November 2002

Brussels

Germany

On 23rd October 2001 the European Commission presented the proposal for a directive establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community. The proposal plans a collective European approach to trading with emission allowances, which should come into effect by 2005. The objective of this workshop, that took place one year after the publication of the proposal, was to gain an overall view of the discussion process and to draw up a first summary. Read more

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Water

Workshop on Heavily Modified Water Bodies

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30 May 2002 to 31 May 2002

Berlin

Germany

In the context of the Common Implementation Strategy (CIS) of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), Ecologic conceptualised and organised a workshop on Heavily Modified Water Bodies for the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) on 30 and 31 May 2002 in Berlin.

The workshop on the identification and designation of Heavily Modified Water Bodies...Read more

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Tourism

Transport

British-German Environment Forum 2001

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5 July 2001 to 6 July 2001

Berlin

Germany

The British-German Environment Forum (BGEF) 2001 was organized by Ecologic. It took place in Berlin, on 5 and 6 July 2001, and addressed the issue of transport and the environment.

The aim of the conference entitled "Escaping from Gridlock" was to identify best practices in each country. The conference focused on the German and British key ideas in transport policy that...Read more

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Sustainability

Transatlantic Program

Enhancing Prospects for Environmental Leadership: Challenges for Rio + 10

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Februar 2000

15 February 2000

This workshop organised by Ecologic offered expert policy-makers and researchers from both sides of the Atlantic a forum for discussing the current state of international environmental policy and transatlantic cooperation. Read more

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Mainstreaming

Transport

Best Practices for Integrating Environmental Protection Requirements into other Sector Policies

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25 May 1999

Parallel to the integration process at the European level, similar processes take place within the Member States as well. With this perspective in mind the project "Best Practices for Integrating Environmental Protection Requirements into other Sector Policies" aims to highlight the integration processes in the Member States and to gain from them experiences for the further progression of the process.Read more

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Land Use

Soil

Soil Protection Policies within the European Union

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9 November 1998 to 11 November 1998

Bonn

Germany

The objective of the workshop "Soil Protection within the European Union", which took place on 9 - 11 November 1998 in Bonn, is to present and to discuss the different strategies and options for protecting soils on the European level. This is the first time that the development of soil protection policies is treated as a separate policy area and that it makes the subject of an European workshop. Read more