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Improvement of the Land Footprint Methodology Through Impact Oriented Land Use Indicators – International Expert Workshop

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25 June 2014

Berlin

Germany

The pressure on land resources to provide biomass for food, feed, material and energy is increasing. As the products are traded globally the related environmental and social impacts elsewhere are hardly visible and regionally decoupled.

Land footprints and their impact-oriented extensions can provide a useful assessment of consumption related environmental impacts on land.

While the first area-based indicators, i.e. indicators using hectares...Read more

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Energy

Sustainability

Energy Day: Transition Towards Low Carbon Energy Society

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25 June 2014

Brussels

Belgium

Speaker

Gabriele Quinti

Giancarlo Cotella

The MILESECURE 2050 Energy Day in Brussels will present major findings from the research project thus far. Members of the consortium, Giancarlo Cotella (POLITO) and Gabriele Quinti (LSC), will present position papers on energy security trends in Europe and sociological drivers in energy transitions. Ecologic Institute contributed key research to these reports. The presentations will launch a discussion among policy...Read more

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EU Environment

Ecologic Legal

"Role of the Criminal Justice System" and "Environmental Crime and Organised Crime" - EFFACE Workshops

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23 June 2014

24 June 2014

Catania, Sicily

Italy

On 23 and 24 June 2014, the EFFACE project organised two workshops on the "Role of the Criminal Justice System" and "Environmental Crime and Organised Crime," in Catania, Sicily. The workshops brought together enforcement officials, academic experts in the field of environmental crime, and NGO representatives. The objective was to develop recommendations on how the EU could improve the enforcement of existing legislation dealing with environmental crime and better understand the connections with organised crime. Workshop reports are available for download.Read more

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EU Environment

Ecologic Legal

"Role of the Criminal Justice System" and "Environmental Crime and Organised Crime" - EFFACE Workshops

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23 June 2014

24 June 2014

Catania, Sicily

Italy

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Master Plan for 100% Climate Change Mitigation – Sixth Working Group Meeting of the Municipalities

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23 June 2014

Warnemünde

Germany

Funded by the National Climate Initiative (NKI) of the Federal Environment Ministry (BMUB), the sixth meeting of the scientific support working group for the municipalities taking part in the project "Master Plan for 100% Climate Change Mitigation" was held on 14 and 15 May 2014 at the seaside resort of Warnemünde.

The working group meeting was hosted by the City of...Read more

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Biodiversity

Development

Biodiversity Narratives and their Implications for International Cooperation - Ecuador

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18 June 2014

Quito

Ecuador

On 18 June 2014, a project workshop entitled "Biodiversity and development - Different biodiversity narratives and their implications for international cooperation" took place in Quito (Ecuador), organized by Ecologic Institute in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). A diverse mix of perspectives was represented at the workshop, including individuals from...Read more

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Agriculture

Climate

Mainstreaming of Climate Change into Rural Development Policy Post 2013

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17 June 2014

Brussels

Belgium

Speaker

Dr. Ana Frelih-Larsen

Michael MacLeod

Bernhard Osterburg

On 17 June 2014, a project workshop on 'Mainstreaming climate change into rural development policy post 2013' took place at the European Commission in Brussels. Organized by Ecologic Institute in cooperation with DG Climate Action, the workshop provided an opportunity to present and discuss the draft technical guidance for Member States on how to design and integrate new and innovative climate actions in rural development programs. All presentations are available for download. Read more

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Climate

Energy

European Union Climate and Energy Policy - Tradeoffs and Synergies

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14 June 2014

Bonn

Germany

Speaker

Boris Schinke

Dr. Camilla Bausch

Max Grünig

As a part of the UN climate change negotiations in Bonn, Ecologic Institute has organized an official side event covering European Union climate and energy policy. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) convenes at least twice each year, with the midpoint meeting taking place in the former German capital. The event will offer an opportunity to discuss...Read more

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Biodiversity

Development

Biodiversity Narratives and their Implications for International Cooperation - Ethiopia

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12 June 2014

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

On 12 June 2014, a project workshop entitled "Biodiversity and development - Different biodiversity narratives and their implications for international cooperation" took place in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). Organized by Ecologic Institute in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the workshop provided an opportunity to learn from experts and stakeholders active in...Read more

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NETGREEN - Workshop on the Typology of Indicators and Tools

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11 June 2014

The Hague

Netherlands

NETGREEN develops a systematic and consistent overview on the existing efforts to measure sustainable development and the transformation to green economy. A critical input to NETGREEN was a one-day workshop held in The Hague (The Netherlands) on Wednesday, 11 June 2014. It was attended by potential users of the database from various EU Member States.

The workshop was co-chaired by...Read more