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5th Workshop on Fish Protection and Downstream Fish Migration - Core Messages in Practice

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23 September 2014 to 24 September 2014

Erfurt

Germany

The event was the fifth workshop in a series on the topic of fish protection and downstream migration financed by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) and organised by Ecologic Institute.

The workshop focused on the exchange of experiences with implemented measures and information about ongoing or planned research projects on the subject of fish protection and downstream fish migration. The workshop...Read more

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Biodiversity

International Development

Biodiversity Narratives and their Implications for International Cooperation - Germany

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3 July 2014

Berlin

Germany

On 3 July 2014, a workshop was held in Berlin (Germany) to discuss biodiversity narratives and their implications for international cooperation as well as possibilities to improve the considerations of such narratives in German development policy. Organized by Ecologic Institute in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the workshop assembled 19 representatives from the fields of research and...Read more

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New EU Governance in the Energy Sector - What can be learned from Projects of Common Interest (PCIs)?

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1 July 2014

Berlin

Germany

What shape will the future governance framework of European climate and energy policy take? The proposal submitted by the European Commission at the beginning of this year raises more questions than it answers in this regard. Dr. Camilla Bausch and Christine Lucha of the Ecologic Institute invited experts to a workshop to discuss what impact the new EU Governance has on the electricity sector and how to design the requested regional cooperation.Read more

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Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

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

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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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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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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...Read more

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Biodiversity

International 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

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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