The EU strategy for waste management, adopted in 1989 and reviewed in 19961, refers to prevention, re-use and recovery, optimisation of final disposal, and regulation of transport as strategic guidelines for the management of waste in Europe. The document specifies that waste management should...

The EU's Sixth Framework R&D programme, covering 2002-2006, allocated more than u00802 billion to research that directly or indirectly addressed climate change. Another u00801.2 billion was spent on nuclear research. Reflecting the increasing urgency of the climate challenge as the...

The European Union is committed to global efforts to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from human activities that threaten to cause serious disruption to the worldu0092s climate. Building on the innovative mechanisms set up under the Kyoto Protocol to the 1992 United Nations Framework...

EU policy provides an important opportunity to improve environmental management in the farming sector and the European Commission’s LIFE (Financial Instrument for the Environment) programme supports these efforts by co-funding demonstration projects that deliver real benefits for European...

EU Member States represented on the LIFE Committee and the European Commission’s LIFE Unit have announced the Best LIFE Environment Projects 2007-2008. The results of the selection, as approved by the LIFE Committee members in the spring of 2008, are 21 projects that represent the most recent...

UNEP and the European Commission are active partners in establishing, implementing and evaluating international environmental policies. Both parties are by nature committed to the principle of multilateralism. Thus, both favour action based on consensus and implemented by a coherent...

Conclusions Environment policy increasingly cuts across all policy areas and contributes to shaping our future. It is a driver of structural change. This implies new responsibilities, risks and opportunities. There are plentiful economic opportunities: the potential for eco-industries is huge...

Die Ziele dieses neuen EU-Aktionsplans sind: • verstärkte Aktivitäten zur Eindämmung des Verlustes der biologischen Vielfalt in der EU bis 2010; • beschleunigter Fortschritt bei der Erholung von Lebensräumen und natürlichen Systemen in der EU; • optimierte Beiträge der EU für eine...

This report highlights the connections between the different dimensions of quality of life and analyzes the inherent causal relationships. These range from clear linkages such as the health benefits of green open space for urban populations to less evident relationships such as the way that...