CONVENTION ON ACCESS TO INFORMATION, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Environmental Week
3-8 September 2007
Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) youth of two centers in Gldani and Vashlijvari in Tbilisi will enjoy one week that is completely devoted to the environment. Continue reading
Radio programme “Green Newsletter”
Aarhus Centre Georgia presents the live radio programme “Green Newsletter” broadcasted by “Green Wave” on Fm 107,4. Continue reading
UNDP and GOGC to start cooperation
Robert Watkins, UNDP Resident Representative and Alexander Khetaguri, General Director of the GOGC signed an official agreement to start a project in support of capacity development of the GOGC. Continue reading
Tourism Department grants certificates to trainees
Department of Tourism and Resorts of Georgia have conducted training aiming at developing small and medium business in the country. Continue reading
5 Facts – Global Warming
Global warming is happening and some people still think it’s not happening which is just fine, but even they have to admit the climate is changing. The planet is constantly altering, we have to decide what we will do to adapt. Animals and plants are already changing the way they act by blooming and migrating sooner. Continue reading
Climate Change Goes Underground
Climate change, a recent “hot topic” when studying the atmosphere, oceans, and Earth’s surface; however, the study of another important factor to this global phenomenon is still very much “underground.” Few scientists are looking deep enough to see the possible effects of climate change on groundwater systems. Little is known about how soil, subsurface waters, and groundwater are responding to climate change. Continue reading
Volunteers take environmental concern to new levels in Romania
Volunteers ages 16 to 30 joined efforts to clean up hiking trails and restore tourist facilities in the mountains of northwestern Romania as part of a 10-day ecological camp. Continue reading
U.S. environmental adviser says China emissions rise shows need for climate cooperation
China’s rising greenhouse gas output illustrates the need for greater global cooperation against climate change, U.S. President George W. Bush’s environmental adviser said Tuesday.
James Connaughton said China had responded positively to calls from the U.S. and others for a global agreement to limit greenhouse gases after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. Continue reading
Nigeria: N Delta – NGO Makes Case for Victims of Environmental Degradation
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FOEN) at the weekend beamed its searchlight on environmental degradation in the Niger Delta saying the Federal Government should give victims adequate compensation.
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