Residential Training Workshop on“Universities & ESD”

The Residential Training Workshop on “Universities & ESD” was a five-day training course organised by the University of Athens, the MIO-ECSDE/MEdIES Secretariat, the Baltic University Programme (BUP) and the Centre of Environmental Education (CEE) of Amfissa, which took place on 23- 28 May, 2010, in the CEE Amfissa, Greece.

ENVI vote in favour of a precautionary approach in relation to nanomaterials in food

At the second reading vote (with 42 votes in favor, 2 against and 3 abstentions) on the amendments to the Council’s position on the Regulation on Novel Foods that took place on the 4th of May 2010, the Environment Committee MEPs reaffirmed their determination to ensure that certain safety and labeling requirements are in place for authorizing food produced with the aid of nanotechnologies.

MIO-ECSDE’s participation at the First Meeting of Technical Experts on the Ecosystem Approach by UNEP/MAP, Rome, 8-9 April 2010.

MIO-ECSDE represented by Ms. Thomais Vlachogianni participated at the First Meeting of Technical Experts on the Ecosystem Approach, held on 8-9 April 2010 at ISPRA premises in Rome, Italy. The main objective of the meeting was to take stock of the assessments being prepared by UNEP/MAP with the support of national and regional experts