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MIO-ECSDE at the 3rd European Maritime Day, 18-21 May 2010, Gijon, Spain
MIO-ECSDE participated in the 3rd European Maritime Day co-organised by the European Commission, the Spanish Presidency of the European Union and the Government of the Principality of Asturias, in Gijón, Spain on 18-21 May 2010.
YouthXChange in the Mediterranean: the Jordan events, 8-9 May, Amman, Jordan. A project to challenge our consumption behaviors and inspire responsible consumer choices.
Global natural resources are deteriorating partly due to consumption patterns. One fifth of the global population is consumption happy youth and it is this target group that the youthXchange (YXC) global campaign addresses. It was initiated by UNESCO and UNEP in 2002.
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
Postponement of the Ministerial Meeting on Environment!
The Co-Presidencies and the host country inform that due to the disruption in air traffic in northern and central Europe caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland, it has been decided to postpone the Ministerial Meeting on Environment that was scheduled for 21/22 April 2010 in Dubrovnik.
Civil Society Meeting and IV Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Water, 12-13 April 2010, Barcelona, Spain
The IV Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Water was held in Barcelona, Spain on 13 April 2010. In this Conference, following the agreements achieved in the Ministerial Conference in the Dead Sea Ministerial Conference in 2008, the “Long-Term Strategy for Water in the Mediterranean” was discussed.