Archive for July, 2006

The website of pôle relais lagunes méditerranéennes aims to contribute to the protection and managent of lagoon ecosystems by providing information o­n: news, scientific and technical publications, environmental training and education, contacts. Browse the website to discover what a laggon is, to look through lists of contacts and to enrich your knowledge o­n bibliography o­n [...]

“One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment” recently released by UNEP provides a comprehensive, visual presentation of scientifically verifiable information about changes in the global environment, shown through state-of-the-art remote sensing technology. A collection of 405 Powerpoint slides divided into Regional and Thematic sets covering the following 11 contemporary and dynamic themes: Introduction [...]

Engineering Without Borders-Spain invite presentations for the Workshop of Research in Water and Governance to be held in Barcelona o­n November 16th, 2006. The challenge of the workshop is to analyze the key elements of the governance of the water, as these elements must be inserted in the state structures of governance. It is necessary [...]

The photographic exhibition Eden: Marshlands of Mesopotamia opened for the first time in Greece during the Rodos Ecofilms Festival in June 2006. Due to its considerable success the organizers, the Embassy of Canada, MedWet and Ecofilms in collaboration with the Hellenic Society decided to bring it to Athens. Hosted at the offices of the Hellenic [...]

The photographic exhibition o­n Eden: Marshlands of Messopotamia jointly organised by MedWet,  the Embassy of Canada and the Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage will open in Athens between 4-14 July. Eden portrayed in the exhibition is the largest wetland in the Middle East. It is an expansive oasis flooded [...]

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