After four years as Head of the LIFE unit, Philip Owen has just moved to become the Head of the Clean Air and Transport Unit. We are all grateful for his important contribution to LIFE during this period, and wish him the very best with his new Unit. Until further notice, Joaquim Capitão is Acting [...]

Source: Hana Namrouqa, Jordan Times. The Ministry of Environment has a busy agenda this year, with plans targeting a number of the country’s long-standing environmental hotspots, mainly the Zarqa River, according to a senior official. The Kingdom has been suffering from several environmental problems over the past few decades, Environment Minister Khalid Irani told The [...]

The European Commission’s conference “Biodiversity protection beyond 2010: priorities and options for future EU policy”, successfully took place in Athens o­n April 27-28, 2009. The conference was attended by leading scientists, politicians, economists and academics from all EU Member States, and by representatives from civil society and business. Environment Commissioner, Mr. Stavros Dimas, the Prime [...]