Full Coverage: Environment

31.10.2006 The activists of MJAFT Movement in Lexha protested, on Sunday, October 29, the problematic environmental situation this town. They have taken photos of places covered up with garbage scattered all over the town and they have invited the locals to sign a petition, as they were watching the 120 photos displayed, addressed to the local authorities in which they urged them to change this situation.

27.10.2006 Zeleni Neretve, Konjic-based civic association for the preservation of Neretva river, recently sent an open letter to all people connected with the river to get involved protecting it from the intended construction of hydro-electric power-plants in its upper valley.

26.10.2006 The Ministry of Environmental Protection, Spatial Planning and Construction (MZOPU) released the draft-Rulebook on Management of Waste Oils. This is another of planned rulebooks designed to raise the levels of environmental protection, secure the implementation of legislation on waste management and European directives.

26.10.2006 The Regional Environmental Centre for CEE (REC), with the support by the Swedish Agency for International Development (SIDA), Announces the start of the first round of the Call for Proposals for funding of projects of environmental organizations on the subject of urban environment and sustainability in the region of Western Balkans.

25.10.2006 The first World Congress on Communication for Development (WCCD) took off in Rome with introspection deep in the minds of development professionals and communication experts, on where does communication stand in the development sector, and whether communication strategies can be given credit for successful development programmes. OneWorld's Rahul Kumar writes from Rome.

20.10.2006 Noted environmentalist Ravi Agarwal is holding an exhibition of photographs - ‘Alien Waters’ - at the India International Centre on October 23 at 6.30 pm. Also be part of the launch the book Immersion.Emersion.

19.10.2006 The Green ForumZeleni forum, a network of Croatian environmental associations, announces a public competition for education of lawyers and law students (in their senior years) on environmental law.

13.10.2006 The Ministry of Environmental Protection, Spatial Planning and Construction recently published the summary of the Environmental Study of Pacs nuclear power-plant in Hungary (located about 100km from Croatian border, on its web-site (www.mzopu.hr). Zelena akcija environmental association believes that the study is incomplete and demands that it is amended with appropriate information.

08.10.2006 from triplepunditblog:
There has been a spate of strange anti-environmentalist propaganda hitting the internet and cinema lately.

07.10.2006 from The Friendly House blog:
'If you want to keep abreast of the environmental news worldwide, and prefer to 'watch' instead of read, then this site is really is the business.' And it's got even better since this blog post.

05.10.2006 WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 5 (OneWorld) - The human population of the United States will reach 300 million some time this month amid anxiety over immigration and the environment.

03.10.2006 The low level of basic sanitation is one of IndiaÂ’s biggest public health problems, says a new Unicef report that examines childrenÂ’s access to water and sanitation around the world

03.10.2006 National Conference on Environmental Conservation (NCEC-2006) recommends that academicians have to interact with the industries by visiting them and involve themselves in solving the issues related to environmental protection.