(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 6-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The UN IPBES’ 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is another one in a long line of warnings about the state of our planet. It should be clear that we … Read the full press release
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Tagged biodiversity, Biodiversity Report, climate change, David Korowicz, economy, Environment, Geneva Global Initiative, George Lehner, government, mitigation efforts, nature conservation, resilience, sustainability, sustainable goals, UN IPBES' 2019 Global Assessment Report
The company’s presence was renewed following the second half 2018 review The Group’s subsidiaries Endesa, Enel Américas and Enel Chile were also confirmed in the latest edition of the index ROME, 13-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel S.p.A. (“Enel”) has been … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Management
Tagged anticorruption, biodiversity, conservation, Enel S.p.A., environmental, ESG, FTSE4GOOD, Governance, labour, safety, social, sustainability, waste
SWINDON, 12-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — NERC would like to congratulate colleagues and members of the environmental science community who have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year honours list 2018. This year’s recipients were honoured for their vital work across a … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity, Dr Phil Trathan, floods, geomagnetism, Maureen Smith, meteorology, Natural Environment Research Council, NERC, Paul Hayden, pollution, Professor Helen Roy, Professor Kathryn Whaler, Professor Richard Thompson, Professor Stephen Sparks, Queen's New Year honours list 2018, the British Antarctic Survey, University of Bristol, University of Edinburgh, University of Plymouth, volcanology
LEICESTER, 23-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Universities of Leicester and East Anglia lead research to identify biodiversity through satellite data Earth Observation technology can map human settlements to predict where monkey populations have declined through hunting ‘High-throughput DNA sequencing’ can tell … Read the full press release
Luxembourg, 16-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Two new financial instruments that aim to encourage greater private sector involvement in schemes that contribute to the twin climate priorities of reducing energy use and conserving natural capital, especially biodiversity, in Europe will be later … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management
Tagged biodiversity, Climate, EIB, ENERGY, European Commission, financial instruments, Jonathan Taylor, Miguel Arias Cañete
WatchFrog and Veolia will industrialize their testing process to detect the presence of endocrine disruptors in wastewater treatment plants. Paris, France, 1-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — WatchFrog, a spin-off of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, has developed smart biosensors to rapidly … Read the full press release
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Tagged ActifloCarb, biodiversity, emerging micro pollutants, endocrine disruptors, National Museum of Natural History in Paris, Sandrine Guendoul, smart biosensors, Stéphane Galfré, tertiary wastewater treatment technologies, testing process, Veolia, wastewater, wastewater treatment plants, WatchFrog
10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission today proposed new legislation to prevent and manage the rapidly growing threat from invasive species. There are currently over 12 000 species present in Europe which are alien to the natural environment. About 15% of these … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, European Union, Government, Law
Tagged Asian hornet, biodiversity, biodiversity loss, coypu, grey squirrels, invasive alien species, invasive species, Janez Potočnik, Joe Hennon, Monica Westeren, natural environment, outcompeting red squirrels, problematic invasive species, protect biodiversity, tiger mosquito
6-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study. Researchers led by the University of Leeds and the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in the Netherlands found evidence … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Bee, bee Andrena hattorfiana, Bees, Bill Kunin, biodiversity, bumblebee biodiversity, Dr Luisa Carvalheiro, hoverflies, Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, pollinating insects, Professor Koos Biesmeijer, study, University of Leeds, wild flower biodiversity, wild plants