http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 10. http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/interview-margot-wallstroem-about-sexual?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This year as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, Congo Remains our Most Daunting Challenge No publisher jaeglmar signals2011 violence poverty war 2011-07-26T16:05:00+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/eyewitness-the-boy-chance?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Bisie is the biggest mine in the area. It is located approximately 90 kilometres inside dense forest and reaches 100 metres underground. The mines are often little more than a hole in the ground. Dozens of men and boys crowd each mine and conditions are atrocious. No publisher kobosnic resource use natural resources global signals2011 poverty resource efficiency globalisation 2011-07-05T15:15:55+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/living-in-an-interconnected-world?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic '…the sheer weight of the combined aspirations and lifestyles of 500 million Europeans is just too great. Never mind the legitimate desires of many other billions on our planet to share those lifestyles.... We will need to change the behaviour of European consumers. To work on people's awareness and to influence their habits.' Janez Potočnik, European Union Commissioner for Environment (March 2010). No publisher jaeglmar natural resources consumption sustainable development global globalisation signals2011 poverty minerals mineral 2011-07-05T15:15:00+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/the-year-of-the-forest?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods. Forests are home to 300 million people worldwide No publisher jaeglmar biodiversity ecosystem forests signals2011 forest forest ecosystem ecosystems 2011-07-05T14:10:41+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/complex-challenges-in-an-interconnected-world?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic One of the main conclusions in EEA's flagship report, SOER 2010, appears obvious: 'environmental challenges are complex and can't be understood in isolation'. No publisher jaeglmar global megatrends signals2011 global green economy globalisation 2011-07-05T14:10:00+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/the-pollution-challenge?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher jaeglmar Eye on Earth air pollution energy signals2011 chemicals pollutants pollutant pollution 2011-07-05T13:40:00+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/consuming-unsustainably?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Key message: A major reason why consumption negatively affects the environment and causes over-use of resources is because the costs to society of environmental and resource degradation are not fully reflected in the prices of goods and services. Many goods are cheap even though they harm the environment, ecosystems or human health. (SOER 2010) No publisher jaeglmar natural resources consumption global consumer behaviour signals2011 sustainability resource efficiency sustainable global consumption sustainable consumption 2011-07-05T11:58:57+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/sharing-natures-riches?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Of the 8.2 billion tonnes of materials consumed in EU-27 Member States in 2007, minerals accounted for 52 %, fossil fuels for 23 %, biomass for 21 % and metals for 4 % (SOER 2010) No publisher jaeglmar resource use biodiversity natural resources ecosystem global forests signals2011 nature capital resource efficiency forest ecosystem ecosystems globalisation 2011-07-05T11:40:24+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2011/articles/health-in-a-changing-climate?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic In August 2007, local health authorities in Italy detected a high number of cases of an unusual illness in Castiglione di Cervia and Castiglione di Ravenna, two small villages divided by a river. Almost 200 people were affected and one elderly man died (Angelini et al., 2007). No publisher jaeglmar Food production and consumption food climate change global species signals2011 health invasive invasive species tourism industrialisation 2011-07-05T09:40:00+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/globalisation-environment-and-you?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic New EEA report highlights connectivity between global issues No publisher stanhibe resource use resource sustainable consumption consumption global megatrends signals2011 sustainability waste globalisation resources 2011-06-28T09:00:00+01:00 Press Release