http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 13. 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/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/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/highlights/how-to-manage-the-planet?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic European Environment Agency (EEA) Executive Director Jacqueline McGlade is participating in the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability, from 17-19 May. Prof. McGlade will act as a delegate and moderator. The key outcome of the Symposium, the Stockholm Memorandum, will develop a new vision for sustainable development and prosperity, along with mechanisms for achieving it. No publisher stanhibe biodiversity natural resources ecosystem global sustainability ecosystems 2011-05-17T09:55:31+02:00 Highlight http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/catalogue-of-scenario-studies?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The report brings together a review of available scenarios studies relevant to environmental assessment and decision-making at the European (or sub-European) scale (263 studies), and facts sheets of selected 44 studies using common description categories, which enables the user to review existing scenario studies that may be of relevance to their particular interest and benefit from them. It is also a contribution to the evolving knowledge base for Forward-Looking Information and Services (FLIS). No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) caucasus Eastern Europe global central asia FLIS scenarios forward-looking information and services Western Balkans scenario studies european neighbourhood 2011-04-01T14:10:08+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/cutting-deficits-and-protecting-the-environment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Europeans consume more natural resources than Europe’s environment can produce. Our consumption undermines the capacity of European ecosystems to provide goods and services and puts severe strain on the global environment. No publisher karadgu green economy global tax fiscal reform environmental taxes policy instruments 2010-12-14T16:37:04+02:00 Article http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe-and-the-world?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher demarant urban natural resources competition for resources global megatrends climate change global governance economic growth health population resources pollution 2010-11-28T21:25:00+01:00 Folder http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe-and-the-world/megatrends?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic This exploratory assessment of global megatrends relevant for the European environment focuses on the impact of major global trends on Europe. A global-to-European perspective is relevant for European environmental policymaking because Europe's environmental challenges and management options are being reshaped by global drivers such as demographics, technologies, trade patterns and consumption. The assessment provides analysis of 11 relevant megatrends, summarises the links between megatrends and Europe's priority environmental challenges, and reflects on possible implications for policymaking. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) SOER2010 diseases competition for resources global megatrends Natural resources global technological change population trend economic growth health pandemics governance pollution population 2010-11-28T21:25:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/eu-2010-biodiversity-baseline?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline provides facts and figures on the state and trends of the different biodiversity and ecosystem components. It thereby supports the EU in developing the post‑2010 sub‑targets and provides factual data for measuring and monitoring progress in the EU from 2011 to 2020. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) habitat soil global marine ecosystems rivers wetland heath and scrub species endemic species baseline land cover conservation agro-ecosystems habitats ecosystem services coastal ecosystem red list genes habitats directive lakes forest ecosystem EU ecosystems Natura 2000 biodiversity ecosystem grassland 2010-10-19T11:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/signals/signals-2010/urban?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher jaeglmar ecosystem global sustainability bees urban beekeeping urban environment ecosystems cities urban area resources population 2010-03-22T01:00:00+02:00 Article