16 March

• Help us help swifts (United Kingdom)
  We need your help to find out more about our swifts. They're some of the last spring migrants to arrive, but the first to leave. You've probably seen them speeding through the air, screaming their heads off, or swooping into crevices in buildings. But they're in trouble. Swifts are now on the Amber List - they're birds of Conservation Concern. Their numbers have declined dramatically in the past 10 years; we're not sure why, but one of the possible reasons is that their nest sites are being destroyed. Tell us where you see swifts and help us to help them.
  More information: http://www.rspb.org.uk/thingstodo/surveys/swifts/

15 March

• COURSE- Environmental Sciences Certificate-Teaching and Research unit: Science and Technology
  In order to grasp the systemic perspective of its own interventions and thus collaborate in the sustainable development of the resources and in the protection of the environment, we need to first know the concepts, the concepts and methods and the main environmental science tenets. The latter are necessary for an understanding of the current environmental problems to explain the effects of the various types of interventions while taking into account the group of participants and all its components such as the scientific, legal, institutional, economic, sociological and political activities that contribute to a rational use of the resources. This programme is conducive to obtaining a first cycle university degree.
  More information in French: http://www.cursus.edu/?module=directory&action=getMod&subMod=PACK&uid=1077

• A dream comes true - Eric Karsenti, Tara Ocean Expedition - Heidelberg European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Germany)
  About 10 years ago, after reading Darwin’s book, The Voyage of the Beagle, I thought it would be nice to redo an expedition around the world and use the voyage as a red thread to popularise modern biology, ocean science, life and evolution. I really started working on the concept about five years ago after talking to scientists and friends like Marcel Dorée, Michel Bornens and Russ Hodge, who all got very excited by the idea. Then the horror started…. Versions after versions the project evolved, we worked hard with several colleagues at EMBL, and…. The whole thing collapsed. In the first part of the talk I will go through this phase.
  More information: http://www.embl.de/aboutus/science_society/forum/
  forums_2010/forum_12mar10/index.html

• The Botanical Conservatory Pierre Fabre. Institut Klorane (France)
  Open since June 2001, the Pierre Fabre Botanical Conservatory is a unique tool, endowed with four main missions :
  • botanical expertise,
  • protection of endangered botanical species,
  • training on botany (in-house and external),
  • experiments as part of research carried out within the Pierre Fabre Laboratories.

  Designed to crystallize the Group’s botanical expertise, it is, thanks to its means (greenhouse, gardens, cultivation plots) a remarkable tool to develop the various know-hows of Pierre Fabre Laboratories.
  More information: http://institut-klorane.org/flash/fr/visite-virtuelle/html/

11 March

• GEG Project Director Discusses Global Environmental Governance Reforms with IPS
  Reporting from the 11th Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environmental Forum in Bali, Indonesia, Argentinian environmental journalist Marcela Valente discussed the majority sentiment of the conference’s attendees. “We need strong environmental governance, with more power and a bigger budget,” states Alida Spadafora, director of the Panamanian National Association for the Conservation of Nature, succinctly describing the conference’s concluding opinion, that the current international environmental governance system must undergo reform. Reform options, however, cannot come from governments alone. The most vibrant thinking and ideas about these issues usually come from civil society, according to GEG Project Director, Maria Ivanova, who attended the conference as one of two elected North American Civil Society Representatives.
  More information: http://environmentalgovernance.org/featured/2010/03/geg-project-director-discusses-global-environmental-governance-reforms-with-ips/

10 March

• Vamp our Virtual Zoo! - WAZA is looking for donors to provide images of animals for our online virtual zoo
  WAZA is looking for donors to provide images of animals for our online virtual zoo. Get involved and support us! If you have any images you'd like to donate, please contact us at secretariat@waza.org. Please include your full name and/or name of your institution so that we can credit you with helping to vamp our virtual zoo.
  More information: http://www.waza.org/en/site/news-events/news/vamp-our-virtual-zoo

• Fossil bird eggshell provides source of ancient DNA
  In a world first an international team of researchers, led by Dr Michael Bunce of Murdoch University, have successfully isolated ancient DNA from fossil eggshell remains of extinct birds. “We were really surprised to discover that ancient DNA is well-preserved in fossil eggshells, particularly the heaviest bird to have existed the elephant bird called Aepyornis, which is now extinct,” said Murdoch doctoral student Charlotte Oskam, who undertook the research. “Researchers have tried unsuccessfully to isolate DNA from fossil eggshell for years – it just turned out that they were using a method designed for bone that was not suitable for fossil eggshell.”
  More information: http://www.murdoch.edu.au/News/Fossil-bird-eggshell-provides-source-of-ancient-DNA/

9 March

• United Kingdom Natural Environment Policy
  Natural Environment Policy in Defra is about looking at how the different parts of our environment work together as systems. These natural systems help to support society in lots of ways that we don’t always realise so it is difficult to protect them. By looking at the environment in an integrated way we can help people to understand the benefits that our natural systems give us and to make decisions that will protect and manage them for the future.
  More information: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/policy/natural-environ/index.htm

• Following in Darwin's footsteps: unearthing Chile's hidden world
  Two crop protection scientists from CABI embark upon a journey to extreme environments in Chile. They are on a mission to find fungi and nematodes (microscopic worms) that could be used to make natural pesticides.
  More information: http://www.cabi.org/default.aspx?site=170&page=1011

• What is natural (biological) control?
  Natural (or biological) control is the use of living organisms to control pest populations. There have been many notable successes around the globe of the use of natural control agents. Collectively these agents have been responsible for saving hundreds of millions of pounds, increasing food security and dramatically improving biodiversity. Worldwide there have been over 7,000 introductions of biological control agents to date, about 1,300 of which were for weed biological control, the remainder for control of invertebrate pests, mostly insects.
  More information: http://www.cabi.org/Default.aspx?site=170&page=2791

• Marine biodiversity (United Kingdom)
  In its most simple form, biodiversity is life on earth and refers to the variety of life forms including plants, animals and microorganisms, the genes that they contain and the ecosystems that they form. As an island nation, the UK boasts around 7500 miles of coastline and a wealth of marine biodiversity ranging from basking sharks to colourful sponges and cold water corals. The UK’s marine biodiversity has received considerably less attention than its terrestrial counterpart, due in part to the vast area and the difficulties associated with adequately sampling its rich ecology.
  More information: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/biodiversity/marine/index.htm

• Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
  The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 will ensure clean healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, by putting in place better systems for delivering sustainable development of marine and coastal environment.
  More information: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/marine/legislation/mcaa/index.htm

• On-line recording resources
  • Indicia: Indicia is a toolkit that simplifies the construction of new websites which allow data entry, mapping and reporting of wildlife records. It simplifies the construction of new websites which allow data entry, mapping and reporting of wildlife records.
  • Drupal: is a content management system that greatly eases the task of managing a website. In particular many of the extensions that already exists for it make it very applicable to hosting biodiversity related sites (such as that for a National Scheme or Local Record Centre) and further extensions are expected to appear over the next year.
  • Scratchpads: Within the UK the Natural History Museum have led the development of an implementation of Drupal known as Scratchpads (link). This is particularly aimed at taxonomists but could also potentially be adopted by a national scheme to give an initial web presence with very little cost.

    More information: http://www.nbn.org.uk/Useful-things/On-line-recording.aspx

• Stag Beetle
  The stag beetle Lucanus cervus is Britain’s largest terrestrial beetle. Adult male beetles can reach up to 70mm in length and are easily recognised by their prominent ‘antlers’, actually greatly enlarged mandibles. Stag beetle larvae develop underground feeding on decaying wood, the larvae taking at least three years to develop but can take as long as seven years. Female beetles burrow down beneath the surface of the ground to lay their eggs in the soil alongside decaying timber. Larvae can be found either in large galleries they have excavated within the wood or in the soil in close proximity, feeding on the wood from the outside. When mature, the larvae construct a large, hollow, pupal cell in the soil before transforming into a pupa. The adult beetles emerge from their pupae in late summer, passing the winter underground in their pupal cell in a state of torpor. The adult beetles leave their cells and dig their way to the surface in late spring or early summer.
  More information: http://www.nbn.org.uk/News-and-Events/Map-news-stories/Stag-Beetle.aspx

• Recording Invasive Species Counts
  Under the NBN's contract with Defra we will be launching Recording Invasive Species Counts (RISC), a project to engage the public in monitoring non-native species on 22nd March 2010. The aim of this project is to build on the success of the Harlequin Ladybird project, which has been successful, primarily, because of the involvement of the public and volunteers in registering their sightings and which helps to gather valuable information on the distribution of the species.
  More information: http://www.nbn.org.uk/News-and-Events/NBN-news/CountryFile.aspx

• Portugal Celebrating the IYB - Portuguese National Commission for UNESCO
  In response to UNESCO’s call for active participation by national commissions for UNESCO in the implementation of IYB, several have developed plans in support of the Year. These plans have been tailored to the specific needs of national targeted audiences and shall be seen as the result of a decentralized approach to a global effort to promote the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Here the example of the Portuguese National Commission for UNESCO is presented.
  More information: http://www.portugalbiodiversidade.org/

• UNEP Report Inspires Plastiki Expedition
  A UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report has inspired an out-of-the-box creation, The Plastiki - a 60-foot catamaran made from 12,500 reclaimed bottles and fully recycled plastic which will set sail at the end of March to raise awareness about plastic waste. The Plastiki concept was birthed nearly three years ago following the UNEP report 'Ecosystems and Biodiversity in Deep Waters and High Seas'. The report highlights the way fisheries, pollution and other stresses such as those arising from global climate change are impacting and affecting the marine world. Led by David de Rothschild, UNEP Climate Hero and British adventurer and environmentalist, the Plastiki is set to sail from San Francisco to Sydney, Australia. Plastiki's mission is to beat waste by drawing attention to the large amounts of plastic debris in the world's oceans and to help re-think how waste can serve as a resource leading to real world solutions.
  More information: http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?
  DocumentID=617&ArticleID=6489&l=en

• Education and Sustainable Development - "Terra Project"
  The website "Education Developpement Durable” published by "Terra Project" in partnership with various French Institutions and under the guidance of the MAB and the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development is currently only in French. It includes different topics refer to the issue of sustainable development and is designed especially for teachers and students of primary and secondary school. The Site access is free and you can subscribe to fulfill such data indicated on the site. We believe that this is a useful instrument for your actions in the field of sustainable development and invite you to register.
  More information: http://www.education-developpement-durable.fr/

• A century of planetary images
  8,400 images from Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn, taken between the years 1890 and 1977 are now available in the Database of Planetary Images (BDIP). These negatives come from the digitalization of photos from planets conserved by the Centre of Photographic Documentation and organized by the International Astronomic Union (IAU) in the Observatory of Paris-Meudon since 1961, whose first person in charge was J.H. Focas (IAUC, 12th General Assembly, record 1964). A similar centre was built in the Lowell Observatory in Arizona, under the direction of W.A. Baum. There are duplicate in the two centres.
  More information in French: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/co/ama09/un-siecle-d-images-planetaires

• Witnesses of a lithosphere of 4,3 thousand million of years old found in Australia
  The Neodymium isotopic composition of the basaltic and sedimentary rocks in the formation of Dresser in Western Australia highlights that some rocks with an older crust of 4,3 thousand millions of years, are involved in their formation. The age of the host rock is 3,49 thousand million years, what highlights the fact that some Hadean lithosphere fragments (higher than 4.0 Ga*) resulting from the early differentiation of the table were stored on the surface of the Earth for more than 800 million years without being recycled. These findings have been just published by a research group from the Institute of the Globe Physics in Paris (INSU-CNRS, Paris Diderot) in the magazine Natural Geoscience (volume from Feb 21st, 2010)
  More information in French: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a3424,temoins-une-lithosphere-vieille-moins-4-3-milliards-annees-identifies-australie.html

• Break off the Glacier Mertz in the Antarctica
  Landslides of ice platforms are becoming more and more frequent in the Antarctica, what has resulted in a rise in the number of icebergs in the Austral Ocean. An iceberg of the size of Luxemburg, of 2,550 square kilometres, broke off the Mertz Glacier in the East Antarctica, as reported by the National Centre of Scientific Research in France (CNRS). This separation of the tongue of the glacier, that took place between the 12th and 13th of February, and that will help study the water circulation and climate change, was the result of a collision of a larger iceberg with the one that is currently flowing in the Antarctic waters.
  More information in Spanish: http://elcomercio.pe/noticia/420273/glaciar-antartico-mertz-se-partio-dejo-mar-iceberg-gigante

• Cyclone Oli Deals Major Blow to French Polynesia's Coral Reefs
  On 3-4 February 2010, tropical cyclone Oli hit western French Polynesia. From 7 February 2010, the Coral Observation Department at CNRS's National Institute of Earth Sciences and Astronomy (INSU), based at the Centre de recherches insulaires et observatoire de l'environnement (CRIOBE, CNRS/EPHE) in Moorea, rapidly undertook an inventory of the cyclone's effects after it had passed over two reference sites. The scientists were soon to discover the extent of the damage: the coral reef, which had already been made vulnerable by the invasion of a starfish that is a coral predator, had been almost completely destroyed.
  More information: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100327075904.htm

• Earthquake in Concepción, Chile, February 27th 2010
  Analysis of the first scientific reports
  Since the eighties researchers at the IPGP (INSU-CNRS, París Diderot) have been studying the seismic-tectonic activity in Chile. Under the framework of the French-Chilean co-operations, with the assistance of the National Institute for the Universe Sciences, seismologic networks and measurements of GPS deformations, in particular, have been since long installed in areas identified as seismic lagoons, that is, susceptible of breaking off with a large magnitude. In order to intensify these studies, the international Montessus de Ballore Laboratory was created in 2006 by the CNRS-INSU and the University of Chile in Santiago. One of these lagoons has been affected by the earthquake that took place in February 27th. The French people in charge of the laboratory have offered a first assessment of the earquake.
  More information in French: http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a3428,seisme-concepcion-chili-27-fevrier-2010.html

• A post-earthquake French mission starts in Chile
  A group of 15 French geophysicists specialized in earthquakes and their impacts have arrived to Chile with their observation teams to support the Chilean specialists in the areas struck by the earthquake. This mission has been organized by the post-seismic French national cell, with the support of the National Institute of Universe Sciences (NSU) of the CNRS (IRD). The group of French scientists is coordinated by those in charge of the French-Chilean Montessus de Ballore Laboratory of Sesmiology, with the help of the CNRS, the IRD, the Institute for the Research in Nuclear Safety (IRSN) and various universities (Paris, Niza, Toulouse, Grenoble) and important research institutions (the Institute of Globe Physics and the Higher School of Paris). All these institutions and these French researchers have already signed scientific cooperation agreements in Seismology with the University of Chile since the last years.
  More information in Spanish: http://www.plataformasinc.es/index.php/Noticias/Chile-arranca-una-mision-francesa-post-sismica

5 March

• UNESCO considers a possible Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles in Relationship to Climate Change
  Following the initiative of UNESCO and COMEST to promote serious debate on the ethical stakes of climate change, regional expert consultation meetings will be held across the world between March and May with a view to assessing the advisability of a Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles in Relation to Climate Change.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=6196&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=-279.html

4 March

• An early herbivorous silesaur
  The discovery of an almost complete skeleton of a new genus and species of silesaur, a close relative of the dinosaurs, ties up some of the loose ends in the fossil record of Middle Triassic reptiles. The new find is among the earliest known members of the Ornithodira, the avian line that also includes the dinosaurs and pterosaurs, dating to not long after the split between the two major archosaur groups — the ornithodirans, and crocodiles. Dentition and other features suggest silesaurs were not two-legged carnivores, as might have been expected, but larger and herbivorous. But the real interest is the early date, showing that we still know very little about the earliest stages of dinosaur and pterosaur evolution.
  More information: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v464/n7285/edsumm/e100304-10.html

• Bringing bison back to North America
  The next 10 to 20 years could be extremely significant for restoring wild populations of American bison to their original roaming grounds. But for this to happen, more land must be made available for herds to roam free, government policies must be updated and the public must change its attitude towards bison. A new publication by IUCN, American Bison: Status Survey and Conservation Guidelines 2010, reports on the current status of American bison, in the wild and in conservation herds, and makes recommendations on how to ensure that the species is conserved for the future. “Although the effort to restore bison to the plains of North America is considered to be one of the most ambitious and complex undertakings in species conservation efforts in North America, it will only succeed if legislation is introduced at a local and national level, with significant funding and a shift in attitude towards the animal,” says Dr Simon Stuart, Chair of IUCN's Species Survival Commission.
  More information: http://www.iucn.org/knowledge/news/?4750/Bringing-Bison-Back-to-North-America

• World's most endangered primates revealed
  Mankind’s closest living relatives – the world’s apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates – are on the brink of extinction and in need of urgent conservation measures according to Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates, 2008–2010. The report, compiled by 85 experts from across the world, reveals that nearly half of all primate species are now in danger of becoming extinct from destruction of tropical forests, illegal wildlife trade and commercial bushmeat hunting. The list includes five primate species from Madagascar, six from Africa, 11 from Asia, and three from Central and South America, all of which are the most in need of urgent conservation action.
  More information: http://www.iucn.org/?4753/Worlds-most-endangered-primates-revealed

• Why is great apes survival important for humans?
  The Great Apes Survival Project (GRASP)
  The great apes share their forest habitat with millions of people living on or below the poverty line in Africa. Poverty and lack of knowledge drive their victims to use wildlife and other natural resources unsustainably. The need to link the welfare of humans and wildlife through a genuine partnership between all stakeholders in these fragile ecosystems is key to empowering local communities and protecting the great apes.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/science/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8314&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

• The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2010
  The IOC celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2010. Beginning with the International Indian Ocean Expedition in 1960 the IOC has worked to promote international cooperation in researching and protecting the ocean. The IOC 50th Anniversary Web Page is now posted. Learn more about Fifty years of IOC history and the many IOC 50th Anniversary events which will be held around the world.
  More information: http://oceanunited.net/IOC50thWebPage/IOC50thMain.html

• How can we reconcile biodiversity conservation and development?
  Halting the biodiversity loss is now in our hands
  Estimate the value of biodiversity is a challenge, particularly the economic value in terms of the ecosystem services to which it contributes, such as the provision of food, the regulation of climate, the formation of soil and to cultural and spiritual fulfilment. Studies such as The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) draw attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity and highlight the growing economic costs of environmental degradation. They estimate the total value of biodiversity and its services at US$ 33000 billion/year, or twice the value of the world economy.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/science/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8284&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

• The MAB Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean Region
  The Latin America and the Caribbean region is mainly represented by the IberoMAB network which promotes the MAB Programme and its World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It includes Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as Spain and Portugal, and theirs biosphere reserves. The IberoMAB network assists in consolidating the MAB National Committees and co-operative links, and the creation of new biosphere reserves. The OAPN (Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales) of Spain fully supports this network. In November 2010 the Madrid Action Plan’s implementation by the IberoMAB will be discussed in Mexico and in April 2010 a Seminar will be held in Brazil on Ecosystem Services in the Iberoamerican biosphere reserves.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/science/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8253&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

• Interview with Eric Karsenti, co-director of Tara Oceans
  60 years old, director of a unity in EMBL
  From research on cell organization to the study of ocean life.
  "Tara Oceans is a new adventure for me. At 60, I feel the need for a change of pace, to address exciting and disturbing questions concerning the past evolution of our planet and its future. And of course, it is the ocean that concerns us all, because the ocean gave birth to life and life on earth still depends on it. To improve the understanding of the key role of microscopic ocean life, I have gathered a first class multidisciplinary team of scientists."
  More information: http://oceans.taraexpeditions.org/en/interview-with-eric-karsenti-co-director-of-tara-oceans.php?id_page=298

• Mali - Millennium Village
  A tripartite convention has just been signed between the Monegasque government, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Earth Institute of New York’s Columbia University. It aims to protect the environment and biodiversity in Mali whilst contributing to the development of village communities through the “Millennium Village” pilot project. Mali is in a situation of extreme poverty which is seriously compromising the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The “Millennium Village” concept consists in implementing an integrated community development strategy in a target village so as to encourage the autonomy of the populations concerned...
  More information: http://www.pa2f.org/fondation.asp?page=DETAIL_ACTUALITE
  &idactu=190&annee=2010&trimestre=1&lang=en

• The ZooLex Zoo Design Organization. Vienna (Austria)
  The ZooLex Zoo Design Organization is a non-profit organization, registered in Vienna, independent from companies and organizations. It relies on the support of subscribers, members, sponsors and well-wishers to fund its activities. The ZooLex Zoo Design Organization was established to help improve holding conditions for wild animals in captivity by
  • publishing and disseminating information related to zoo design,
  • promoting appropriate holding conditions for wild animals in captivity,
  • providing balanced technical information and advice about zoo design, and
  • supporting research and vocational training related to zoo design.

ZooLex provides a direct link to the WAZA website from its top navigation bar. The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) makes the ZooLex website available through www.waza.org and holds the ZooLex archive. WAZA's mission is to guide, encourage and support the zoos, aquariums, and like-minded organisations of the world in animal care and welfare, environmental education and global conservation. The purpose of this partnership is to mutually support each other organization's goal of promoting best practice in animal exhibit design.
More information: http://www.zoolex.org/

• Conservation through Zoos
  WAZA defines the responsibilities of the world's zoos and aquariums in regard to the conservation of global biodiversity. It sets the conditions that individual zoos and aquariums and their cooperative networks should satisfy in order to realise their full conservation potential. WAZA is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). WAZA has Memoranda of Understanding with the Convention on Biological Diversity, IUCN, the Convention on Migratory Species and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. WAZA provides support to the International Zoo Educators Association, the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), the IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group and the Amphibian Ark.
  More information: http://www.waza.org/en/site/conservation

In the year celebrating Darwin's bicentennary and the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species we have produced The Darwin Guide to Recording Wildlife. This guide explains how to record for enjoyment, for interest and for best value for science and conservation. It’s offered with this introduction as the Darwin guide because Charles Darwin was himself a recorder; he loved observing natural life and used his and others’ records in his science.
He was also a friendly, funny and adventurous man. We can learn much from his approach to recording, and, most importantly, he can encourage us in all we do. Read here how he was inspired to record, his ways of working, his triumphs and his failures! We can sense through his experience how we can enjoy wildlife just as he did and feel our own wonder at its endless fascination.
http://www.nbn.org.uk/Useful-things/Publications.aspx#Darwin

Live again!
We are pleased to announce that The National Biodiversity Network's Species Dictionary web site is back on line http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/ which has been down for a few months. It is planned to complete a comprehensive redevelopment of the site by mid 2010. The Species Dictionary website was unavailable for some time as it has become incompatible with The Natural History Museum's updated systems where it is hosted. To find out more about the Species Dictionary please see the Species Dictionary Website.
http://www.nbn.org.uk/News-and-Events/NBN-news/Live-again!.aspx

LIFE+ JOURNAL - The LIFE programme's journal focuses on a variety of environmental and nature themes
The brochures published so far are classified by the three LIFE components.

• LIFE-Environment
  Themes featured include:
  energy, urban environment, air, waste, clean technologies, EMAS, water, as well as an overview of LIFE-Environment 1992-2004.
  http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/publications/lifepublications/lifefocus/env.htm
• LIFE-Nature
  Themes featured include: marine environment, forests, Natura 2000 and the military, managing Natura 2000 sites, birds, alien species and conservation, Communicating LIFE-Nature, agri-environment and Natura 2000, LIFE and Natura 2000.
  http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/publications/lifepublications/lifefocus/nat.htm
• LIFE-Third Countries
  LIFE-Third Countries 1992-2006 - Supporting Europe’s neighbours in building capacity for environmental policy and action.
  http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/publications/lifepublications/lifefocus/tcy.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/publications/lifepublications/lifefocus/index.htm