Swedish marine biologist Toomas Lundalv and Lisbeth Jonsson arrive early at their research boat. Thery are taking advantage of the longer, warmer Scandinavian summer-days to sail off the Tisler Reefm, an area just one hour from the coast, near the maritime border between Sweden and Norway. They are looking for Europe's secret underwater gardens: deep-water coral reefs. They use this Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) to take pictures of the reef. And this is what they find: the largest onshore deep-water coral reefs discovered in Europe to date. The reefs is around 1200 ... continua

Terra Futura is a fair-meeting organized in a exhibition area, getting bigger and more articulate every year, and in a very high level program of cultural initiatives, meetings, seminars, workshop; and also laboratories and shows.Inaugurated for the common goal to guarantee a future for our planet – and to achieve it together –, Terra Futura’s cornerstones are the tasks and the "good practices" of social, economic and environmental sustainability, carried out in all fields, from daily life to social relations, from the economic system to the public ... continua

Every year Bidendum Challenge brings cars of the future together for a series of races. It's a lot of fun, but it's also a chance to compare new technologies.Some of the vehicles doing battle in the French capital, Paris, this year are prototypes equipped with highly sophisticated technology that could save many, many lives.It's drivers like Frédéric Blanc that new safety features will help in particular. The Frenchman's still wounded by a serious accident he had two years ago.
Interviews:
Frederic Blanc,Maxime FlamentMatthias SchlzeAngelos Amditis
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El Noticiero Latino Americano - III Edición Semanal latinoamericano desde la región de Liguria, Italia. Escribe a: info@noticieroliguria.com Visita el sitio: www.noticieroliguria.com

July 3rd 2009University of Cagliari, Monteponi, IglesiasIII Session: “Undermining ” local developmentCo-facilitators and interviewers: Anne-Sophie Simpere (Les Amis de la Terre, France), Kjetil Abildsnes (Norvegian Church Aid, Norway)Alternatives in resources managementBasilio Tzoy Grijalva (Council for the protection of the territory of Indigenous people, Guatemala) talks about it with Jean Marie Ferraris (Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center, Philippines) and a representative of a local group (Sardinia)*Conflict on the use of landKyapa Kapatamoyo (Civil ... continua

El Noticiero Latino Americano - III Edición
Semanal latinoamericano desde la región de Liguria, Italia.
Titulares:
-Haití: El país más pobre de América enfrenta las epidemias posteriores a la tormenta tropical Jane que dejó 1200 desaparecidos.
-Adolescentes que nunca habían tenido problemas con la justicia comenzaron a tenerlos: El drama de madres ecuatorianas que trabajan puertas adentro en Italia para mantener a sus hijos.
-Entrevista a Eduardo Galeano. El destacado escritor uruguayo habla sobre la memoria de Latinoamérica. ... continua

Clean air is essential to our own health and that of the environment. But since the industrial revolution, the quality of the air we breathe has deteriorated considerably - mainly as a result of human activities. Rising industrial and energy production, the burning of fossil fuels and the dramatic rise in traffic on our roads all contribute to air pollution in our towns and cities - and damage our natural environment.
Centuries of treating nature like a dustbin has had disastrous consequences on our environment. For example, around 20 % of forests and lakes in ... continua

Already effective in nine Member States, the liberalisation of gas and electricity markets comes into effect throughout the European Union from July 1, 2007. Consumers of electricity and gas across the whole EU now have the right to freely choose their supplier. Competitive prices, a quality service and consumers’ rights protection should be the benefits of this liberalisation, started more than 10 years ago by the European Commission. The liberalisation of the gas and electricity markets should also reinforce the interconnections between the Member States and ... continua

The existence of many of these species is today at risk. The red list of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources includes over 800 animal species and 180 plant species in Europe that are slipping at various rates down the slope towards extinction. This is the case for half the species of mammals and a third of the species of reptiles, birds and fish. 79 European animals are "in serious danger of extinction", which means that it may prove impossible to maintain them in the wild within the next ten years: such is the case for the ... continua

SMEs represent more than 99% of European enterprises and account for two-thirds of the EU's GDO and 75 million jobs. They play a decisive role when it comes to economic growth and competitiveness. They comprise all types of firms ranging from one-person businesses to cooperatives. Whilst some SMEs offer very traditional services of craft products, many other are fast growing high-tech companies. Interviews:Theodius Lennon, European Commission - Research Directorate-General Visit the site: www.mostra.com Download subtitles: