As of: July 2009

G8 - Meeting of Environment Ministers

Strength entails responsibility. It is the goal of the Group of Eight (G8) to assume this responsibility jointly. The group comprises the United States of America, Japan, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Canada and, since 1998, Russia. Since 1977 the EU Commission has also been sending its own delegation to the G8 meetings. The environment has long been an integral part of the G8 policy agenda. The focus has traditionally been on current issues such as climate protection, biodiversity, forest protection, marine protection and the fight against environmental crimes, but in particular on economically relevant topics. Following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the G8 environment ministers started to hold their own meetings prior to the annual G8 Summits of the heads of state and government to discuss important environment policy aspects.

Sector	Date	Title / Heading
General Information	Aug. 2010	G8 - the Group of Eight
Background	Aug. 2008	G8 Summit 2008 All documents
Background	Sep. 2007	Facts on biodiversity
Press Release	07.06.2007	G8 Summit strengthens the UN climate process Environmental Minister Sigmar Gabriel: "Bali meeting will be the litmus test for the seriousness of the agreements reached in Heiligendamm"
Press Release	17.03.2007	Gabriel: A good signal for the G8 summit in Heiligendamm Environment ministers agree on a Potsdam Initiative on biological diversity and identify a common base for climate protection
Download	March 2007	Potsdam Initiative – Biological Diversity 2010
Conclusions	March 2007	G8 Environment Ministers Meeting: Potsdam Chair’s conclusions

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