Nexus Conference opens in Bonn
At the invitations of the German government, discussions got underway in Bonn at the three-day conference "The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus - Solutions for the Green Economy" among high-level decision-makers and international experts seeking solutions to key global challenges. [
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More safety for offshore drilling
On 27 October the European Commission presented its proposal for a regulation on safety of offshore oil and gas prospection, operation and production activities, thus taking concrete steps resulting from the Deep Water Horizon platform disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. [ more]
Good opportunities for German Environmental Technology on the Chinese Market
The Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Environment Ministry, Katherina Reiche, opened the international trade fair for best practice environmental technology, IFAT China, in Shanghai. [ more]
World Wetlands Day
The ecological importance of wetlands for climate protection is being increasingly recognised. So far, the Federal Environment Ministry has provided more than € 27 million from the International Climate Initiative (ICI) for wetland conservation projects. [ more]
20th anniversary of the International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe River
Ursula Heinen-Esser, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Environment Ministry, acknowledged the protection of the Elbe river as an outstanding example of international cooperation. [ more]
World Heritage Certificate for Wadden Sea
On October 2, Ursula Heinen-Esser, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Environment Ministry accepted the UNESCO certificate recognising the German-Dutch Wadden Sea as World Natural Heritage on behalf of the German government. [ more]
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