The Bavarian Academy for Nature Protection and Rural Conservation (ANL) is a state supported teaching and research institute for nature protection and rural conservation. It was instituted by a decision of the Bavarian State Government in 1976 and belongs to the portfolio of the Bavarian State Ministry for Environment, Health, and Consumer Protection. It is situated in Laufen an der Salzach. The Bavarian Academy for Nature Protection and Rural Conservation primarily provides new results from the areas of nature protection, rural conservation, and ecology, through more than 100 events. ... [Information of the supplier, translated]
The Bavarian Forest Institute (LWF) conducts forest research in a targeted and applicatory way. Its main objective is to design practical and concrete concepts for everyone dealing with forests and forestry. The institute is responsible for the development of skills, fundamentals and methods that contribute to: understand complex issues of the biocoenosis of the forest, anticipate risks, design forest management in a way that combines the economic use, the sustainable conservation of all resources and the protective functions in an optimal manner. ... [Information of the supplier]
Die Generalversammlung der UNO hat 2010 zum Internationalen Jahr der Biodiversität erklärt. Dies ist Gelegenheit zu fragen: Inwiefern ist es uns bisher gelungen, Biodiversität zu bewahren? Wo liegen für die Biodiversität die Herausforderungen der Zukunft? Wo ist unser Handeln nötig? Möchten Sie bereits heute etwas für die Biodiversität tun? Biodiversität ist überall. Ob beim Einkaufen, zu Hause oder unterwegs, unser Handeln hat Folgen für die Biodiversität. www.biodiversitaet2010.ch ist die offizielle Website der Schweiz zum Internationalen Jahr der Biodiversität 2010. ... [Information des Anbieters, verändert]
Switzerland is one of the first countries in the world to monitor its biological diversity. The Federal Office for the environment (FOEN) has launched a programme for this purpose called Biodiversity Monitoring in Switzerland (BDM). In conjunction with the BDM programme, experts contracted by the Federal Government will regularly count animals and plants in numerous predetermined areas in the field. Whereas numerical qualitative objectives are accepted in most areas of environmental protection (emissions thresholds in air pollution control, for example), there are so far no targets for how biodiversity should change. Biodiversity monitoring helps us to define specific targets for nature conservation policy and to establish whether the measures that have been implemented are enabling us to reach these targets. ... [Information of the supplier]
In accordance with Article 18 (3) of the Convention on Biological Diversity a clearing-house mechanism was established to promote and facilitate technical and scientific co-operation at all levels among Parties to the Convention. As well, it facilitates access to and the exchange of information on biodiversity around the world. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz) is the Federation’s central scientific authority for national and international conservation. It belongs to the business division of the Federal Environment Ministry (Bundesumweltministerium) and administers important tasks in the realisation of international species conservation, marine conservation, the Antarctic Agreement and the Gene Technology Act. ... [Information of the supplier, translated]
The new Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) is the scientific body of the Federal Republic of Germany that prepares expert reports and opinions on questions of food safety and consumer health protection on the basis of internationally recognised scientific assessment criteria. With the help of risk analysis, BfR formulates action options for risk reduction. Against this backdrop, the Institute assumes an important task in improving consumer health protection and food safety. The assessments are to be presented in a transparent and comprehensible manner to the general public, scientists and other involved or interested circles. The assessment results will, in principle, be made publicly accessible whilst maintaining the confidentiality of protected data. ... [Information of the supplier]
The German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety launched the "Business and Biodiversity Initiative" and commissioned GTZ - the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH to carry out its implementation. This initiative aims to intensify the engagement of the private sector in achieving the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity by encouraging: ... Companies to incorporate the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into their management systems by signing and implementing the Leadership Declaration; ... Companies to publish their best practices; ... Companies to actively take part in the 10th Conference of Parties in Nagoya/Japan in 2010; ... and to broaden the international profile of the initiative. ... [Information of the supplier]
Der Deutsche Verband für Landschaftspflege (DVL) e. V., 1993 gegründet, ist der gemeinnützige Dachverband der Landschaftspflegeverbände, Biologischen Stationen und vergleichbarer Vereinigungen in Deutschland. Der DVL vertritt die Interessen der Landschaftspflegeverbände bundesweit. Er fördert den Erfahrungsaustausch und unterstützt Initiativen zur Gründung neuer Landschaftspflegeverbände. Der DVL führt Modellprojekte durch, oft in Zusammenarbeit mit örtlichen Landschaftspflegeverbänden. Zudem ist er gutachterlich für die Ministerien von Bund und Ländern tätig. ... [Information des Anbieters]
As an initiative of environment agencies from Switzerland, Austria and Germany a new platform was launched: The Environment Observation Conference. More than 20 authorities of 6 nations stand behind it. The 1st resolutions have been published here. The working groups work mainly by electronic means. Since June 2007, the Conference is organised by the Environment Observation and Balance Council (EOBC). The 3rd conference will be in 2008, Berne. To the 4th conference in 2010 - to be held in the ch-de-fr Upper Rhine region - for the first time also participants others than public bodies will be invited. ... [Information of the supplier]