The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests. vifabio collects the most important internet sources together for you.
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DG Fisheries And Maritime Affairs is the Directorate-General responsible for the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and for developing a future maritime policy for the EU at the European Commission. The CFP covers all fishing activities, the farming of living aquatic resources, and the processing and marketing of fisheries products, on the legal basis of Article 33 (ex 39) of the Treaty establishing the European Community. Since the first decisions adopted in 1970, the CFP has been through many changes, and its current form centres on four main areas: the conservation and management of marine resources, fisheries relations and agreements with non-member countries and international organisations, structural measures, and the common market organisation for fishery and aquaculture products. The major challenge facing the CFP today is to strike a sustainable balance between available marine resources and their exploitation. ... [Information of the supplier]
Das "Hellenic Centre for Marine Research" (HCMR) ist die zentrale Institution der staatlich finanzierten Meeresforschung Griechenlands. Es entstand im Jahr 2003 durch Vereinigung der bis dahin selbständigen Forschungsinstitute National Centre for Marine Research (NCMR) und Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC). Das Zentrum gliedert sich in fünf Institute: Institute of Oceanography, Institute of Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Biological Resources, Institute of Inland Waters, Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics. Die Institute befinden sich an den drei Standorten Heraklion (Kreta) und Anavyssos (Attika) und Ellinikon (bei Athen). Zu den Aufgabenfeldern gehören Umweltforschung, Technologie-Transfer, Aquakulturforschung, Multimediaentwicklung und IT-Projekte. Das HCMR ist Herausgeber des halbjährlich erscheinenden "Mediterranean Marine Science Journal" welches früher unter dem Namen "Thalassographica" bekannt war. Die besondere Aufgabe des "Institute of Marine Biological Resources" ist die Verknüpfung von Forschung und Technologieentwicklung in den Bereichen Biodiversität, Ökosystem-Management und Genetik mariner Organismen. Die Studien finden Anwendung z.B. im Umweltschutz, im Küstenmanagement oder in der Aquakuturtechnik. ... [Redaktion vifabio]
