| 51. Global Fire Monitoring Centre (GFMC) Natural Environment - Forest fires |
http://www2.ruf.uni-freiburg.de/fireglobe/
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| The Global Fire Monitoring Centre (GFMC) is an Activity of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) http://www2.ruf.uni-freiburg.de/fireglobe/
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| The European Commission's site for Transport. http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/index_en.html
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| WTO Sustainable Development of Tourism works closely with members and other international organizations to ensure that new tourism development is properly planned and managed to protect the natural and cultural environments. http://www.world-tourism.org/frameset/frame_sustainable.html
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| Triggered by a Dutch initiative, IMPEL was conceived at an informal meeting of the Community Environment Ministers in 1991 where it was agreed that:
"...it would be desirable as a first step to establish a Network of representatives of relevant national authorities and the Commission in the field of enforcement, primarily aimed at the exchange of information in the field of compliance and enforcement, and at the development of common approaches at a practical level." http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/impel/
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| The European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) is an intergovernmental organisation established by a Protocol signed in Brussels on 17 October 1953. It is a forum in which Ministers responsible for transport, and more specifically the inland transport sector, can co-operate on policy. Within this forum, Ministers can openly discuss current problems and agree upon joint approaches aimed at improving the utilisation and at ensuring the rational development of European transport systems of international importance. http://www.oecd.org/cem/
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| The municipality of Amarousiou as far as the environment is concerned has provided the citizens with the possibility of using the municipal Transportation without fee. In addition the municipality aims at producing conditions for the unobstructed movement and transportation in the city, and also regulating the use of roads in such a way so that vehicles, public means of transportation and pedestrians are able to move in harmony. Also the municipality promotes protection of the environment and of the natural resources, it intervenes in a dynamic way in subjects of urban planning and waste management. Finally the municipality of Amarousiou is the place where the Olympic games are going to be conducted, therefore the city is going to be improved. http://www.maroussi2004.gr/
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| For UNEP ecotourism is of special interest for its interrelationship with conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. As a privileged tool, ecotourism can advance the three basic goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity... http://www.uneptie.org/pc/tourism/ecotourism/
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| An innovative co-operation between the public sector and private initiative, the "Athens International Airport S.A" is a privately managed company, responsible for the construction and operation of the airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" for a total period of 30 years. http://www.aia.gr/
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| The Ecotourism Association of Australia (EAA) was formed in 1991 as an incorporated non-profit organisation, and is the peak national body for the ecotourism industry.
Our aims :"To be leaders in assisting ecotourism and other committed tourism operations to become environmentally sustainable, economically viable, and socially and culturally responsible". http://www.ecotourism.org.au/
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| The European Commission's site on Air Transport http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/themes/air/english/at_en.html
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| Good air quality is a prerequisite for health and well-being of humans and ecosystems. Under this theme you will find information on the state and trends of air quality in Europe. Technical documents, about monitoring programmes for example, are presented under the air theme. http://themes.eea.eu.int/Environmental_issues/air_quality
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| Reforming the transport sector is one of the keys to making sustainable development a reality – and one of the greatest challenges. The sector is the fastest growing consumer of energy and producer of greenhouse gases in the EU. http://themes.eea.eu.int/Sectors_and_activities/transport
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| The World Information Service on Energy & Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS/WISE) is the information and networking center for citizens and environmental organizations concerned about nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation, and sustainable energy issues. http://www.antenna.nl/wise/
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| EKBY has adopted the policies and nature conservation principles of the Goulandris Natural History Museum. It was established in 1991 by the Museum with European Community funding and the support of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), following an application by the Greek Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works.EKBY's overall objective is to promote the sustainability of renewable natural resources in Greece and in the rest of Europe and the Mediterranean region. http://www.ekby.gr/
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| The destruction of the ozone layer, which protects all living things from harmful ultraviolet solar radiation, was one of the first, global environmental problems to be understood by the general population and tackled by the international community. http://themes.eea.eu.int/Environmental_issues/ozone
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| The EEA reports presented in this section should certainly set some bells ringing. Although certain pollution levels are falling, and nature protection is becoming better integrated into urban planning, agriculture, and other policies, biodiversity across the EU is still under threat from a wide range of sources. http://themes.eea.eu.int/Environmental_issues/biodiversity
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| As the aviation authority for the nation's second largest city, and hub of one of the world's most populous metropolitan areas, Los Angeles World Airports is faced with the challenges of providing an airport system to serve a major portion of the Southern California market. http://www.lawa.org/
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| European Commissions's site for the Environment. http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/
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| The EEA aims to support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe's environment through the provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy making agents and the public. http://www.eea.eu.int/
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| Welcome to the Explore's Club - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's website for kids(ages 5-12). Get ready to explore your environment and learn about the neat things you can do to protect it. There are games, pictures, and stories and other fun things. http://www.epa.gov/kids/
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| The National Wildlife Federation is the nation's largest member-supported conservation group, uniting individuals, organizations, businesses and government to protect wildlife, wild places, and the environment. http://www.nwf.org/
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| European Commission's site for Maritime Transportr http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/themes/maritime/english/mt_en.html
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| The World Tourism Organization is the leading international organization in the field of travel and tourism. It serves as a global forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of tourism know-how WTO's membership includes 139 countries and territories and more than 350 Affiliate Members representing local government, tourism associations and private sector companies, including airlines, hotel groups and tour operators. http://www.world-tourism.org/
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| Earth Day Network is the nonprofit coordinating body of worldwide Earth Day activities. Our goal is to promote a healthy environment and a peaceful, just, sustainable world by spreading environmental awareness through educational materials and publications, and by organizing events, activities, and annual campaigns. Our network includes more than 5,000 organizations in 184 countries. It's a wide wide Web out there, chock-full of interesting and valuable projects, games, downloadable files, and more. There's plenty to help you develop a curriculum to celebrate Earth Day in the weeks and months leading up to April 22nd. http://www.earthday.net/howto/tc-other.stm
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| Spitia.gr is a fresh internet site, which aims at becoming an up-to-date and complete database of information concerning bioclimatic energy planning, renewable energy sources, energy preservation, as well as the study, construction, purchase and equipment of buildings that can meet up to the modern needs for housing or the business demands. http://www.spitia.gr/greek/greek.htm
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