Full Coverage: Oceans

05/31/2006 Dusica Radojcic from Zelena Istra environmental NGO reports for Alert that in international conference will be held in Portoroz, Sloveni, on June 5-6, 2006. The conference, Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Adriatic is organized by the Slovenian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Urban Planning, in cooperation with UNEP/MAP INFO/RAC.

05/31/2006 Kako za portal Alert piše Dušica Radojčić iz Zelene Istre u Portorožu se 5. i 6. 6. 2006. održava međunarodna konferencija pod nazivom "Strategija održivog razvoja Jadrana", koju organizira slovensko Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i prostornog planiranja u suradnji s UNEP/MAP INFO/RAC. Stoga su Zveza Ekoloških Gibanj (SLO), Zelena Istra (HR) i Legambiente FVG (I) susret pod nazivom Međunarodni alternativni forum Sjevernog Jadrana organizirali istog dana tj. 5. 6, na Svjetski dan zaštite okoliša.

05/19/2006 A controversial study by an Australian university says that coastal mangroves and green belts offer little protection against the power of the tsunami. The study overturns claims that death rates were lower in villages shielded by mangroves during the tsunami that struck in 2004.

05/18/2006 UNESCO director general Koichiro Matsuura has hailed the test of the region-wide tsunami warning system in the Pacific Ocean and congratulated the nations that participated in the coordinated effort.

05/12/2006 The 4th Congress of the European Greens Party, held last weekend in Helsinki, adopted two resolutions giving full support to the efforts of Eko Kvarner association regarding the construction of LNG terminal in Omisalj, as well as the activities of Zelena Istra’s activities to prevent the construction of golf courses in Istria.