International Organizations
This section lists International organizations which work in the thematic areas of the Rio Conventions: biological diversity, climate change, desertification and the integration of these issues into regional development.
The list presented hereafter includes many European institutions.
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
www.coe.int/congressmore...The Congress provides consultations on all aspects of local and regional policy. The Congress Committee on Sustainable Development is responsible for environmental concerns and town and country planning matters. The Congress has a status of an observer inter-governmental organization (IGO) to the UN Framework Convention of Climate Change. The recommendations issued by the Congress in the scope of regional planning and regional development are accessible from the web site.
closeEuropean Environmental Agency
www.eea.eu.int/more...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. The EEA web site provides information on variety of topics such as water; air; transport; waste; climate change; environment in different regions and specific areas; actions for improving the environment.
closeEuropean Environment Agency: Urban Atlas
www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/urban-atlas more...How densely populated is a city? Where are the green areas and transport networks? The European Environment Agency (EEA) now hosts detailed maps and land cover information from the 117 European cities currently included in its new 'Urban Atlas'. The Urban Atlas is providing pan-European comparable land use and land cover data for Large Urban Zones with more than 100.000 inhabitants. The GIS data can be downloaded together with a map for each urban area covered, along with a report with metadata.
closeEuropean Environment Agency EnviroWindows- Environmental Information for Business and Local Authorities
www.ewindows.eu.org/more...EnviroWindows is the European Environment Agency information "marketplace" for businesses, local authorities and their stakeholders. It facilitates consumer access to company's information on products, best practices, use of natural resources, and corporate environmental performance. It helps local authorities to communicate with concerned citizens, professionals, policy makers and corporations. The Agriculture section of the web site is useful as it provides information on best practices, thematic networks, relevant documents, list of the Ministries of Agriculture and Agricultural Organizations, research and literature, organic farming and erosion and conservation issues.
closeOSMOSE (Open Source for MObile and Sustainable city) Web-portal
www.niches-transport.org/index.php?id=73more...OSMOSE (Open Source for MObile and Sustainable city) is a web-portal that aims at providing all those interested in innovative urban transport and mobility concepts with a complete source of information. Thus the website provides information about experts, a database of case-studies, a presentation of urban transport innovative concepts, events and useful links. There is opportunity for online discussions through the OSMOSE forum.
OSMOSE is part of NICHES project on innovative urban transport and mobility, supported by the European Commission, DG Research, under the 6th Framework Programme.
closeSUGAR (Sustainable Urban Goods Logistics Achieved by Regional and Local Policies) Project
www.sugarlogistics.eu/ more...SUGAR Project addresses the problem of inefficient and ineffective management of urban freight distribution, a critical component of the overall urban transport system and a primary source of vehicle pollutant emissions. SUGAR promotes the exchange, discussion and transfer of policy experience, knowledge and good practices through policy and planning levers in the field of urban freight management, between and among Good Practice and Transfer Sites. Partners from nine European countries are involved in the project. The website offers detailed information about their work and experience, along with news and links to other sites in the scope of sustainable urban transport.
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