At its annual meeting in Schwerin, said the Bund Heimat und Umwelt in Deutschland (BHU), which represents half a million members:
We must recognize that our landscape in Germany changed in an alarming way. Natural areas will be pushed back. Natural and cultural monuments are faced a declining attention. This leads towards a loss of home. New highways and bridges, wind power and biogas plants, wholesale markets on the green lawn and large commercial and development areas leading day by day to a landscape consumption of more than 100 hectares. This development has not only to be stopped, it must be countered conceptually! Learn more...On June 30 the deadline for participating in the selection for the third edition of the Mediterranean Prize, the project PAYS.MED.URBAN that defines the landscape as a key element in the sustainability and competitiveness of urban areas of the Mediterranean. The project - of which Tuscany is a partner, along with 13 other members of the Italian regions, Spanish, Portuguese and Greek - was considered that the high quality of the landscape is not only an identity and a wealth of natural assets , ecological and historical-cultural, but also a powerful resource for economic development and competitiveness of urban areas can increase both the attractiveness for tourists is the location of businesses from new industries and markets and qualified professionals creative. Learn more...
Mr. Sredoje NOVIĆ, Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, signs the European Landscape Convention. This is a step in a framework of activities. Learn more...
The Parliament of Greece ratified the European Landscape Convention on 16 February 2010. The corresponding law (L. 3827/2010) will be published in the Official Gazette No A30/25.02.2010. Learn more...
An important new phase in the relationship between Europa Nostra and the European Union institutions has begun : Europa Nostra has signed a memorandum of understanding with its member organisation ELO (European Landowners' Organisation), paving the way as of 1 March 2010 for the opening of the first Europa Nostra office in Brussels.
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The CIVILSCAPE Network meeting and General Assembly will be held on the 27/28th of November in Florence, Italy. The meeting is open to all interested NGOs. A preliminary programme is found here below. Learn more...
An interesting seminar will be held by the Nordic Landscape Research Network (NLRN) and the Landscape Research Group (LRG) in beginning of October 2009 in southern Sweden. Reassessing Landscape Drivers and the Globalist Environmental Agenda is important theme on the European Landscape Convention. Learn more...
With the new webpage of CIVILSCAPE online we would like to show you the second Newsletter of CIVILSCAPE with a report on our activities during the last 6 months. Learn more...
The 5th conference for the European Landscape Convention took place in Strasbourg from March 31-31 2009 in a very special atmosphere - the visit of President Obama and the NATO representatives to celebrate the 60th birthday of NATO was approaching. It was also an important conference for CIVILSCAPE, as it was the first official conference organised under the new regulations for the implementation of the landscape convention - and the first conference for CIVILSCAPE after it had been founded in 2008. Learn more...