Issue 8, 2008 Winter

Contents

3 Financial Crisis and Unsustainable Development

6 A Paradigm Change in Policy Development
Can we Do without it in Nature Conservation?

9 Even after a Major Global Biodiversity Conference the Achievement of the 2010 Target seems Unlikely

11 The Biofuels Delusion

17 De facto Moratorium on Ocean Fertilization
No Need for End-of-pipe Solutions!

19 Who will Speak for the Generations yet to Grow up?
The Ombudsman for Future Generations

23 CAP Health Check
A Missed Opportunity

26 CEEweb Annual Meeting, 2008

27 Strong NGO Input into the Biogeographic Seminar for
Romania and Bulgaria

28 The Western Balkans Heading towards EU Accession
A Way to Ecological Desert or Paradise?

30 Upcoming events
» CEEweb Academy on wilderness
» Join the Pan-European Biodiversity Picnic in 2009!

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Volume 2, Issue 7: Spring 2008

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Volume 2, Issue 6: Autumn / Winter 2007

Read about what you can do to have more sustainable consumption habits, how the business sphere can help biodiversity, what new tourism development trends there are in the Carpathians and how CEEweb members work for preserving biodiversity all over Central Eastern Europe.

Volume 2, Issue 5: winter 2006, spring 2007

Read about a variety of approaches on nature conservation, about the NGO that won a case in the European Court of Justice for protecting a Natura 2000 site, the meaning of ecosystem services, 24 EU investments and more…

Volume 2, Issue 4: August 2006

Read here an article questionning if roads are wise investments, about Slow Food movement that takes pace and revives traditions for unique local products and about the state of SAPARD and LEADER programmes in Romania.

Volume 2, Issue 3: April 2006

In the third issue read about the 8th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, wetland restoration in Slovakia, how you can make your office green, and much more.

Volume 1, Issue 2: December 2005

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Volume 1, Issue 1: September 2005

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