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Time to focus on kid's stuff

A new report recommends concrete steps to save millions of children’s lives from pollution and other hazards. In Budapest, June 23-25, environment and health ministers will discuss how to act.

Remember the story about the girl who never wanted to grow up? One reason was that it’s more fun to be a kid. While children grow, play and learn, adults deal with mostly boring things and forget about children.






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A killing environment
Green light for Green Horizon
CEE News
European Union update
City cyclists fight to bike
Peddling European Notions
Enlargement leaves GMOs up in the air
Nature finishes last
Time to focus on kid's stuff
Facts from the region
Lead weighs on the children of Veles
Causes that go hand in hand
Forum opens conference to NGOs
High marks for Slovakian sustainability
News bites
Decision makers study sustainability
Agreement paves way in Montenegro
REC staff changes
Business solutions
Information technology
Legal matters
Green literature

  

Facts from the region

People in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) tend to die 10 years younger than western Europeans.

Lead on the children of Veles

Like other children, the youngsters of Veles, FYR love their town and dream of exploring the rest of the world. Their town, however, does not always love them back.

 
  

City cyclists fight to bike

Although more people are cycling than ever before, making it a viable means of urban transport requires decisive actions.

Nature finishes last

Greek organisers of the Athens Olympics fumble the environmental baton on what should have been a historic leg of the journey.

 

Causes that go hand in hand

The REC has spent more than a decade learning and sharing information about the environment in Central and Eastern Europe.

High marks for Slovakian sustainability

The REC’s Slovakian office shares study results showing that its municipalities are ripe for sustainable development.

Decision makers study sustainability

More than 100 high-level officials from environmental ministries in CEE received advanced instruction on sustainability during an academic programme launched this spring by the REC and partners in Italy and Hungary.