Category Archives: Global Responsibility
New tool launched to help EU policies go beyond resource efficiency
The One Planet Economy Network EU project (OPEN:EU) has just launched a unique new tool for mapping ecological carbon and water footprint data across all the 27 EU member states.
Over the past 2 years the project, in which SERI was one of 8 partners, has carried out evidence gathering, software [...]
Sammlung an Argumenten gegen Atomkraft entlang der Produktionskette
Angefangen hat es mit einer Einladung zum IAEA Ball vor ein paar Jahren. Die Einladung habe ich „dankend“ abgelehnt. Zum davor angesetzten Zusammentreffen bin ich gegangen. Umringt von Freunden die da keine Skrupel haben, musste ich meine Gründe nennen, warum ich danach nicht mitgehe. Um es ihnen deutlich zu verstehen zu geben habe ich die [...]
Europe’s global land demand – A study on the actual land embodied in European imports and exports of agricultural and forestry products
Lugschitz, B., Bruckner, M., Giljum, S. (2011)
As fertile land areas to produce agricultural and forestry products are only available in a limited amount on our planet it is very important to use this resource thoughtfully. A number of conflicts are coupled with the global land use. In developing countries conflicts arise on the issue [...]
Energy Globe Vienna 2011 – SERI is one of the prize winners
On 17 October 2011, the award ceremony of the Energy Globe Vienna 2011 took place. This award honours projects that conserve and protect our resources or that employ renewable energy.
SERI was nominated for the SERI set of indicators, which covers the categories of materials, water, land area, and GHG [...]
A life in abundance at the cost of evermore agricultural land outside Europe
As fertile land areas to produce agricultural and forestry products are only available in a limited amount on our planet it is very important to use this resource thoughtfully. A number of conflicts are coupled with the global land use. In developing countries conflicts arise on the issue whether arable land should be used for [...]
(Deutsch) WAS VERTRÄGT UNSERE ERDE NOCH? – Wege in die Nachhaltigkeit
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Perceiving biodiversity changes in daily life: Insights from an exploratory survey across Europe
Mauz, I., Fischer, A., Langers, F., Young, J., Bednar-Friedl, B., Grünberger, S. and Musceleanu, O. (2009)
In: eco.mont – Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research, 1 (2). 39-45.
Environmental problems are often constructed globally and through sophisticated instruments and methods. However, the extent to which these globally constructed problems correspond to ordinary citizens’ perceptions of [...]
(Deutsch) Ressourcenpolitik ist die Sicherheitspolitik des 21. Jahrhunderts
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Stephan Lutter at SEFS 2011 conference in Girona, Spain
While the EU FP6 project MELIA (Mediterranean dialogue on integrated water management) is coming to an end Stephan Lutter presented project idea and selected results at the Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS 2011) from June 27th to 29th in Girona Spain. In his presentation [...]
(Deutsch) Fritz Hinterberger – Präsentation “Klimaschutz und globale Verantwortung”, 25. Mai 2011
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