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Dear friends and colleagues, welcome to the 3rd edition of SERI's InfoMail in 2011! SERI HighlightColouring growth in a sustainable world
Colourful concepts: Are you familiar with current debates on brown and
green growth, or the blue economy? Reading our new highlight may help
you gain some clarity. If you already know these concepts, the highlight
will show you how SERI contributes to these debates through a range of
interesting projects. Find more highlights on seri.at/highlights SERI NewsDaniela Pock at Green ID Exchange Forum on Sustainable Information Design
A group of designers, artists, communication researchers and
environmental psychologists from Europe, South America and the US met to
discuss the possibilities of information design as a means to spread
knowledge on sustainability. Daniela Pock held a presentation on how we at SERI communicate issues of sustainability - such as our environmental indicators. Speech by Ines Omann about sustainable development and quality of life
At the conference “FOCUS Environmental Education NÖ” in April, SERI researcher Ines Omann
held a speech, entitled “Sustainable development and quality of life: a
great couple?” On YouTube you can still watch her speech (in
English)! You can also find the links and a summary on our website. Find more SERI News on seri.at/news SERI ProjectsNew Project: Europe's global land demand
Fertile land to produce agricultural and forestry products is a limited
resource on our planet. This study will investigate the direct and
indirect land required to satisfy the final demand of agricultural and
forestry products in Europe. Stephan Lutter at the final conference of MELIA in Agadir, Morocco
From 19-21 June, the final conference of the EU project MELIA (Mediterranean dialogue on integrated water management) took place. SERI researcher Stephan Lutter
gave two presentations on the project's results as well as on ongoing
research activities in the field of water accounting and the
quantification of water use. For further information about SERI projects please check seri.at/projects or seri.at/news PublicationsSERI contribution to new UNEP report on decoupling
SERI contributed to the new UNEP report on „Decoupling natural resource
use and environmental impacts from economic growth". SERI researcher Stefan Giljum
was the lead author for the chapter on “Trade and the distribution of
resources and environmental burdens”. Furthermore, the UNEP report cited
a number of SERI studies such as SERI's work on global material flows,
embodied CO2 emissions and the “Overconsumption” report. The Eco-Innovation Challenge
The Eco-Innovation Observatory recently published its first annual
report “The Eco-Innovation Challenge. Pathways to a resource-efficient
Europe”. SERI contributed several chapters to this flagship report of
the Observatory. Find more publications on seri.at/publications |
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