International Day for Biological Diversity - 22 May 2012

European Union

European Union

  Council of Europe: Podcast
In this interview, Council of Europe expert Iva Obretanova marks International Day for Biological Diversity with a warning on the state of Europe’s marine and coastal areas.

  2012 European Green Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz
Biodiversity is one of the twelve environmental indicators used to assess applications by cities applying to become the European Green Capital. The 2012 European Green Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz has made real progress in recovering biodiversity, restoring many of the city’s damaged ecological and landscape areas through the Green Belt project, the creation of the Bosques de Europa Botanical Gardens and the opening of the Ecological gardens for citizens.