Netherlands Environment News

QWIC is looking for authorized dealers to sell QWIC electric bikes and scooters throughout Europe. We are a fast-growing Dutch brand waiting to further expand our sales throughout Europe’s larger cities.

Eco 3d-wallpanels give an extra dimension to your walls!

Waarschijnlijk het eerste eiland dat u geheel virtueel kunt bekijken.

Notebook owners often conclude within a year that their battery is performing less. Recently a battery has come on the market that last three times as long, performs better and charges much faster. This ‘eco-battery’ is now also for sale in Europ

The Global Reporting Initiative today announced that its third biennial Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency will take place from the 26th to the 28th May 2010 at the Amsterdam RAI Elicium.

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework – and its partners invite both readers and preparers of sustainability reports to participate in their second global survey.

New figures released today show that the number of companies and other organizations publicly disclosing their performance against a range of key sustainability indicators has risen markedly over the last year.

Eleven coastal municipalities from five European countries have received the QualityCoast Award 2009. Through these awards, the European QualityCoast Jury recognises these towns for remarkable efforts in sustainable tourism.

Soroptimist International of Europe announced that Fabien Cousteau, the renowned oceanographic explorer, and the grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau wil be a keynote speaker at the 19th European Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in July.

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today announced that sportlifestyle company PUMA has become the first member of its Global Action Network for Transparency in the Supply Chain (“The Network”)

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today called on government leaders due to meet at the G20 summit in London on Thursday, to restore confidence in the global economic system through requiring greater transparency on ESG performance.

Mr. Radboud Reijn, describes the complex mesh of issues arising from managing water resources when rivers that flow across sovereign boundaries. Reijn takes a particular look at Burma.

This week's Earth, Exploitation and Survival campaign Article of the Week by Mr. Andrew Swan describes the environmental, political and economic tangles that have originated as a result of finding crude oil reserves in the Niger Delta.

The current global quest for alternative energy sources such as nuclear power is poisoning the land of communities deemed lucky enough to have such lucrative resources at hand.

Scott Johnson works for the Montagnards Foundation, campaigning on behalf of an indigenous population, the Degar Montagnards whose land is pillaged and appropriated by the Vietnamese government.

Mapuche means “people of the land”. They constitute the third largest indigenous group of people in South America but relentless exploitation of their territory has left them landless; and with no land, there is no Mapuche.

GS Filters BV has announced the availability of European model Stetzerizer™ Filters through www.stetzerizer.eu.

Successive central governments have exploited the land of the Baloch for big profits, leaving the Baloch people poverty stricken and frustrated.

This article describes how the floriculture industry in Ethiopia depends on the exploitation of workers - but that people need not suffer.

The EES campaign is designed to increase awareness of the exploitation of natural resources faced by indigenous groups across the world and build links and a sense of solidarity between groups that have been affected.

MyCaribTrader.com the pan-Caribbean automotive eco focused platform and e-Marketplace is about to become the number 1 full-service and one stop vehicle online store for buying and selling new, used or pre-owned vehicles and recycled vehicles parts.

The Spanish PV market is growing so fast, by at least 100% in 2007, that the official goal in the Renewable Energy Plan for 2005-2010 (PER) of 400 MW will be reached by the end of this year.

Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Minorities, the Forgotten Victims Ten Years On