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A think-to-do tank
January 09, 2012 Madam President, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Regional Environmental Center's experience over the years has demonstrated that long-term, cooperative environmental action in diverse regions can only be successful if based on...

EMC holds promotional event
December 16, 2011 A promotional event titled "Reporting for Sustainability II" was held on December 5, 2011 in Belgrade. The event saw the launching of the second phase of the "Setting up the Environmental Management Center (EMC) in Serbia" project, which is being carried...

Making an impact
November 25, 2011 The 2011 General Assembly of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) convened on November 17-18 at the REC Conference Center in Szentendre, Hungary. The event opened on Thursday evening in memorable fashion, with Albania...

REC host country signs international agreement
November 16, 2011 On November 7, Hungarian Minister of Rural Development Sandor Fazekas signed the agreement on the legal status of the Regional Environmental Center. As co-founder and host country of the REC, Hungary's signature is an historic moment in the status...

Status update
November 10, 2011 On October 28, the Republic of Montenegro became the second country to sign an international agreement on the legal status of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC). The signing comes just more than three weeks after Latvia...

Brutal realities
October 13, 2011 As the mightiest denizen of an extremely sensitive and vulnerable ecosystem, the polar bear is an understandably well-recognised victim of global warming. To see such a creature reduced to the pathetic status of foraging for food amongst a heap of rubbish...

Harmonic convergence
October 12, 2011 On October 5, the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) took a significant step forward when Latvia's Ambassador to Hungary, H.E. Veronika Erte, signed an agreement to recognise the REC as a full-fledged international...

REC on the Global Waste Management Map
October 20, 2011 Daegu, Korea -- The REC is again highlighted on the global map during Special Event "Moving towards Zero Waste for a Green Economy: Role of Local Authorities" of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress 2011, which was held in Daegu...

Closing one chapter: opening another
October 10, 2011 Launched in October 2008, Regions for Sustainable Change (RSC) is a three-year, partnership-based project, the aim of which is to assist all European regions in making a shift towards low-carbon economic development. The driving idea behind this...

REC-developed Green Pack to be included in EFE documents
September 02, 2011 The Green Pack, an educational multimedia toolkit developed by the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC), will be among the circulated documents at the Seventh "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference in Astana, ...

EMC develops new reporting solutions at Belgrade training
September 08, 2011 The Environmental Management Center in Serbia (EMC) held a second training for local experts in Belgrade from August 29 to September 2. The session offered advanced training to EMC experts, with clear goals established for both "Consultancy" and...

Food security task force embarks on five-year mission
July 25, 2011 No one denies that all living organisms need food in order to survive, but not everyone draws an immediate connection between food and social, economic and environmental security. Food security is, in fact, something that the European Union takes very...

IPLA names REC as key partner
June 09, 2011 Acting on a March 30, 2010 invitation from Asian Institute of Technology President Said Irandoust to join the International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Services of Local Authorities (IPLA), and having received confirmation of acceptance in...

Asian, European journalists convene in Hungary
June 07, 2011 Climate change is an international threat that has no geographical boundaries. Asia and Europe, home to 58% of the world's population and connected by land, need to cooperate on climate change issues. With this in mind, over 30 participants and...

EMC project launched in Serbia
June 07, 2011 The 'Reporting for Sustainability' conference, held on May 19, 2011 in Belgrade, saw the official launch the project 'Setting up Environmental Management Center in Serbia' within the Serbian Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA). The Regional...

Americans abroad
May 27, 2011 A group of environmental students from the University of Minnesota in the US visited the Regional Environmental Center (REC) from May 22-24. Among other activities, the group attended a lecture from State Secretary and Central European University...

Top Hungarian companies form climate change team
May 17, 2011 Several CEOs from prominent Hungarian companies have been welcomed aboard in joining an organisation similar to the Prince of Wales' EU Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change (EU CLG).  A high-profile launch event took place on May 16 at the residence...

East meets West
April 29, 2011 Brussels - High-level European and Chinese representatives gathered at the European Parliament on April 12, 2011 for 'Low-Carbon Economy Challenges and the Europe-China Energy Centre'. The meeting marked the first anniversary of operations for the...

EBRD Public Consultation Meetings to take place in Moscow, London
April 01, 2011 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is inviting civil society organisations, clients, partners and other interested parties to comment on draft revisions of the Bank's Public Information Policy. The full text of the policy and a...

Can't wait for summer!
March 29, 2011 The Regional Environmental Center (REC), in partnership with the Venice International University, is organising the first Course for Environmental Sustainability for Belarus and Ukraine, which will take July 2-14, 2011. The course will be held in two...