Every day 40,000 children die from preventable diseases.
80 per cent of the world will live in developing countries by 2025, more than half of which will be "highly vulnerable" to floods and storms. The human population of the world is expected to be nearly tripled by the year 2100.
Every day 50 to 100 species of plants and animals become extinct as their habitat and human influences destroy them.
Over 100 pesticide ingredients are suspected to cause birth defects, cancer, and gene mutations.
Three million people per year are made homeless by flooding.
A three percent annual growth rate will result in the doubling of consumption and production of food and other products in 25 short years. The amount of motor vehicles that are expected to be operated will increase 15 million a year until at least 2010.
Important Quote
"The phrase "conquest of nature" is certainly one of the most objectionable and misleading expressions of Western languages. It reflects the illusion that all natural forces can be entirely controlled, and it expresses the criminal conceit that nature is to be considered primarily as a source of raw materials and energy for human purposes."
From A God Within by Rene Dubos
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13 Мая 2011 г. Москва
День Победы Пермского клуба «Кристалл».
9 мая 2011 года в г. Тюмени состоялся традиционный ХХI-й эстафетный заплыв по реке Тура, посвященный 66-й годовщине Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945г.г. После парада спортсменов перед Вечным огнем, где были возложены венки к могилам героев ВОВ и заложена капсула со священной землей из Брестской крепости, начались сражения спортсменов на легкоатлетических, вело- и водных дорожках.
13 Мая 2011 г. Москва
День Победы Пермского клуба «Кристалл».
9 мая 2011 года в г. Тюмени состоялся традиционный ХХI-й эстафетный заплыв по реке Тура, посвященный 66-й годовщине Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945г.г. После парада спортсменов перед Вечным огнем, где были возложены венки к могилам героев ВОВ и заложена капсула со священной землей из Брестской крепости, начались сражения спортсменов на легкоатлетических, вело- и водных дорожках.
28 Июня 2004 г. Москва
Russian Greens visited Delegation of the European Commission in Russia
June 24, 2004 the representatives of the Russian Green Party visited the Delegation of the European Commission in Russia on the occasion of the Head of Delegation Richard Wright departure to Brussels. The issues of future cooperation in ecological sphere, prospects of the Kyoto protocol ratification by Russia were discussed during the talks.
28 Июня 2004 г. Москва
Russian Greens visited Delegation of the European Commission in Russia
June 24, 2004 the representatives of the Russian Green Party visited the Delegation of the European Commission in Russia on the occasion of the Head of Delegation Richard Wright departure to Brussels. The issues of future cooperation in ecological sphere, prospects of the Kyoto protocol ratification by Russia were discussed during the talks.
28/04/2004
“The Greens” have sent a Petition to His Royal Highness, Prince Andrew, Duke of York
“The Greens” have sent a Petition to His Royal Highness, Prince Andrew, Duke of York who arrived at Sakhalin to support the British oil companies. The Sakhalin Regional Branch of the Russian” Greens” asks the Prince Andrew to assist and to mediate between the oil companies and the representatives of the public environmental organizations in Sakhalin. Besides,
05/04/2004
On March,11 the leadership of the Party held a meeting with the EU Ambassador in Russia Mr R.Wright,
On March,11 the leadership of the Party held a meeting with the EU Ambassador in Russia Mr R.Wright, exepting for the issues of the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by Russia, the aspects of the closer cooperation with the EU, including the items of the Russian Greens application for the Federation membership, were discussed.
04/04/2004
AN ARMY of amateur naturalists is being recruited to help professional scientists monitor the UK's wildlife and save some of its most threatened species.
Experts from the Natural History Museum and English Nature are calling on the United Kingdom's estimated 100,000 amateur naturalists - a veritable "green" army - to share their expertise in recording birds, mammals, insects, plants and even mosses.
03/04/2004
University of Florida research shows kids need to be where the wild things are
Planners need to create safe, wild spaces in urban areas because unstructured natural areas offer children rich opportunities to learn how to find their way in strange territory and gain other skills, a University of Florida expert says.
02/04/2004
Responses by finance and industry to climate change
BONN -- The economics of major global industries will undergo a sea change as the international community starts to address greenhouse gas emissions, say members of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Finance Initiatives.
01/04/2004
A UN project launched several years ago to try to defuse potential conflicts has begun to build on its successes
The project, developed by the UN's Environment Programme, tries to tackle environmental threats before they can push neighbouring states into war.
