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Officials from various environmental departments and organisations are calling for stalled environmental legislation on the proposed Soil Directive to be put into law by March 2009.
LinksDossier: 6th Environment Action Programme
Almost a fifth of the wood imported into the EU stems from illegal logging, compounding deforestation and climate change, according to a report published on 22 July by environmental group WWF.
Amid concerns that growing resource scarcity and rising raw material costs are dampening prospects for Europe's economic growth, the EU is looking for ways to decrease the environmental impact of industrial activity, product manufacturing and consumption patterns. (read more)
As mobility increases, Europe's roads and skies are becoming increasingly saturated – leaving policymakers with two options: to increase existing capacity or to optimise it, notably thanks to the introduction of infrastructure charging schemes. (read more)
In a bid to reduce its dependency on imported oil and tackle global warming, EU leaders have committed to raising the share of biofuels in transport to 10% by 2020, but concerns are growing that increased biofuel production could in fact lead to mass deforestation and food shortages. (read more)
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