Ecological start to new school year
The summer holidays are drawing to a close, and in Vienna, too, preparations for the new school year are already in full swing. Pencil cases are being refilled, new exercise books obtained and pocket calculators bought more...
| Donau-Auen National Park dialogue a model for Danube Region StrategyThe process of joint planning with equitable treatment of the environment developed for the Donau-Auen National Park (Danube Wetlands National Park) more... |
| 100th anniversary of Vienna’s 2nd alpine water supplyVienna is renowned throughout the world for the exceptional quality of its water, for Vienna's water comes straight from the Alps of Lower Austria and Styria more... |
The greening of Vienna goes on
Vienna is among the “greenest” cities in the world with more than a million inhabitants. Based on an aerial photo analysis, more than 51 percent of the city are already green space. But this percentage is to increase more...Vienna: pioneer in climate protection
20 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions per capita by the year 2020: this is the declared objective of the second Vienna Climate Protection Programme (CliP)more...
The Wienerwald biosphere reserve
An extraordinary natural area connects Vienna and Lower Austria – one of Austria’s most species-rich forests. Thanks to its unique features and the variety of species it is home to, the Wienerwald more...Eurocities meeting in Vienna: environmental protection to fight the crisis
The first 2009 Eurocities Environment Forum, chaired by the City of Vienna, expressed its commitment to increased investments in environmental protection, new environmental technologies more...EU funding for major environmental rehabilitation in Western Hungary
Hungary will have to overhaul its waste disposal and wastewater management to EU standards by the year 2013. This will involve an investment of around 270 million euros more...
| Financial crisis endangering EU climate protectionAmidst the continuing international financial crisis, the European Union is grappling with the problem of allocating billions of euros for the cost of climate protection. more... |
