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A Local Biodiversity Action Planning Network in the Western Balkans - SEE BAP
Location: Europe, Albania
This is the second phase of the project 'Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Local Sustainable Development in the Western Balkans (SEE-BAP)'. The first phase lasted for three years and was carried out in ten municipalities in South-Eastern Europe with the aim of integrating biodiversity and ecos...
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GREEN SCHOOLS
Location: Europe, Turkey
Volunteer at K-12 Schools to teach them about GREEN BUILDINGS and how to upgrade an existing building to GREEN STANDARDS StatementPARTNERS: K-12 SCHOOLS in TURKEY Campaign OutcomesTeach them how to Save Water. These projects find ways to use water more efficiently and teach people and com...
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EWWR 2011 Award goes to JCI Izmir, Turkey
Location: Europe, Turkey
In November 2011, JCI Izmir, as a Project Developer, carried out “Waste Reduction Awareness Project” for the first time in Turkey through awareness raising actions on the subject of waste prevention during the Week, with the aim of informing the greatest possible number of citizens. Citizens who par...
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Bogazici Greenfest
Location: Europe, Turkey
As the Environment Society of Bogazici University, we try to hold sessions, organize events to raise awareness on the environmental issues especially within the campuses. At our university which is in İstanbul, we have festivals such as Sportsfest and Musicfest which bring university students toge...
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Green School Project
Location: Europe, Turkey
The Green School Project has taken as basis the System of Separation at the Source, which is actually the first and the most important step of the System of Recycling Wastes. In fact, it is such a project as has contributed to the improvement of environmental awareness, environmental management and ...
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Think Before You Throw
Location: Asia, Thailand
In 2010, Isara Foundation began construction of a 30 foot (10 meter) plastic bottle boat to help educate people along the Mekong River about the dangers of polluting the environment. When completed the boat will be sailed 650km down the Mekong River, educating people to Think Before You Throw. State...
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Top 10 Firms in terms of sustainability:
- Puma –personal goods (Germany)
- First Group- travel & leisure (UK)
- National Australia Bank-banks (Australia)
- Glaxo Smith Kline-pharmaceuticals (UK)
- Roche- pharmaceuticals (Switzerland)
- Novartis-pharmaceuticals (Switzerland)
- Phillips Electronics- leisure goods (Netherlands)
- Deutsche Boerse- financial services (Germany)
- Novo Nordisk- pharmaceuticals (Denmark)
- The GoAhead Group-travel and leisure (UK)
Sustainability & İstanbul
Jo Leinen
Chair of the Environment Committee, European Parliament
The urgent need to save biodiversity
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