The European Heritage Forums are an annual international crossroads for all stakeholders, professional or voluntary, involved in the interpretation, communication and dissemination of the cultural heritage organised in the context of the European Heritage Days (EHD). In 2011 the title of the Forum is: “Value the Heritage! European Heritage and Economic Development” and the themes being discussed are: ''Multifaceted heritage as a resource''; ''Heritage during the financial crisis – luxury or necessity?''; ''The economic potential of heritage beyond tourism''; and ''Heritage and sustainable development''.

 European Heritage Days represent a joint action of the Council of Europe and The European Union.

REACHING OUT TO SÁMI

The Sámi People Awareness Decade (2009-2019) is an initiative born in Southern Europe in  the Republic of Croatia. It is designed to increase familiarity and understanding of the Sámi people among all the inhabitants of our planet. The focus of the decade is on the popularization of contemporary Sámi society, life and culture.

The idea for the decade came from Robert Kakarigi, founder of Ecogreen Europe, when he realized how little people around the world know about the contemporary Sámi way of life. Kakarigi and Ecogreen Europe, organization built around four pillars of sustainable development, reached out from Mediterranean Europe to the indigenous Sámi people living at the northern tip of Scandinavia and proclaimed the period 2009 - 2019 as The Sámi People Awareness Decade. The Decade is symbolically commencing on the United Nations’International Day of the World's Indigenous People, 9 August 2009.     

EcoGreen Europe is a leading independent CSR consulting company that is trusted, reliable and capable.

We develop reporting strategy and report preparation, includin Triple Bottom Line Annual Reports, GRI Sustainability & Social Reports in conjunction with ISO 26000, UN Global Compact Report, and CSR specific reports.

The 11th edition of Green Week, the biggest annual conference on European environment policy, is taking place from 24 to 27 May 2011 in Brussels and around Europe. This year's theme is "Resource Efficiency - Using less, living better".

The Sustainable Development Management is a sustainability consultancy project devoted to the delivery of cost effective sustainability organisational structure and reporting based on the Global Reporting Initiative.

RETHINK     -      REBUILD    -     REPORT  

GRI to convene global conference on addressing the challenges of sustainability through transparency.

The third biennial Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency organized by the Global Reporting Initiative will take place from the 26th to the 28th May 2010 at the Amsterdam RAI Elicium.

The conference will provide a space for large and small businesses, commercial and non-commercial organizations including NGOs, civil society, governments and regulators from across the globe to come together to debate the issues confronting us.

As we face a time of unprecedented crisis the theme of the conference is: Rethink. Rebuild. Report.

Plastic is a material with many advantages. But when plastic ends up in the wrong place it becomes a problem. To raise public awareness about this issue, Electrolux aims to gather plastic debris from vulnerable marine habitats – and produce a limited number of vacs out of it.

9 APRIL 2011, Saturday, Medak, Gospić

REFORESTATION & AFFORESTATION

6:15, BUS leaves from the car park, Pierottieva 6, Zagreb, behind WESTIN Hotel

14 - 17 APRIL, Thursday - Sunday, Poreč

NATURA DOM EEC FAIR

14 APRIL, 5:00, opening ceremony at sports hall Žatika, Poreč

15 APRIL, 6:00, lecture "EuroEnviro 2011: Biodiversity and Urbanism", sports hall Žatika, Poreč                                                  

18 APRIL, Monday, Samobor

MULTIMEDIA LECTURE "BREATH OF THE GODDESS TERRA"

18:00, multimedia lecture by Robert Kakarigi, Public Open University, Samobor

19 APRIL, Tuesday, Zagreb

OPENING OF THE EXIBITHION "recycl' art"

18:30, at Big hall in Novinarski Dom, Perkovčeva 2, Zagreb. Authors of the exhibition are pupils of French school and their teachers. Visitors will also have an opportunity to see the work of artist Amir Husadžić and photographs of famous French photograph Yann Arthus Bertrand, with the theme of sustainable development.

20 APRIL, Wednesday, Zagreb

10:00, EuroEnviro 2011 & Earth Day press conference, Novinarski Dom, Zagreb

21 APRIL, Thursday, Zagreb

JOURNALISM AWARDS "VELEBITSKA DEGENIJA"

11:00, presentation of awards at Novinarski Dom, Zagreb

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

15:00, The collapse of a civilisation: Who Ate the Planet, lecture by Zlatko Pejić, at Novinarki Dom Zagreb, language: croatian

17:00, Lecture and presentation of the main topic of the student symposium EuroEnviro2011  - Biodiversity and Urbanism, Big Hall, I floor, Novinarski Dom, Zagreb

20:00, Screening of the documentary film "11th Hour", Novinarski dom, Zagreb. Directors: Leila Conners, Nadia Conners; Writers: Leonardo DiCaprio, Nadia Conners, Leila Conners; Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kenny Ausubel and Thom Hartmann.

BIODIVERSITY AND URBANISM

Europe's Future Leaders in the field of sustainable development: Discussing the Future of Environmental Protection

ZAGREB - FUŽINE - RIJEKA

20 - 28 May 2011

MYSTERIOUS RISING SUN SHELL

At the beginning of 2009 the Ecogreen Europe commenced with “The Solecurtus Project”, which aims to provide general public with a better understanding of rising sun shell (=rasp short razor, Solecurtus strigilatus), Mediterranean and Adriatic sand habitats.

The rising sun shell is a truly awe-inspiring bivalve, as anyone lucky enough to have seen them in their natural environment will confirm. They are buried deep in the sand, but their pinkish shells decorated with two conspicuous paler rays can be frequently found on the sea bed. Two holes in the sediment signal the presence of this amazing bivalve. This bivalve is a harmless filterer and its only protection is provided by the surrounding sediment. From time to time, they put out their watery, telescopic siphons which are their only contact with sea water enriched with nutrients. It is vital that we learn more about this mysterious bivalve so we can protect them and ensure their survival in the future.

Rising sun shell is a mysterious bivalve and difficult to find and research, so there are huge gaps in our knowledge in terms of their ecology, distribution and behaviour. If you are a zoologist, marine biologist, diver, fisherman or sailor you can help us to fill in some of these gaps. If you study this bivalve or you have seen two adjacent and perfectly round holes in the sand in your corner of Mediterranean or have any information of interest related to Solecurtus, please do not hesitate to contact us.