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November 3, 2011: Selection of European Capitals of Biodiversity 2011 is now complete
Montpellier (France), Szentes (Hungary), Kremnica (Slovakia), and Puebla de Sanabria (Spain) have been officially awarded “Capitals of Biodiversity” in ceremonies in the respective countries. Together with Hannover (Germany) they...
April 7, 2011: Hannover is the German Capital of Biodiversity 2011
The city of Hannover, capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony, was the clear winner of the competition "German Capital of Biodiversity 2010/2011", which was held under the patronage of the German environment minister Norbert...
February 14, 2011: The European Capitals of Biodiversity at the EU Committee of the Regions (copy 1)
The project coordinator of “European Capitals of Biodiversity”, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), was invited to present the project at the first meeting of the Commission for the Environment, Climate Change and Energy of the EU...
February 8, 2011: Second round of “European Capitals of Biodiversity” launched: local authorities compete for biodiversity crowns
In 2011, municipalities from France, Spain, Slovakia and Hungary once again have the chance to become the national “Capital of Biodiversity”. Yesterday in Paris, 150 attendees gathered to celebrate the launch of the next round of...
The project is supported through LIFE, a programme of the European Union. Since 1992, LIFE has co-financed some 2,750 projects, contributing approximately €1.35 billion to the protection of the environment.