September 03, 2008
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Lithuanian Eco,
News
The assessment, presented today at the Baltic Sea Festival, graded the countries on how well they are doing in six separate areas - biodiversity, fisheries, hazardous substances, marine transport and eutrophication - and on how they have succeeded in developing an integrated sea-use management system.
The best grade (an F for just 46 per cent) was received by Germany, followed by Denmark (41 per cent) and the worst were Poland (25 per cent) and Russia (26 per cent).
“It is a shame no country could be given a satisfactory total score,” said Lasse Gustavsson, CEO of WWF Sweden. “The Baltic Sea is influenced by a multitude of human activities, regulated by a patchwork of international and national regulations and authorities.
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July 16, 2008
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Lithuanian Eco,
News
One of the biggest Lithuanian Music and Culture festivals “Be2gether” started their weed planting action called “Green2gether”. Today in Lithuanian capital Vilnius festival organization leaders showed to public their idea and gave little eco baggies with weed seeds to everyone who wanted.
In festival which is 3 days long dancers, musicians, groups etc. will be throwing baggies with seeds to public for trying to plant seeds wherever they can.
July 14, 2008
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Lithuanian Eco,
News
The Baltic, an inland sea, is one of the most polluted seas in the world, so much so that the countries on its northern European shores have recently joined together to form the Baltic Sea Action Plan in an attempt to reverse its decline.
WWF contacted ferry lines and cruise ship companies sailing there asking for a voluntary ban on waste-water discharge. So far most of the ferry lines have responded positively, but only three of the international cruising lines have signed up.
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July 09, 2008
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Lithuanian Eco,
News
That words “As myliu gamta” on the bag in English means “I love nature” (Martin)
Engaged in environmental protection for over ten years by now, Group IKI is the first
In Lithuania to provide buyers with a possibility to reduce environmental pollution caused by
huge quantities of disposed bags. IKI stores all over the country offer its customers
to acquire multiple use shopping bags which can be used by shoppers for up to
two years, while worn bags will be replaced with new ones free of charge.
Dumpsites will “go slimmer”
According to Director of Commerce of IKI Group Mr. Tomas Vaišvila, environmental issues for Lithuanians
are more important than it may seem at first sight.
“Polls show that more than half of the population would make their personal contribution to
climate problem solution. Unfortunately, suitable conditions for waste sorting cannot be found everywhere.
Therefore, we believe that our shopping bags should become a convenient solution for citizens
concerned about pollution”, told Mr. T. Vaišvila.
Refusal of plastic bags would be a real and significant step towards cleaner
environment – it was calculated that if at least half of IKI buyers did not use conventional shopping
bags, two times less used plastic bags, i.e. about 118 t would be disposed at dumpsites.
With introduction of this novelty, at least every second IKI customer is expected to fall out of a habit to use
plastic bags in the nearest future.
July 06, 2008
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Lithuanian Eco,
News
July 02, 2008
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Lithuanian Eco
Our biggest (not only in Lithuania but in all Baltic States) supermarket “Maxima” started selling fast-self-destroyable ecologic bags. It will cost about 1,5 Lt (Litas) it’s about 0.40 euro cents.
As far as global warming issue getting bigger and bigger Lithuanian bussines giants starting to promote stoping global warming.
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