eshttp://www.ihobe.net/ Noticias en RSS http://www.ihobe.net/images/rsshome.jpg http://www.ihobe.net/RSS http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=460198CA-E40C-40BB-9416-4FFF28BC2C5C Gamesa, Estanda and A&B Biotechnology Laboratories have been awarded in the Spanish Section of the European Business Awards for the Environment 2009-2010. The awards given biannually are organized by the Environment Directorate-General of the European Commission and, in Spain, the organisation is in charge of the Entorno-BCSD España Foundation with the support of the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs and the Biodiversity Foundation. The companies that show a firm commitment with sustainable development are awarded. The ten awarded projects will participate in the European final in June 2, in Brussels. 04 Mar 2010 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=DAAEB2B3-A0EC-4AE6-BD87-D3EFED8484D6 Over 30 practical cases that are applicable in Basque companies will be shown in the IV Congress of Environmental product & building Innovation on April 22 in Bilbao. 16 Feb 2010 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=7CA1F17C-669B-4721-9E4B-CDE1776848C7 More than three hundred European experts on applying eco-innovation to products, services and industrial processes will meet in Bilbao in April 2010. The 8th European Forum on Eco-Innovation, organised by the European Commission, under the theme "Promoting Eco-Innovation in SMEs: challenges and opportunities", will take place on 20 and 21 April 2010. The European Commission has designed and organised the meeting together with Ihobe, the Basque Environmental Management Authority of the Ministry of Environment, Land Use Planning, Agriculture and Fishing of the Basque Government and the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs of the Spanish Government. 04 Feb 2010 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=33498147-01D3-4B3D-B214-2577DB57F380 Ihobe will tackle 87 projects related to environmental issues during 2010 as revealed today by Fernando Barrenechea, the CEO of this public company of the Department of the Environment, Territorial Planning, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government. 28 Jan 2010 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=EC13794E-1A98-429E-8F78-7F22214252B2 The Deputy Minister of the Environment, Nieves Terán, today expressed her "satisfaction" at the "positive development" that has occurred in the number of Basque organizations included in the European register of voluntary participation in the EMAS Eco-management system and environmental audit scheme, in which at the end of the year "more than fifty businesses from our Autonomous Community" will appear. 27 Jan 2010 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=DAF721F1-F9EC-460E-8C98-AA5FAF93C7D4 Ihobe hosted the second general meeting of the LiMaS project (Life Cycle Innovation and Management for SMEs - EuP/EEE) financed by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) within the Call CIP-EIP-Eco-Innovation 2008 programme. The objective of the project is to help introduce the life cycle concept and eco-innovation in small and medium enterprises, which manufacture products that use energy and/or electric and electronic equipment. 21 Jan 2010 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=BAA11C4A-15D4-4E58-B4FB-911F4498D6A7 The Regional Minister for the Environment, Land Use Planning, Agriculture and Fishing, Pilar Unzalu, held a meeting with the Scottish Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change, Stewart Stephenson, today to learn details regarding the Scottish Climate Change Bill that may serve as a reference for Basque legislation in this area. 14 Dec 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=FFD4EDBD-48E7-4AD6-8DF3-DDC52695809E The Basque Government is presenting the commitments and initiatives launched in the Basque Country to fight climate change and adapt to its effects at the International Climate Change Conference currently being held in Copenhagen. 13 Dec 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=DE93493F-D241-41CA-B7BA-9A5EDCAE7F9C Basque Govt. Minister for the Environment, Territorial Planning and Fisheries Pilar Unzalu today presided over the setting up of the Basque Climate Change Office, described as one of the "mainstays of EcoEuskadi 2020" for the design of sustainable development on the "economic, social and environmental planes". 01 Dec 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=44DEBF77-228A-45EF-AF7A-5F1FF8339CC6 The first ecodesign guides are on the automobile industry and packaging sector. They have been published by Ihobe, the Basque Environmental Management Authority of the Ministry of Environment, Land Use Planning, Agriculture and Fishing. 30 Nov 2009 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=8F6DFF44-C145-47BE-8BD5-86EBFF6A474D Ihobe has updated the Practical Handbook of Green Public Procurement with new environmental criteria covering further products and services. The 2009 edition, available at www.ihobe.net, includes green public procurement and purchasing criteria for the following product and service groups: foodstuffs (catering & vending), textiles, publishing and printing, courier services and travel. 06 Nov 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=598232E4-3FF5-4D77-8D76-4327CBEEAFFD The Basque Govt. Dept. of the Environment, Territorial Planning, Agriculture and Fisheries has received a total of 262 applications from 191 firms for aid under Decree 91/2002 of April 23 regulating the granting of subsidies to firms for investment intended to protect the environment. The submission period ran from September 1-30 this year. 02 Nov 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=CDD5736B-BA4F-4AD7-BA66-8600E5A43C18 The Euskadi Biodiversity Centre (Madariaga Tower) is taking part at the "Biolief, World Conference on Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Functioning", held this week (October 27-30) in Porto (Portugal). The aim of this scientific congress is to exchange experiences, works and ideas about how to face the problem of invading species in several ecosystems. The Euskadi Biodiversity Centre is managed by Ihobe, Basque Environmental Management Authority, which belongs to the Ministry of Environment, Land Use Planning, Agriculture and Fishing of the Basque Government. 26 Oct 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=4204BA6F-D935-4940-B921-B97681FD4105 The Basque Country Governing Council has appointed Fernando Barrenechea as new general manager of Ihobe, Public Society of Environmental Management of the Basque Country, dependent on the Environment, Land Use Planning, Agriculture and Fishing Department of the Basque Government. 23 Oct 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=78F96169-6653-4170-9E2F-50AD352781DB The Herbar software, which has been designed to manage herbaria, will be the main topic of the workshop that will be offered in 28-30 October at the Euskadi Biodiversity Centre-Madariaga Tower. The workshop was organised by the mentioned Basque centre for professionals in botany, in collaboration with the international project "Global Biodiversity Information Facility, GBIF". 22 Oct 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=5A0FAD93-15BD-4A84-9223-5B79B8F1EBF2 The Euskadi Biodiversity Centre-Madariaga Tower will host a technical workshop about the innovative financial mechanisms that are available for the conservation of biodiversity. The workshop will be held in October 26-27. The workshop has been organised in collaboration with the Biodiversity Direction of the Basque Government and is a part of the actions included in the Work Programme for Protected Areas of the Country, 2009-2013. 22 Oct 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=226100A6-2242-4425-93A2-E51CBB047EF6 The minister of the Ministry for the Environment, Land Use Planning and Fishing of the Basque Government, Pilar Unzalu, is taking part in the Council of Environment Ministers of the EU to be held in Luxembourg the 21 October. The minister will represent the autonomous communities. 19 Oct 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=575C70B9-CDC4-4DF5-9517-E5C69B2CE582 Ten researchers of the University of Yale (USA) will do some field work in the forests of the Basque Autonomous Community, within the framework of the masters degree in Management and Conservation of Forests, which is offered by the mentioned study centre. The researchers are coming thanks to the collaboration between the University of Yale and the Euskadi Biodiversity Centre-Madariaga Tower. The Basque centre is managed by Ihobe, which belongs to the Ministry of Environment, Land Use Planning, Agriculture and Fishing of the Basque Government. 16 Oct 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=F6B1A5F2-A76E-484E-BDC4-8761182ECD5C "Symbiosis: collaborating to live better" is the name of the new temporary exhibition that can be seen at the Euskadi Biodiversity Centre -Madariaga Tower. The exhibition can be visited for free until January the 31st. 09 Oct 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=A95791A1-AD64-41FE-8AD0-08FD13E0654A The Euskadi Biodiversity Centre-Madariaga Tower has started the October programme, where several activities will take place; these are the most important ones: ship tours for cetacean watching, guided tours, gymkhanas and workshops for the whole family. 06 Oct 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=AB15D917-77E3-4880-826C-9661C59863BD Ihobe, the Basque Environmental Management Authority, takes part in the European project LiMaS as an expert in ecoinnovation. The aim of this project is to develop a practical methodology and a web application to help the SMEs which manufacture energy-related products (ERPs) and/or electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and their components, integrate ecoinnovation in the design and manufacture of their products. 21 Sep 2009 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=31C35690-961E-415D-8DF5-BBD005F53C28 Specialists of the Euskadi Biodiversity Centre-Madariaga Tower are taking part this week in the 4th Congress on Biology of Plant Conservation in Almería (Andalusia). The congress has been organised by the Government of Andalusia, the Spanish Society of Biology of Plant Conservation and the University of Almeria, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Science and Innovation. 17 Sep 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=EB833BEB-5F5F-4C12-BF89-B56A1260C035 The Web of the Stop CO2 Euskadi initiative (www.stopco2euskadi.net) is already available in its English version. Boosted by the Basque Office on Climate Change, the project unites public bodies, private companies and citizens so as to reduce the CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. 16 Sep 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=E58A4232-1AFA-422E-BF65-8C2791899034 The Department of Environment, Territorial Planning, Agriculture and Fishing will use a total of 2,574,252 euros to fund companies from the Basque Autonomous Community which invest in environmental protection. The deadline to apply for the funds is September 30. 15 Sep 2009 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=70037A1F-5AEB-4369-8C7E-8C01D110FCE6 Ihobe, the Technical Secretariat of the Basque Climate Change Office, attended the 23rd edition of EnviroInfo, the conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the environment, which took place from 9 to 11 September at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin. 10 Sep 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=D942140F-4E2D-451F-8D46-F00D13D6552F The Government Council approved yesterday an agreement by which the Basque Autonomous Community accepts the principles, purposes and measures of the European Landscape Convention. 22 Jul 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=AAD260F9-9596-4EA6-9886-5F0A1CFE4867 The "Stop CO2 Euskadi" initiative has today launched its travelling campaign "Work it out" to get citizens to calculate their carbon dioxide emissions and become aware of the consequences posed by the threat of climate change. The campaign will be conducted mainly through a stand that will be touring different locations in the Basque Autonomous Community (region). Citizens who stop by it will be able to find out how much they are contributing to atmospheric warming. The Bizkaia Building of the Basque Government will be housing the "Stop Co2 Euskadi" stand as from today and until 17 July. Anyone interested is welcome to visit it and participate; it will be a starting point on a tour around companies, town/city councils and municipal premises and information will be provided at the appropriate moment at www.stopco2euskadi.net 07 Jul 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=04F7359B-22BC-4FEE-8201-280340585FBD Around 50 people attended the meeting held in the Auditorium of the Plaza Bizkaia building on 30 June. The papers of the session are available at www.udalsarea21.net. 03 Jul 2009 Municipio http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=D4C04188-0F09-4C7E-BDFD-202208742FF1 15.56% of the participating homes got used to take their own bag or shopping cart whenever they go shopping, and 84.44% do the same at least some times. Furthermore, the average use of the containers located in the streets has increased up to 68.25%, which means an increase of 9.49%. 29 Jun 2009 http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=9C209781-D1DF-49FE-AAF5-83C9E0B50810 The Basque Climate Change Office presented the climate change adaptation strategy for the Basque Country to the European Union in Brussels on 17 and 18 June. The presentation took place at an event organised by the EU's Directorate-General for the Environment to identify the best practices across the region in this field and to draw up a methodology for developing climate adaptation strategies. 22 Jun 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=5AF92445-AEFB-45FB-99F7-E758FFE5FFFD The Technical Secretariat of UDALSAREA 21 was present at the participatory governance session of the event held in Edmonton (Canada) from 14 to 18 June. 19 Jun 2009 Municipio http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=FF3DD165-4027-4881-921A-8EEF9BCEE751 The association of local governments for sustainability, ICLEI, identifies Ihobe as a benchmark for green public procurement. In an item published in issue 34 of its newsletter, ICLEI calls attention to the work undertaken by the Basque Country in this field and stresses the considerable potential of regional strategies and tools for the successful implementation of green procurement in the Basque Country. 19 Jun 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=869EFA11-A80C-44DC-BD75-3F2F1DBC3057 Within the framework of Udalsarea 21, Basque Network of Municipalities for Sustainability, the work group on Municipality and Climate has made some progress, and has elaborated, amongst other things, a city regulation model and a guide to write local strategies for fighting against climate change. 17 Jun 2009 Municipio http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=BCF091AD-22D5-473E-9BCE-E9D19AEDD656 Next 23rd June, a Conference will be held in the Euskalduna Conference Centre (Bilbao), under the motto 'The Public Administration and the Green Purchase and Contracting: sharing experience to learn and advance together'. The meeting, organized by the European Commission, together with Ihobe, aims to inform about the situation and the relevance of the Green Public Purchase in Europe and the Basque Autonomous Community, as well as to promote the exchange of successful experiences and discussions about the problems and solutions of purchasing or contracting products and services. 09 Jun 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=061F7D22-F28B-47B4-A3FE-4950451E83F4 Ihobe, together with Tecnalia, Innobasque, IK4 Alliance Research and the University of the Basque Country, has taken part in the Conference "Sustainable Development: a challenge for European research", which took place in Brussels, from 26th to 28th May, organized by the European Commission Directorate General for Research. 04 Jun 2009 http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=87E5AC31-E34D-46FA-9128-2992C33F5DF4 Ihobe will attend the conference "Sustainable Development: a challenge for European research" to be held in Brussels on 26-28 May. 22 May 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=E68E7ED3-3289-4378-A7EB-21315EA1311F The Public Society of the Ministry of Environment of the Basque Government, Ihobe, presented yesterday the Climate Change Knowledge Map, a pioneering initiative in the State. All the consolidated research groups of the BAC with regard to Climate Change have participated preparing and defining it, such as technological centres, universities and the BC3 - nearly 400 researchers have been working in various aspects of the Climate Change in the Basque Country. The Climate Change Knowledge Map is an innovative tool that allows identifying the detailed knowledge of all the technological and scientific agents that are working on this matter within the scope of the Basque Autonomous Community. 11 May 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=3C4B7D0A-A39B-4F92-8B3E-6FC449187353 Ihobe is going to participate in the European Food SCP Roundtable about the Sustainable Consumption and Production in the food and drink sector which will be set up in Brussels on May 6, 2009. This initiative will bring together major European food companies, as well as farmers, suppliers, retailers, producers and organizations representing the civil society. Moreover, the initiative aims to establish tools and methodologies to standardize and unify environmental assessment for products of the food and drink sector. 29 Apr 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=B973C2D8-599E-4916-A243-1438B0B405C7 The multimedia on climate change, co-produced by the Department of Environment and Land Planning of the Basque Government headed by Esther Larrañaga and eitb.com, has obtained one of the give golden awards granted this year in the Malofiej event, considered the Pulitzer of computer-generated imagery (CGI). Three were granted to the New York Times (NYtimes.com) and another one to marca.com. 02 Apr 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=2E436A14-FF7A-4B4A-A4D6-821261C046D2 Ihobe, together with Tecnalia, Innobasque, IK 4 and the University of the Basque Country, will promote the Basque Country as a eco-innovation centre in the "Sustainable development. A challenge for European research" conference, organized by the European Commission, which will take place in Brussels from 26th to 28th May. There will be around 400 participants. 25 Mar 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=3FCCA1CA-F8FF-4EB8-9469-A1F4BDA887C1 Environment specialist from research and technology centres, universities and public institutions of the Basque Autonomous Community will take part on the first meeting of the Basque Contact Point for Environment & Eco-Innovation on 27th March in Bilbao, with the aim of analysing how to bring Basque R+D+I to the European Union. The meeting will be led by Innobasque and Ihobe, public society of the Ministry of Environment and Land Use Planning of the Basque Government. 25 Mar 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=D5890BDF-3D26-4D47-8C2C-F32518B39B15 124 companies of the BAC will receive more than two and a half million euros for environmental improvement, thanks to the subsidies of the Ministry of Environment 05 Mar 2009 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=C0410154-94AE-4DCF-912B-0C4C4F198675 Ihobe's web page offers a new information service: a Newsletter of Conventions and Training that presents a selection of the best environmental events held on the international panorama. 03 Mar 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=C08A5B2E-C0AD-46A9-B0C8-0A6522207395 The minister of the Environment and Land Use Planning Department of the Basque Government, Esther Larrañaga, announced this morning, in Arrasate-Mondragón (Gipuzkoa), the environmental achievements of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the BAC. Those steps have been made due to the establishment of various measures for environmental improvement, through the Ekoscan Service, which is promoted by Ihobe, the public society of the department. 12 Feb 2009 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=5E8C962B-DFE2-41FB-B6BC-7DE83D45A566 Xabier Caño, Director-General of Ihobe, was the person in charge of presenting the first draft of the new Strategic Plan 2009-2012 in the IX series of the Suppliers and Alliances Forum 2009 held on February 3 in Bilbao and that attracted 125 companies, among supplier, collaborator and allied companies of this public society. 04 Feb 2009 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=12FE019D-3CEB-4DB0-9889-D2D0EA75AB3E 950.000 Euros will be distributed among the 18 eco-innovation projects selected at the announcement of the 2009 public and open request for tenders on Eco-innovation of the Public Society of he Ministry of Environment and Land Use Planning of the Basque Government. All the projects will be started at the Basque Autonomous Community and the environmental areas they will work on will be climate change, biodiversity, waste, sustainable products and consumption, polluted soils, innovation, environmental policies and local sustainability. After a preliminary selection of 154 ideas, 41 % of the offers have been awarded, and 23 % of them were presented by international consortiums. 28 Jan 2009 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=B46CDEF8-6BF5-4575-B187-94EB6AC0074E The Vicechancellor of the University of the Basque Country, Iñaki Goirizelaia, and the Minister of Environment and Land Use Planning, Esther Larrañaga, have signed a collaboration agreement to startup the Environmental Law Unit, through which the Basque Country will be provided with a group of environmental law reflection and analysis. 23 Jan 2009 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=FBA1B015-E09F-4C8F-8BB6-97C5DF9D2D23 Five organisations of the public health sector involved in the Ekoscan initiative have managed to remove the use of 6.7 kilograms of mercury - amount that can pollute 54 olympic-size swimming pools. Despite being the nonradioactive metal that has the highest toxicity rate, in the European Union (EU) 30 tons of mercury are yearly used for the manufacturing of thermometers. The five health organisations that have taken part in this initiative are four hospitals (San Eloy, Basurto, the Psychiatric Hospital of Zamudio and Bidasoa) and the Basque Health Service of Gipuzkoa Ekialde. 20 Jan 2009 Empresa Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=F0A8D750-5BD8-4F7C-B4AF-08C0D35EAAC9 The Euskadi Biodiversity Centre - Madariaga Tower has gone beyond the 10,000 visits since its opening in June last year. The Euskadi Biodiversity Centre - Madariaga Tower was created with the objective of boosting the sustainable use of Biodiversity as a spreading and awareness tool, meeting point and a point of environmental reference. 14 Jan 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=E91C9C2C-6E20-4C0C-B1BF-7ED71505F7E2 From now on, any public administration, company or citizen from the BAC will be able to join "Stop CO2 Euskadi - In Action Against Climate Change", a pioneering initiative promoted by the Basque Office on Climate Change that unites the public sector, the private sector and the citizens so as to reduce the CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. The Minister of Environment and Land Use Planning, Esther Larrañaga, on behalf of the Basque Office on Climate Change, in which other five ministries of the Basque Country take part, has presented this initiative in a ceremony held today in Bilbao before more than one hundred companies and institutions of the BAC. 14 Jan 2009 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=5B0639C8-8A42-44C4-80BF-ECC4F080A729 The European Office for the Environment (EEA-AEMA) has published its report of 2008 relating to the current and future tendencies of the greenhouse gases emissions in the European Union (EU). This publication means an important reference for the various countries as it establishes a comparison between the emissions registered and those planned for 2020. 23 Dec 2008 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=8DDFCEAE-7F47-4324-AE31-845B45942930 Bilbao, Donostia/San Sebastián, Durango and Beizama will stop emitting 1,500 tons of C02 per year and will make a more efficient exploitation of resources as they will stop consuming more than two million kWh per year. Everything thanks to the innovative and energy efficiency projects and of energy efficiency, the efficient use of renewable energies and the reduction of greenhouse gases, which will be subsidised by the Public Society Ihobe and by the Basque Organisation of Energy (EVE). These aids are framed within the agreement signed by both parties to fight against climate change in the municipal sphere. For 2009, EVE and Ihobe will republish this official announcement of grants to the Basque municipalities for an amount of another half million Euros. 18 Dec 2008 Municipio http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=4C80234B-E3B9-4229-ADB3-98ECBBED031F A delegation of the Basque Government, leaded by the Basque Minister of Environment Esther Larrañaga, is taking part since last December 7 in the XIV Conference of the ONU on Climate Change, which gathers experts and those responsible for the Environment from 192 countries since last December 1 to next December 12 in the Polish city of Poznan. 09 Dec 2008 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=4CF9A6DD-CACD-4695-8EC0-87C4A13D815C The General Directorate of Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunity of the European Community has commissioned an study to gather the ways in which the various European public administrations introduce social criteria in their contracting. The objective of this research is to prepare a guide on social purchase and public administration. 28 Nov 2008 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=FBACC982-318A-4314-B915-6D724B2EAB8D "The Colours of the Bay of Biscay" is the title of the underwater photography exhibition of Txomin Rivera that we could contemplate in the Euskadi Biodiversity Centre until next December 31. 20 Nov 2008 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=5BE04EFB-48D2-40E7-B129-CBC2C490F2C0 The Conference 'Noise? Let's Take Action' ("¿Ruido? Pasemos a la acción") brought together world-wide experts who reviewed some of the different plans of action developed in Europe for the sake of alleviating noises generated from the large agglomerations and infrastructures, last 7th November 2008 in the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) of Barakaldo. This event was organised by the Ministry of Environment and Land Use Planning of the Basque Government together with the Technological Centre and was hold within the framework of the Fair for a Sustainable Development GEO-2. 12 Nov 2008 Municipio http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=7554D5E5-22C7-4A6C-B29D-A0FD4758764C The Public Company Ihobe, from the Ministry of Environment and Land Use Planning of the Basque Government, will be present in the Third International Conference on Plastic Recycling Reccon 08 which will be hold in Bilbao on 19-21st November. This event is within a reference framework for the discussion and definition of strategies to be taken by the recycling industry, as well as a forum where all groups of interest surrounding this field will be raised. In this series, the conference will be focused on the recycling of plastic materials 05 Nov 2008 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=6F19644B-8071-4775-A5C5-8D8EE61BD338 The Public Company Ihobe, from the Ministry of Environment and Land Use Planning of the Basque Government, participates, together with AENOR, Fagor Electrodomésticos and other international experts in the working group which will develop an International ISO Standard on ecodesign, based on the UNE 150.301 Standard. 03 Oct 2008 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=66AC0548-5E35-44E4-93ED-339020D988A5 The Administrations of the Basque Country will be able to green their purchases in an easier and consistent way thanks to the Practical GPP Manual that has been published by both the Department of environment and urban planning and the Department of treasury and public administration of the Basque Government. 04 Sep 2008 Medio Ambiente http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=71E909E1-971D-4846-B2F4-DB527A124B4D The European Commission has recently published its Action plan on sustainable production and consumption and sustainable industrial policy " COM (2008) 397/3 after a wide and participative process where the Public Company Ihobe, from the Ministry of Environment and Land Use Planning, has been invited from its beginning by the Commission. 18 Jul 2008 Empresa http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=E2724FDA-AC29-4E51-9A0A-4213F5865FAD The Public Company Ihobe, from the Ministry of Environment and Land Use Planning, participates, together with the Geology and Mines Research Office (BRGM) from France, in the project "Implementation and enforcement of the environmental caquis focused on soil/subsoil protection and ecological reconstruction - RO 06 IB EN 03", intended to support the regional administration of Timis (Romania) to implement a policy for the protection and regeneration of polluted soils. 18 Jun 2008 Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=245B8A5B-1016-4588-A5AA-2BE076BAA5E0 IHOBE, the Public Society of Environmental Management, belonging to the Basque Government's Department of Environment and Land Use Planning, celebrated yesterday the 25th anniversary of the work it has developed improving the environment of the Basque Country. The event congregated more than 600 people at the Euskalduna building, in Bilbao. 04 Mar 2008 Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=3CB4A729-6CC5-47A1-AD8F-434784A14ED1 The fight against climate change and the reduction of the environmental impact of the products shall become the centre for the development of a good part of the 16 environmental innovation projects IHOBE shall start along 2008, as a result of the public tender which this public society calls for every year. In this edition, the high participation of foreign companies is remarkable. 21 Jan 2008 Empresa IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=203FC52F-BFCF-43D6-8B2F-705FA05EBF6E The public tenders recently published by IHOBE for the approval of printing houses, paper supply, stationery and computer equipment incorporate a series of environmental requirements which shall be demanded of the new suppliers to this public society of the Basque Government. 15 Jan 2008 Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=A2A0E98C-5FA5-4BA0-913E-64EF5F06BF22 The Council of the Basque Government passed last 26th December the "Solid Urban Waste Planning and Management Guidelines of the Basque Autonomous Community," after having reached agreement with the rest of the institutions involved as regards its content and incorporating the contributions gathered by means of a public information process. 03 Jan 2008 Municipio IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=C7AB2165-FC6E-4C7E-AC44-985731272D55 Last 27th December, the Minister of Environment and Land Use Planning of the Basque Government, Esther Larrañaga, presented in Bilbao the eleven environmental indicators which are used for measuring the advance or worsening of the main questions related to the environment in the Basque Autonomous Community. 03 Jan 2008 Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=458DA1C0-7DD7-4030-8ACD-BAE874316F70 A&B Laboratorios, Guardian Llodio, and Tuboplast Hispania have received the European Business Awards for the Environment in their Basque sections, that give recognition to the most advanced companies of the Basque Autonomous Community, from the environmental point of view. Besides, Metro Bilbao, Osakidetza, Coverclim and Cimas Innovación y Medio Ambiente have received a consolation prize in their respective categories. 05 Dec 2007 Empresa IHOBE, S.A. http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=5CA8DF07-FB53-4590-84F0-73C911C71F3C According to the last draft of the document, only those investment projects which have not been started shall be subsidized. Besides, the maximum financing percentage may be increased for certain types of projects. 04 Dec 2007 Empresa IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=09042A63-A882-43A8-A8A7-617911C94C28 After two years with the Ekoscan environmental certification promoted by IHOBE, the eight buildings depending on the General Resources Office of the Treasury Department of the Basque Government have started a new environmental challenge, as they have decided to obtain the ISO 14001 certification for 2008. 08 Nov 2007 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=EC4482B0-1159-4F19-9FE8-8ABFBA376947 Martin Gibson, manager of the British Envirowise Programme to save natural resources for the private sector of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, has visited the IHOBE Public Company, in order to exchange the good practices of environmental support for the Basque industry, and to agree joint work lines for industry and for the new challenges provoked by climate change. 24 Oct 2007 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=200973B7-1818-4623-8263-D9B93464FF7B The Green Purchase and Public Contracting (GPPC) is the purchase or contracting of goods and services considering not only the economic or technical aspects of the products, services or works to contract, but also their environmental behaviour. 11 Oct 2007 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=1BD70B67-9991-42B7-8DB1-468B752E4B37 The Manual Práctico de Legislación para la Industria Vasca 2007 (Practical Legislation Handbook for the Basque Industry 2007) is the third edition that the Public Society of Environmental Management (IHOBE) has made of this publication, due to the strong demand there is in the whole Basque industry. 21 Sep 2007 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=BF754867-3791-460F-AE07-A25D09890430 20 Jul 2007 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente EURACTIVE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=E38ECB36-B0B4-4AEB-B115-83960AEEE37A Carmakers should face fines for vehicles that fail to meet future EU CO2 emission limits, with manufacturers of even cleaner cars receiving financial rewards, according to a draft report by UK Liberal MEP Chris Davies, to be voted on later this year in Parliament 28 Jun 2007 Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=57F6DF08-45AD-4D8C-B5D7-A995C80ADD72 The Basque Government has edited the book "Bicycle as Means of Transport" written by Trinidad L. Vicente and Ibon Hormaetxe. 27 Jun 2007 Municipio Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=30CFBDBD-DAEE-423B-9138-8B1822B33815 The growing complexity of environmental subjects treated by IHOBE such as Climate change, Contaminated Soils and Ecodesign make necessary the preparation of young people in the leading universities and high-schools abroad so they can increase even more the innovation capacity of IHOBE's suppliers who perform the works for this Publicly Owned Company. 27 Jun 2007 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=FA60042E-34DD-4F7E-88D2-AAB32E9425C7 Around 60 people participated in the Forum on Construction and Demolition Wastes (CDW). This working group developed the actions to be integrated into the Non-Hazardous Wastes Plan of the Basque Country CAPV 2007-2010, in order to achieve the 70% recovery of the CDW, in line with the objectives that will be established in the Environmental Programme Framework 2007-2010. 20 Jun 2007 Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=E55FBCC1-0C9A-4097-8116-6B855A2188D2 EIMA, S.L., who implanted the Ekoscan methodology through the Ekoscan Programme 2006, received the "Best Environmental Initiative" Award last 5th June, on the International Day of Environment within the framework of the events scheduled on grounds of the Green Week, by the municipalities of Alto Urola. 14 Jun 2007 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=9D3672F8-CED4-4907-91D7-3215AA743115 According to Esther Larrañaga, Counsellor of the Department of Environment and Land Planning, this year's data (2006) verify what was proved by 2005 indicators, which represent three trends: firstly, the consolidation of the environmental quality improvement in most environments; secondly, the fact that the growth of environmental problems is slightly lower than the growth of economy itself; and thirdly, in spite of all that, the current model of production and consumption does not correspond to the sustainability horizon towards which we want to walk. 08 May 2007 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=88BDD90D-CA83-479D-8283-745317D1BB44 The future Biodiversity Centre of the Basque Country housed in Torre Madariaga will be open next autumn, with the basic purpose of promoting research and promote the diffusion of nature and environment in the region. 28 Mar 2007 Medio Ambiente Ecologic - Institute for International and European Environmental Policy http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=0BB29B4C-8C8D-4A19-A6DF-BAFEAC1CF72E This OECD-report analyses selected public expenditure programmes supporting environmental investments in water supply and sanitation in four OECD countries (Austria, Belgium, France and the German New Länder) with the goal of illustrating a variety of possible institutional arrangements for the management of water sector public expenditure programmes in transition economies. 15 Mar 2007 IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=76277B70-0096-495C-BE10-1E249F0DA23D The Department of Environment present a methodology elaborated according to the British government model, under the direction of Professor Anil Markandya. Its first case analyzes the additional impact attributed to climate change in Bilbao. It is a valuable tool because it will allow other public and private administrations and entities to calculate the economic costs associated to the climate transformation and to select cost-efficient adaptation measures. 15 Feb 2007 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=9AA4DDC0-CB38-4E49-808F-5BE4640AED79 The number of Basque companies with the EMAS certification of the Communitarian Management and Audit Scheme amounts to 37 with the last incorporations. 08 Feb 2007 Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=E6780DE3-6B1C-4E8C-9E58-843DADCCC002 The European Commission and the International Council, ICLEI of Local Governments for Sustainability, have awarded the work started by the Publicly Owned Company of Environmental Management, IHOBE, of the Department of Environment and Land Planning of the Basque Government, due to its implementation of sustainability criteria in the public invitation for supplies purchase. The Green Public Procurement award was delivered during the Public Procurement Seminar held in Avilés 18th January, due to their good practices regarding the "Purchase of office furniture with environmental criteria". 30 Jan 2007 Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=52BB9DBE-2E6C-40A4-9812-5885F48DB4A1 Redesigning a new refrigerator, reducing the environmental impact of a bottle cap, furniture for the elderly or a building project are some aspects described in the six new cases "Practical Cases of Environmental Excellence" edited by the Publicly Owned Company of Environmental Management, IHOBE. With these there are already 38 practical experiences included in the said publication by this entity. There, people can find good practices performed by Basque companies. 22 Jan 2007 Empresa IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=D84097A7-0C6A-40EE-8EA5-19344A69DD22 The green public procurement is already a reality in publicly owned companies of the Basque Country. The Community Administration started to introduce environmental criteria in the documents of public invitations to tender for the purchase of goods and services. 04 Jan 2007 Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=9F0C5722-0B3E-4E17-8C8D-81711ABC9031 The Publicly Owned Company of Environmental Management, IHOBE, will move its headquarters, in late December, to the new building of the Basque Government in Plaza Bizkaia in Bilbao next to the old Chamber of Commerce. 19 Dec 2006 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=5AC1597D-B992-4163-B5E7-12E68F42A9D3 With the agreement signed today by the Basque Aeronautical and Space sector there are already 9 volunteer agreements, that also achieved the reduction of material consumption (2,528 Tn); energy (12,395 megawatts/hour); water (1,886,978 m3); and wastes (52,241 Tn). 04 Dec 2006 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=29C0587B-FD9A-496C-849C-A4D068394553 The Handbook on Strategic Assessment Good Practices in the European Union, intends to provide the different agents operating in the scope of strategic environmental assessment with systemized and transferable knowledge on the practical improvements that can be currently found in the European Union. 01 Dec 2006 Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=CF9C5C2A-7062-4B13-866F-64BBC206748F An increasing number of companies rely on the Environmental Improvement Certification System, Ekoscan, as a useful device to support the development of environmental management policies. In 2006 the number of certified organizations grew up to 115 entities. 24 Nov 2006 Empresa IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=9D89790D-7858-4EAC-BBF4-7A609E9CCF93 Counsellors Larrañaga and Aguirre explained the axis of the Plan, which takes into account 6 large action programmes and a budget of almost 20 million euros. 26 Oct 2006 Municipio Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=9FBA7B2D-3D20-4D3B-B10F-402033660DE6 The Publicly Owned Company of Environmental Management, IHOBE, will present the Improvement Management System, Ekoscan in the meeting "Best Project on Environmental Management Systems in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises" arranged by DG- Enterprise, European Commission, which will be held on 6th December. 24 Oct 2006 Empresa Medio Ambiente Climate Change Office http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=6D0AE05F-5C71-4463-9BCD-0ABCE73E837E Cristina Narbona, Minister of Environment, presented the National Plan of Adaptation to Climate Change before the Council of Ministers. It foresees the assessment of the climate change impact on water resources, biodiversity and coastal areas. 10 Oct 2006 Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=C8A8B7CE-D2CC-45E2-84BE-191316508D97 Since 1st September, Xabier Caño González is the new General Manager of the Publicly Owned Company of Environmental Management, IHOBE, within the Department of Environment and Land Planning of the Basque Government. Prior to accessing IHOBE's management, Xavier Caño worked as Legal Consultant for the Environment and Land Planning Counsellor, Esther Larrañaga, and coordinated the Basque Office for Climate Change. He will still be in charge of this office from his management position in the said publicly owned company. 20 Sep 2006 Municipio Empresa Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=C9914BE7-4423-4BB5-A26F-DF1FA2AF1EF6 How to obtain economic and environmental profit by means of clean technologies. 28 Jul 2006 Empresa IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=98A5D9CF-B071-433E-B13F-F1B16DF8B1BA Tolosa has recently started the Tolosa 2015 project, a strategic project within the local sustainability framework. 21 Jul 2006 Municipio Medio Ambiente Mobilityweek http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=31D45F07-1B76-417C-8713-59B033A93042 The European Union, through its Environment Commission, provides a web space every year where all the information about this event can be found. The event will take place between the 16th and the 22nd September 2006. 13 Jul 2006 Municipio Medio Ambiente Bizkaia.net http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=FDF5DA23-92B4-45E5-803E-67940FF36BD9 The Department of Environment and the Berohi cooperative society will sign a collaboration agreement for the installation of specific bins in the towns and cities of the territory for the selective collection and recycling of textile waste. 06 Jul 2006 Municipio Medio Ambiente IHOBE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=E098135B-A45C-4356-BB95-A5EF4DA62CBC Esther Larrañaga gave the diplomas regarding this environmental improvement standard to the 52 companies that obtained them in 2006. In her opinion, these data show the compatibility among economic, social and environmental development. 21 Jun 2006 Empresa Medio Ambiente EVE http://www.ihobe.net/Pags/AP/AP_Noticias/hemeroteca.asp?cod=12856D30-97AF-42A4-98C6-4F63493471F3&hIdIdioma=I&hId=E73E5E79-2075-42B9-9DF2-F0EEF4030C78 Azterlan has opened up a geothermic exploitation in the Basque Country, thanks to the installation started up by the EVE (Basque Energy Board) and the Centre for the Energy and Mining Saving and Development (Cadem). 21 Jun 2006 Municipio Medio Ambiente