News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Astana promotes green growth and sustainable development
Publishing date: 23 September 2011
ASTANA, 23 September 2011 – Promoting the principles of a green economy and sustainable development was the focus of a series of OSCE-supported events held during the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment for Europe which concluded in Astana today...
OSCE supports Central Asian young leaders in sustainable development
Publishing date: 15 September 2011
ALMATY, 15 September 2011- Twenty-five young development and environmental management professionals from state, business, non-governmental and academic organizations across Central Asia are taking part in a three-day training course as part of the Second Central Asian Leadership Programme on Environment for Sustainable Development which started today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Astana...
Winners of 2011 OSCE photo contest on sustainable transport and energy announced
Publishing date: 14 September 2011
Finding environmentally-friendly ways to produce energy, and transport goods and people, is crucial in safeguarding our future. A photo contest organized by the 2011 Lithuanian Chairmanship of the OSCE and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities in May–July encouraged professional and amateur photographers to demonstrate their visions of the development of sustainable energy and transport—the theme of the 19th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum held in Prague on 14-16 September 2011...
Bold action needed to develop sustainable energy and transport, say OSCE conference participants
Publishing date: 14 September 2011
PRAGUE, 14 September 2011 – Sustainable, efficient and environmentally friendly energy and transport policies are the focus of a three-day OSCE conference that opened today in Prague...
OSCE helps to fight wildfires in Armenia
Publishing date: 14 September 2011
YEREVAN, 14 September 2011 – Assessing the risk of wildfires and developing and implementing national fire management policies was the focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable meeting in Yerevan today...
OSCE promotes conservation payment for ecosystem services in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 8 September 2011
ASTANA, 8 September 2011 – Charging for ecosytem services to invest in more coherent and effective nature conservation is the focus of a two-day OSCE-organized workshop that started in Astana today...
OSCE holds workshop on tackling illegal trafficking of environmentally-sensitive commodities
Publishing date: 7 September 2011
ASHGABAT, 7 September, 2011 – Experts and officers from Turkmenistan’s State Customs and Border Services and from the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan are taking part in an OSCE-supported workshop on detecting and preventing illegal transboundary trafficking of waste and other environmentally-sensitive commodities that opened in Ashgabat today...