1. Transatlantic policy options for climate adaptation in the marine Arctic - Expert Workshop Synthesis Report
2. Beyond GDP website now in three languages
3. Rural Areas - People - Innovative Development (RAPIDO) - Workshop results
4. Global Climate Change and the Fragmentation of International Law - Publication
5. A River Runs Through It: Transboundary Water in the Amudarya Basin - Publication
6. Environmental Technologies, Training and Awareness-Raising (ETTAR) - Project results online
7. Yearbook Ecology 2009 - Publication
8. Web Programmer - Employment

1. Transatlantic policy options for climate adaptation in the marine Arctic - Expert Workshop Synthesis Report
On 11-12 September 2008 in Berlin, Germany, Arctic TRANSFORM held an Expert Workshop, which brought together more than 50 experts on Arctic policy in the areas of environmental governance, indigenous peoples, hydrocarbons, shipping, and fisheries. The workshop was designed to examine policy options for confronting the rapid changes occurring in the Arctic. The workshop synthesis report summarises the key policy insights that emerged during the workshop. Emphasis is placed on cross-sectoral synergies, stakeholder participation, and governance options in the Arctic. The Expert Workshop Synthesis Report, along with supporting background papers prepared for the workshop, are available for download on the project website.
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2. Beyond GDP website now in three languages
Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the conference Beyond GDP: Measuring progress, true wealth, and the well-being of nations. Ecologic continues to contribute to the Beyond GDP initiative and is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Beyond GDP website. French- and German-language content has been added. The newly expanded site makes the extensive resources related to the conference widely accessible to the public. In addition to its work providing website design and content, Ecologic has produced the Beyond GDP newsletter, which will provide periodic updates regarding the Beyond GDP initiative and related indicator developments.
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3. Rural Areas - People - Innovative Development (RAPIDO) - Workshop results
During the 2nd RAPIDO workshop in Vila Real, Portugal, project partners presented research results covering the following topic areas:  job creation and environmental technologies in rural areas, the role of the European Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP), and relevant actors, networks and key factors for success for innovation in rural areas. Workshop participants gained valuable insight from four outside experts and from a representative of the related FP6 project, IN-SIGHT. The workshop discussions will result in a series of policy recommendations illustrated by case study examples. The workshop presentations are available for download.
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4. Global Climate Change and the Fragmentation of International Law - Publication
No international regime operates in complete isolation from other regimes and the wider body of international law. Conflicts and tensions, but also potential synergies, are inevitable consequences of regime coexistence. Such interactions are particularly apparent in the case of the climate regime, which is analysed in Michael Mehling’s article in relation to the international law on biodiversity protection and free trade.
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5. A River Runs Through It: Transboundary Water in the Amudarya Basin - Publication
Looking at the Amadurya river basin in Central Asia, Ecologic’s Nicole Kranz, Holger Gerdes and Cornelius Laaser elaborate in this article on how the NeWater project assists with the development of new water governance tools in transboundary river basins. The article was published in the Fall 2008 issue of Schlossplatz³, by the Hertie School of Governance.
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6. Environmental Technologies, Training and Awareness-Raising (ETTAR) - Project results online
The ETTAR project identified the current status of and obstacles to a greater deployment of environmentally friendly technologies in freight transport. Having ETTAR now coming to an end, project manager Dr. Grit Martinez (Ecologic) concludes that stakeholder consultations indicated that environmental technologies are not sufficiently used in the transport sector, partially due to a lack of knowledge and clear information. ETTAR’s results are gathered in background notes, summaries, policy briefs and an e-learning specification. All documents are available for download.
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7. Yearbook Ecology 2009 - Publication
The Yearbook Ecology 2009 was published at the beginning of September 2008. Ecologic is one of the institutes supporting this yearbook. This year's focus is on the loss of biological diversity.
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8. Web Programmer - Employment
Our Berlin office is currently looking for a Web Programmer in the area of communication and web design.
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