Together with the advisory council for water ecology of the “Deutscher Anglerverband” (German Fishing Federation), the German Naturefriends designated the Emscher in North Rhine-Westphalia the River Landscape of the Year 2010/2011.

Seven demands as an extension to the La Palma declaration

1. Starlight and untainted night sky

EEB (European Environmental Bureau) publishes a vision for a new EU biodiversity policy
2010 is a critical year for the EU with a new European Parliament and a new European Commission starting their mandate and tackling a truly global crisis:

For decades scientist have been warning of the consequences of the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of species, but the loss of habitats and biodiversity still proceeds at an alarming rate. A new report should be a last wake-up call for politics, economy and society, arguing on the economic level: