Press Release: Commission proposes European strategy for the sustainable use of natural resources

The European Commission proposed on 21 December 2005 a strategy aimed at achieving more sustainable use of natural resources. The objective is to reduce environmental impacts associated with resource use in Europe and globally in a growing economy. The impacts of unsustainable resource use include, for example, climate change as a result of fossil fuel use and overexploitation of clean water, soil and certain fish stocks. The strategy will focus on improving knowledge, developing monitoring tools and fostering strategic approaches in specific economic sectors, Member States and internationally. The strategy is one of the seven 'thematic' strategies required under the 6th Environment Action Programme (2002-2012) and closely linked to the waste thematic strategy, which was also adopted on 21 December 2005.

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European Commission: Memo: MEMO/05/497 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/497&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

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