Promoting a prosperous and attractive European countryside.

The ELO's national constituent organizations in the enlarged European Union and in the Candidate Countries represent millions of landowners throughout Europe. The ELO seeks to develop European solutions to the challenges which will face European decision-makers in the years to come, in particular now that the European Union has welcomed ten new Member States. At the same time the ELO, supported by its Secretariat in Brussels, is best placed to advise on draft European legislation which affects those who live and work in the countryside.

For ELO, Carbon Sequestration has to be rewarded in accordance with its significant contribution to emission reduction targets. This is why ELO and the CLA, together with the University of East Anglia, launched a research project monitoring the greenhouse gas impact of land management activities: the CLIO/CALM project. CALM means Carbon Accounting for Land Managers. It is a web-based calculator to help land managers work out the balance of greenhouse gases emitted by their farming business, and carbon stored in their trees and soil.

To check your carbon calculator, please click on http://www.calm.cla.org.uk/

About Countdown 2010

 

Countdown 2010 is a unique time-bound platform that brings together actors from a wide range of sectors to collaborate and develop a coherent approach to reach the 2010 biodiversity target. More than 700 partners include governments, NGOs, international institutions and agencies, companies and local authorities that have committed to taking direct action to save biodiversity. Countdown 2010 Secretariat works together with its partners to build the momentum towards 2010 and chart the way forward beyond 2010.

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Find out how on our website:www.countdown2010.net

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