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Best LIFE Nature Projects 2010

January 27, 2012ecoartscotlandBudget, Curators, Download Pdf, Ecology, Edge Research, Fremantle, Iberian Lynx, International Networks, Life Co, Lynx, Natural Woodlands, Nature Projects, Nbsp, Research Associate, Robert Gordon University, School Of Art, Scientists, Strand, Suitable Conditions, Theoretical Texts

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The EU LIFE programme includes the â€˜Natureâ€™ strand and for a number of years the best ten projects have been highlighted in a publication. The 2010 publication (download pdf) includes projects to promote suitable conditions for the Iberian lynx as well as restoring critically rare natural woodlands. LIFE co-funded a total of 1,256 projects between 1992 and 2010, with a total budget of more than â‚¬2 billion.

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It has been established by Chris Fremantle, producer and research associate with On The Edge Research, Grayâ€™s School of Art, The Robert Gordon University. Fremantle is a member of a number of international networks of artists, curators and others focused on art and ecology.
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Theatres Trust announces ECOVENUE project

September 30, 2009Ashden DirectoryAnniversary, Budget, Carbon Emissions, Certificates, Climate Change, Energy Use, Environmental Advice, Environmental Issues, Erdf, European Regional Development, European Regional Development Fund, Information Contact, Initiative, Large Scale, Mayor Of London, Mcdougall, Org Uk, Regional Development Fund, S Green, Theatres In London

Theatres Trust announced a new three-year programme, called ECOVENUE, to provide environmental advice and assessments to 48 small scale theatres in London. The announcement was made on 14 September, the first anniversary of the Mayor of London’sÂ Green Theatre Initiative.

The programme will be funded by theÂ European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and will receive Â£450,000 over three years.

After theÂ Mayor’s Theatre Plan was announced last year, many large-scale theatres signed up to reduce their carbon emissions by 65% by 2025, but the smaller theatres did not have the budget to participate. With this grant, smaller venues will be able to apply for help to address environmental issues associated with climate change, and to reduce their energy use and to achieve Display Energy Certificates (DECs).

The Trust will be inviting theatres to apply, and details will be advertised in the coming months.

For more information, contact Suzanne McDougall
suzanne.mcdougall@theatrestrust.org.uk

Manchester Festival announces programme: itâ€™s good

March 24, 2009news, RSA Arts & Ecology10m, Budget, Commisions, Commissions, Decisions, Ecology, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Environmental Sanity, Festivals, Gustav Metzger, Jonathan, Jonathan Mills, Manchester Festival, Manchester International, Plea, RSA Arts & Ecology, Sculpture, Trees

The second Manchester International Festival released its 2009 programme this week. It’s turning into the the best multi-platform arts festival in the UK – but then the size of its budget – a whopping Â£10m this year – probably helps with that. That said, they’re making great artistic decisions. While the Edinburgh International Festival is clearly on the up under Jonathan Mills, Manchester is setting a great standard in new commissions.

And obviously chosing to put an image for Gustav Metzger’s new plea for environmental sanity Flailing Trees, which is one of those commisions, on the cover shows a kind of ethical intent which other festivals need to match.

More about Metzger’s sculpture here.

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