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The Environment Protection Department, accountable to the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas, was established to oversee environment protection and exploitation of natural resources after Lithuania restored its independence in 1990. In 1996, the Department was reorganized into Ministry of Environmental Protection. [4]
The Baltic nation of Lithuania is home to several protected areas, which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The total area of Lithuania’s protected terrestrial territories is 11,028 km 2 (4,258 sq mi), which amounts to approximately 17.04% of the country’s territory.
The Baltic Assembly (BA) is a regional organisation that promotes intergovernmental cooperation between Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. It attempts to find a common position in relation to many international issues, including economic, political and cultural issues. The decisions of the assembly are advisory.
Before 1 June 2013, the department was a separate agency on its own known as the Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (EMHI). [2] Estonian Weather Service's webpage offers a 4-day-forecast (also in Russian and English), week forecast and month forecast (only in Estonian). Page also has a radar, model forecast and warnings.
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The European Environment Agency (EEA) produces assessments based on quality-assured data on a wide range of issues from biodiversity, air quality, transport to climate change. These assessments are closely linked to the European Union's environment policies and legislation and help monitor progress in some areas and indicate areas where ...
The active struggle of Lithuanians against the Teutonic Order prevented the Livonian Order from enslaving the Estonians (and Latvians) and encouraged their resistance.The victory of the Lithuanians in the Battle of Šiauliai (1236) encouraged the Saaremaa residents to revolt, and in the Battle of Durbe (1260) - other Estonians too. 1270 In the Battle of Karuse (Western Estonia), the Lithuanian ...
The Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) is an Asian–European political dialogue forum to enhance relations and various forms of cooperation between its partners.It was officially established on 1 March 1996 at the 1st ASEM Summit (ASEM1) in Bangkok, Thailand, by the then 15 Member States of the European Union (EU) and the European Commission, the then 7 Member States of the Association of Southeast ...