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President Áder asks Constitutional Court for review of waste management law
President János Áder has asked the Constitutional Court for a review of an amendment proposal to a law on waste management approved by parliament last week.
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Eurasian lynx roams free in Hungary
The volcanic Börzsöny mountains provide a home to one of the world’s rarest cats, the Eurasian lynx
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President Áder calls for cross-parliamentary cooperation on climate strategy
The president said the issue should stand above party politics and Hungary has “both the reason and the possibility” to create a “brave and ambitious” climate policy
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President Áder: Climate change is the biggest threat to mankind
Climate change is “clearly visible”, the president said. “Despite repeated expressions of political will, joint action has yet to be taken,” he added
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OECD reports Hungary's “significant progress” in environmental policies, defines new goals
In the latest OECD environmental performance review, the official body said Hungary needs to use more renewable energy sources and step up efforts to address air and water pollution
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President Áder opens photo exhibition to highlight climate change
Budapest’s Hungarian Natural History Museum is showcasing more than 50 photographs by Tibor Kércz and Csaba Komáromi to mark Earth Day
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President Áder warns of water crisis during 8th World Water Forum in Brasília
Citing data from a report by the High-Level Panel on Water, President Áder said that two out of five people now live in water-stressed regions
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Hungary to help tackle climate change by launching the Blue Planet (Kék Bolygó) Foundation
President Áder said that the foundation was set up using 234,400 GBP left to the Hungarian president by electrical engineer Miklós Balázs, who died in Manchester, England in 2013
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Beware of the stink bug
The alien marmorated stink bug will be more visible in Hungary throughout the year rather than just at night when the lights come on
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President Áder meets with Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf to discuss the environment
The leaders met during World Water Week and discussed ocean pollution, overfishing and Sweden’s commitments to fighting climate change made at the 2015 Paris climate summit
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President Áder said the global water crisis has become a “threatening reality”
The president said the number of water-related disasters and the damage caused by them had increased exponentially in recent years
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The lynx roams wild in Hungary
Carnivore expert Ádám Szabó had been following and studying the big cat since 2010 and had captured video footage of it roaming the North Hungarian Mountains
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President Áder pushes forward with Hungary's sustainable development plans
Hungarian European Business Council members presented President Áder with the best practices aimed at sustainable development