Tuesday, 10. 11. 2015

Planet Earth-Friendly Municipality 2015

For the fourth consecutive year the City of Ljubljana has been awarded the title Planet Earth-Friendly Municipality.

The awards given by the Planet Earth Society were traditionally presented during the opening of the Nature-Health Fair at the GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Again this year, the panel comprised of experts from the Slovenia Forest Service, the Agriculture Directorate at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, the National Institute of Public Health, the Factory of Sustainable Tourism GoodPlace, the GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, the Environmental Research Institute, the ZRMK Building and Civil Engineering Institute, the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation, the Institute for Safe Play and the Planet Earth Society has selected municipalities which have for their work in the field of forest protection, local self-sufficiency, noise pollution, sustainable tourism, fairs, waste management, energy, nature protection, safety in playgrounds and environmental communication received the highest score and with it the title Planet Earth-Friendly Municipality 2015.