Some references



"Images of the green movement dominated by activists spiking the wheels of industry could be a thing of the past, if the GreenFactshas its way. Stakeholder dialogue, clear communication and co-operation are the new mantras driving the environment and health debate."



Source:
www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/headlines/news/article_03_06_20_en.html
 




"Better communication of the scientific facts on environment and health issues will lead to more rational debates and sounder policy decisions is, in fact, GreenFacts's vision. (...) This non-advocacy group contributes to stakeholder dialogue and publishes authoritative scientific information on health and the environment."

Source:
www.health.fgov.be/WHI3/krant/krantarch2003/kranttekstjune3/030623m07eu.htm



"SCIENTISTS ARE FROM MARS, THE PUBLIC IS FROM VENUS
That is what one of the delegates concluded after a discussion on communicating science to a wider audience including decision-makers, during the GreenFactsannual conference."


Source:
www.iucn.org/info_and_news/press/newoctober03.htm





"The conference entitled 'Conveying Science into Policy', and it brought together environment and health stakeholders, journalists, policy makers and science communicators to discuss the relationship between the way scientific information is communicated and the political decision-making process."


Source:
www.euractiv.com/cgi-bin/cgint.exe/1214609-68?204&OIDN=1506474&-home=home




"GreenFacts's main objective is the publication of a multilingual website which presents unbiased summaries of reference scientific documents on environment and health issues."


Source:
Paper Press

More references on: www.greenfacts-organization.org/main/press-book/index.htm