Government to invest revenue from sales of emission credits in development of wind energy and public transport 29. July 2010 At its session today, the Government of the Republic approved draft sale and purchase agreements for Estonia’s unused pollution quota AAUs (Assigned Amount Units), which are being entered into with the Kingdom of Spain and the Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). With the entry into force of these transactions the government will have sold AAUs to the value of one billion kroons in 2010, which is twice as much as planned in the annual budget.

Baltic Ministers of the Environment meet in Latvia 3. June 2010 From 3 to 4 June, Jaanus Tamkivi, Minister of the Environment, attends the meeting of the Baltic Council of Ministers (BCM) in Dagda, Latvia, to discuss environmental issues with his Latvian and Lithuanian colleagues.

International conference on nature conservation to be held in Tallinn 27. May 2010 On Thursday, 27 May, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia, will open a three-day international scientific conference on “Nature Conservation beyond 2010” in the KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn.

Eerik Kumari Award for Nature Conservation Won by Geology Professor Rein Einasto 10. May 2010

Minister of the Environment: additional surveys needed in Nabala 4. May 2010 Today, on May 4, Jaanus Tamkivi, Minister of the Environment, had a second meeting with the leaders of Kose, Saku, Kohila and Kiili rural municipalities and local representatives to discuss the need for additional surveys in Nabala.