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Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Metal Waste Recycling Plans
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2011)It is expected that the amount of metal waste generation would be increased over time. Although precious metals and other nonferrous metals retrievable in metal wastes have huge economic value, such precious metals have ... -
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Natural Gas Vehicles Promotion Program in Urban Areas
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2008)With the increase of motor vehicles on the road in Korea, transportation has become a significant source of air pollution. In particular, diesel vehicles emit large amounts of particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen oxide ... -
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Policies on Conservation of the DMZ District Ecosystem
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2007)The Korean Peninsula has been divided by the 248km-long Military Demarcation Line (MDL) from East to West across the areas of Ggeutseum Ganghwa-gun, and Myeongho-ri Goseong-gun since the end of the Korean War in 1953. Along ... -
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Policies on Promoting Environmental Industries and International Cooperation
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2007)Due to the seriousness of environmental issues being raised as a result of the effects of rapid industrialization countries all over the world have been making significant investments in developing technologies related to ... -
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Recyclable Resources Market in Korea
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2013)Lately, the optimized waste management system has moved into its stabilization phase, but the quantity of wastes continues to increase, thus accentuating the need to reinforce a policy for promoting the recycling of wastes. ... -
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - The Second Framework Plan for Hazardous Chemicals Management(2006~2010)
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2007)In accordance with Article 6 of the Toxic Chemicals Control Act Ministry of Environment established in 2001 a Framework Plan for Hazardous Chemicals Control which was drawn up to be updated every five years. The Framework ... -
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Volume-Based Waste Fee System
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2003)In order to reduce waste generation at the source and maximize waste recycling, the Korean government introduced the Volume-Based Waste Fee (VBWF) system in 1995. In Korea, local municipalities have a responsibility to ... -
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Water Quality Monitoring Using IT
(Ministry of Environment Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2010)The water quality monitoring systems based on Water Quality Tele-Monitoring System (Water TMS) and Internet Protocol-Ubiquitous Sensor Network (IP-USN) are the representative IT based water management systems in Korea. ... -
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin -Greenstart Movement
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2013)The Ministry of Environment has been developing a nationwide Greenstart movement since 2008 to realize low carbon green growth as a national vision and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions effectively. The Greenstart movement ... -
Largest Fire in Israel's History Consistent with Climate Change Predictions - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) January 2011
(2011-01)A wildfire in early December, described as the largest in Israel's history, burned nearly 2000 ha of pine and oak forest surrounding Mt. Carmel. The fire is consistent with predictions made by Israel's ministry of environment ... -
Latest News from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership - January 2024
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Latest News from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership - June 2021 (Newsletter #4)
(2021-06)In this edition, learn more about call for comments on draft guidance on Customs Codes, upcoming meetings of the Mercury in Products and Mercury Waste Management Partnership Areas and recent events, including webinar on ... -
Latest News from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership - March 2021 (Newsletter #3)
(2021-03)In this edition, get insights from the 11th meeting of the Partnership Advisory Group (15-16 December 2020), learn about recent and upcoming Partnership Area meetings, workshops and latest useful resources, welcome Celia ... -
Latest News from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership - November 2020 (Newsletter #2)
(2020-11)As the world is facing the current Covid-19 pandemic, the Global Mercury Partnership is taking its activities online a step further: following the expert consultations on mercury from non-ferrous metals mining and smelting ... -
Latest News from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership – April 2023
(2023-04)As we move through the year, stay up to date with the activities of this first quarter of 2023, and get ready for upcoming ones. On the agenda for the next few months are, among others, the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm ... -
Latest News from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership – February 2022
(2022-02)In this edition, learn more about the upcoming twelfth meeting of the Partnership Advisory Group taking place in March, as well as latest news from Partnership Areas, and welcome Zaigham Abbas (Ministry of Climate Change, ... -
Latest News from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership – January 2023
(2023-01)This first edition of the new year will take you through insights from the Thirteenth Meeting of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group (PAG-13), as well as a number of recent and upcoming events. You will also ... -
Latest News from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership – July 2023
(2023-07)This new edition of our newsletter will bring you the latest headlines, upcoming activities and recent events. You will find more information about annual meetings of your Partnership Areas, such as recently of the Mercury ... -
Latest News from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership – June 2022
(2022-06)In this new edition, learn more about recent and upcoming events, latest mercury-related publications and initiatives, including interactive tools and meet our new members. Good reading! -
Latest News from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership – November 2022
(2022-11)In this edition, learn about recent and upcoming events, latest mercury-related publications and initiatives, and meet our new members. Good reading!