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Establishment and Enforcement of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Control Regulations in Zambia
(Zambia National Ozone Unit, 2007)
Zambia being a Party to the Vienna Convention has met one of the major Montreal Protocol’s objectives which demands that each Party establishes and operationalise control measures in the production and consumption of Ozone ...
A Regional Overview & Assessment of Marine Litter Related Activities in the Western Indian Ocean Region
(2007)
The study aims to collate existing information about marine litter in the Region and use it to determine whether or not there is a need to be concerned, and to recommend a way forward.
Mercury Fate and Transport in the Global Atmosphere: Measurements, Models and Policy Implications Report - Interim Report of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Mercury Air Transport and Fate Research Partnership Area
(2008)
A report from the Mercury Air Transport and Fate Research partnership area to contribute to the UNEP Global Mercury Atmospheric Assessment (2008) and focused on sources of atmospheric mercury emissions, spatial coverage ...
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 ...
Environmental Health Plan - 2006-2015
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2006)
It is reportedly known that the quality of life has been improving in recent years, but a public health crisis due to environmental pollution increases as well every year. Since the arrival of new millenium in 2000, ...
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 - Allbaro (Online Waste Disposal Verification System)
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2008)
In 1999, the Korean Ministry of Environment (MOE) introduced a waste disposal verification system to prevent illegal waste disposal. When the system was first introduced, paper vouchers were used. The system allowed ...
Methyl bromide alternatives for North African and Southern European countries
(UNEP, 2000)
This publication is the proceedings of the workshop on Methyl Bromide Alternatives of North African and Southern European Countries that was held from 26-29 May 1998 in Rome, Italy. The publication highlights the key ...
Vital GEO graphics
(UNEP, 2009)
Vital GEO Graphics is an electronic booklet that is based on the UNEP publication Global Environment Outlook 4 (GEO-4). This is one of many publications produced within the popular Vital Graphics series. The aim is to ...
UNEP 2007 annual report
(UNEP, 2008)
This summary of UNEP's activities in 2007 provides an overview of the organization's contribution to the fight against climate change in a year in which unequivocal evidence established that global warming is the defining ...