Environmental issues and sustainable development

UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE AGREES ON FUTURE

CRITICAL STEPS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE

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MONTREAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE BEGINS WITH STRONG CALLS FOR ACTION

MONTREAL, 28 November -- The United Nations Climate Change Conference began here today with strong calls for action on the part of the Conference President, Canadian Environment Minister Stéphane Dion, and the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat.

156 STATES PARTIES TO KYOTO PROTOCOL TO HOLD FIRST EVER HISTORIC MEETING

AT UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN MONTREAL , 28 NOVEMBER – 9 DECEMBER

Parties Expected to Adopt Decisions to Complete Protocol’s ‘Rule Book’

INTERNATIONAL OZONE DAY TO MARK SIGNING OF MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON 16 SEPTEMBER

Vienna Convention to Celebrate

Two Decades of Protecting Ozone Layer on 21 September

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ACHIEVEMENT OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS REQUIRES CONSERVATION,

SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

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NEW UNEP GUIDEBOOK LAUNCHED ON PRODUCING EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNS

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WATER FOR NEAR HALF OF WORLD'S POPULATION UNDER THREAT AT ROOF OF WORLD

Conservation of Watersheds Urgently Needed

To Reduce Increasing Floods, Human, Biodiversity Losses

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UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME, 2006 FOOTBALL WORLD CUP ORGANIZERS

SIGN HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

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NAIROBI, 6 September (UNEP) -- A “green team” will be taking part in next year's World Cup to ensure that football's top tournament is the most environmentally-friendly ever.

POVERTY WILL MAKE GREAT APES HISTORY -- WORLD’S FIRST ATLAS

OF GREAT APES REVEALS HUMAN STRUGGLE BEHIND APES’ PLIGHT

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NIGER , NIGERIA ’S NATURAL CAPITAL VITAL FOR FIGHTING PESTILENCE, DROUGHT

New Project Helps Communities Manage, Restore Fragile Land, Forest , Water Supplies

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