INFECTIOUS DISEASES CAPITALIZING ON ENVIRONMENTAL DECLINE,

 

UNEP FINDS IN LATEST GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT YEARBOOK

 

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NAIROBI, 21 February (UNEP) -- Scientists are linking a rise in new and previously suppressed infectious diseases with the dramatic environmental changes now sweeping the planet.

UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL/GLOBAL MINISTERIAL ENVIRONMENT FORUM

 

TO MEET, 21 - 25 FEBRUARY

Climate-Friendly Civil Society Conference Gives Delegates Guilt-Free Travel

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TWENTY-THIRD GOVERNING COUNCIL FOCUSES ON ENVIRONMENT,

 

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

 

Protecting Environment:  Thread

That Runs through Millennium Development Goals

(Reissued as received.)

Kyoto Protocol Event

PARTICIPANTS IN SPECIAL EVENT MARKING ENTRY INTO FORCE OF KYOTO PROTOCOL

 

STRESS NEED FOR ACTION TO COUNTER GLOBAL WARMING

 

Sharing of Clean-Energy Technology,

Emissions Trading Schemes among Issues Discussed

CANADA TO HOST ANNUAL CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE, 28 NOVEMBER – 9 DECEMBER 2005

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WORLDWIDE CELEBRATIONS TO MARK KYOTO PROTOCOL'S ENTRY INTO FORCE 16 FEBRUARY

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BONN, 10 February (UNFCCC) -- Across the globe, a series of official events will be held on 16 February 2005 to celebrate the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol.

UN-BACKED TV CAMPAIGN PROMOTES PUBLIC TRANSPORT AS SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL ALTERNATIVE

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PARIS, 8 February (UNEP) -- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) have joined forces to promote the environmental and lifestyle benefits of public transport in a new television campaign.

Negotiations begin on international regime for access

 

to genetic resources, benefit-sharing

 

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MONTREAL, 1 February (Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat) -- Representatives from the 188 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will start negotiating a global regime on access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing at a one-week meeting in Bangkok from 14 to 18 February.

Convention on Biological Diversity to discuss island biodiversity,

 

2010 target, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

 

SBSTTA Meets in Bangkok, Thailand, 7 to 11 February

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unep executive director calls for greater integration of environmental

 

issues in disaster preparedness, response

Environmental Impact of Tsunami Could Be High, He Tells Conference

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