Environmental issues and sustainable development

assessment of proposed changes to international

wildlife trade rules issued in geneva

Major Conference to Make Regulatory Decisions under Convention

On Trade in Endangered Species to Be Held in Bangkok 2 - 14 October

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Climate change talks resume in Bonn

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BONN, 14 June (UNFCCC) -- Delegates from the 188 member countries of the United Nations Climate Change Convention will meet here from 16 to 25 June to prepare for a major ministerial conference to be held in Buenos Aires next December.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECIDES ON NEW DATES FOR MAURITIUS

INTERNATIONAL MEETING:  10 - 14 JANUARY 2005

Opportunity to SupportSmallIslands That Must

Not Be Missed, Says Meeting’s Secretary-General, Anwarul Chowdhury

GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESS FIRMS, DONORS MEET IN GENEVA

ON GLOBAL CLEAN-UP OF TOXIC PCBS

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GENEVA, 10 June (UNEP) -- Governments, donor agencies and commercial firms from around the world are meeting here for two days to promote international efforts to rid the world of PCBs, one of 12 highly toxic chemicals targeted for elimination by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

Progress reported in implementation of international fishing code;

Responsible fishing key to conserving earth's oceans, says FAO

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UNEP LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION ON ENVIRONMENT

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BARCELONA/NAIROBI, 4 June (UNEP) -- Professionals and amateurs alike are today being urged to unclip their dust caps and load up their cameras for the world's biggest environmental photo competition.

Cold-Water Corals Highlighted as New Global Conservation

Challenge on World Environment Day 2004

UNEP and Canon Also Launch 2004-2005

International Photographic Competition ‘Focus on Your World’

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AGREEMENT TO BOOST ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AT SUMMER OLYMPICS

SIGNED BY UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME, ATHENS

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NAIROBI/ATHENS, 2 June (UNEP) -- An agreement aimed at boosting the environmental profile of this year's Summer Olympic Games has been made between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Athens organizers.

Financiers tell Governments to ‘Get Real’ on Renewable Energy

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BONN, 2 June (UNEP) -- A new study released today shows a $1.9 trillion potential for renewable energy markets in the next 15 years, but only if "real concerns" by the financial sector are addressed.

Women in Front Line in Quest for Sustainable Development

New Book, Women and the Environment, Calls for Greater

Recognition of Women’s Role in Conservation, Poverty Eradication

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NEW YORK/NAIROBI, 20 May (UNEP) -- Women are the world's great unsung conservationists, often outpacing men in their knowledge and nurturing of domestic and wild plants and animals.