Environmental issues and sustainable development

POLLUTION-BUSTING PROJECT UNVEILED FOR WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN

Clean Up of Coastal Waters Offers New Hope to Region’s People and Wildlife

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ANTANANARIVO/NAIROBI, 6 July (UNEP) -- A multi-million-dollar project aimed at cutting pollution in the Western Indian Ocean was announced today at a meeting of environment ministers in the Madagascar capital of Antananarivo.

United Nations inaugurates new library in nairobi named in honour

of late special representative sergio vieira de mello

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NAIROBI, 30 June (UNEP) -- Representatives of the Brazilian Government and other dignitaries joined the United Nations family today at its headquarters here in Nairobi, to participate in the launch of the Sergio Vieira de Mello Library.

UNEP RECOMMENDS GLOBAL ACTION TO HALT DECLINE OF COLD-WATER CORAL REEFS

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OKINAWA, 28 June (UNEP) -- Representatives from governments, non-governmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations and the world’s leading coral reef experts are meeting starting today in Okinawa, Japan, for a week of discussions and activities on protecting the world’s precious coral reefs.

Protecting Pensions and The Planet’ -- New UNEP Report Pinpoints Necessity

of Environmental, Social Research to Protect Shareholder Value

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NEW YORK/NAIROBI, 24 June (UNEP) -- In capital markets across the globe companies will see their share price suffer in the long term unless proper attention is paid to environmental and social issues, warns a group of the world’s most powerful financial institutions.

UNEP Announces First Major Partner for Youth and Children's Programme

Bayer AG Pledges 1 Million Euros per Annum

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NAIROBI/BANGKOK, 21 June (UNEP) -- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced a 1-million euro per annum partnership with German-based chemicals and health-care company Bayer AG to support its global long-term strategy to involve young people in environmental issues.

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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UN Marks World Day to Combat Desertification; Observances Worldwide 17 June 2004

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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).