meeting TO showcase importance of PreservING traditional knowledge

of indigenous, local communities

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MONTREAL, 3 December -- On the morning of 8 December, at 9:30, a traditional Mohawk ceremony will signal the opening of a United Nations meeting focusing on the preservation, maintenance and promotion of the traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities.

MANY SKI RESORTS HEADING DOWNHILL AS RESULT OF GLOBAL WARMING

Fifth World Conference on Sport and Environment in Turin, 2-3 December

TURIN/NAIROBI, 2 December (UNEP) -- Many low-altitude ski resorts face economic hardship, and even ruin, as a result of global warming, a new study launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) concludes.

MILAN CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE STRONGER NATIONAL ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

BONN, 26 November 2003 -- The 188 Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Convention are meeting in Milan from 1 to 12 December to assess progress in addressing climate change, and to set the global agenda for the coming year.

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY APPROVES $224 MILLION IN GRANTS

FOR 19 PROJECTS TO IMPROVE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

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UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME APPLAUDS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EAST

ASIAN NATIONS ON FIRE HAZE AGREEMENT

Legal Initiative in Force Following Thailand’s Ratification

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DECISION ON OZONE-DAMAGING PESTICIDE DEFERRED INTO 2004

Process Continues with Countries Asking for More Time

To Resolve Complexities Surrounding Methyl Bromide Phase Out

NAIROBI, 14 November (UNEP) -- A decision on whether to grant so-called critical use exemptions for methyl bromide, the pesticide and ozone layer depleting chemical, was today deferred to next year.

IN GLOBAL SURVEY, SPORTSMEN CALL FOR ACTION AGAINST AIR POLLUTI0N,

OTHER MEASURES TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT

Issues to be Discussed at UNEP-Supported Forum in Tokyo

UNITED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS GROUP JOINS FORCES WITH UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

TO PRODUCE GROUND BREAKING ‘ECOWATCH’ TV SERIES

BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, 12 November (UNEP) - A major new environmental television series, produced by United Media Communications Group (UMCG), will be drawing on the significant knowledge, expertise and scientific resources of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for the series’ educational programming content.

CITES TRADE CONTROLS TO TAKE EFFECT FOR MAHOGANY

     GENEVA, 11 November (UN Environment Programme) -- Internationally agreed trade regulations for big-leaf mahogany will enter into force on 15 November.  This tropical timber generates over $100 million a year in export sales, making it one of the world's most valuable forest products.

NEW STRATEGY FOR INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT TO BE LAUNCHED IN BANGKOK

500 Delegates Will Look at Ways to Improve Chemical Safety

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BANGKOK, 5 November (UNEP) -- A major new effort to improve the way the world deals with chemicals begins this weekend in Bangkok, Thailand.