Environmental issues and sustainable development

25 September 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/447

CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO DESERTIFICATION CONVENTION TO MEET AT ROME, 29 SEPTEMBER - 10 OCTOBER

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ROME, 24 September (Interim Secretariat, Convention to Combat Desertification) -- Around 1,000 participants, including heads of State, ministers, mayors, diplomats and community leaders, will meet in Rome from 29 September to 10 October to start putting the Convention to Combat Desertification into action.

10 September 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/445
UNEP/9

11 August 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/444

CLIMATE CHANGE CONVENTION OFFICIAL EXPRESSES CONCERN AT SLOW PROGRESS IN EFFORTS TO FINALIZE NEW AGREEMENT

19970811 Executive Secretary Notes That Only Short Time Remains to Build Political Will Needed to Produce Results at Kyoto Meeting in December

(Reissued as received.)

3 June 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/422
UNU/184

2 June 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/420
L/T/4339

PROGRESS MADE IN DRAFTING PROTOCOL ON DAMAGE FROM TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES, THEIR DISPOSAL

19970602 Working Group of Basel Convention Focuses on Determining Party Liable Under Law

14 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/414/

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES THREE-DAY HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT CORRECTION

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In Press Release ENV/DEV/414 of 10 April the first sentence of the second paragraph on page 1 should read:

11 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/415

STRENGTHENED LINKS NEEDED AMONG CONVENTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY, DESERTIFICATION, COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLD

19970411 Representatives of Three Conventions Address Commission; Speakers Describe Efforts To Implement Agenda 21 Since 1992 Rio Conference

11 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/416

REVIEW OF ACTION PROGRAMME FOR SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES SHOULD NOT BE RELEGATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

19970411 Trinidad and Tobago Says That Is General Assembly's Task; Commission Also Discusses National Reporting on Sustainable Development Goals

10 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/413

GLOBAL FOREST CONVENTION COULD ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLD

19970410 Netherlands Environment Minister Says Convention Needed by Year 2000; Under-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination Nitin Desai Also Speaks

10 April 1997

Press Release
ENV/DEV/414

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS CONCLUDES THREE-DAY HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

19970410 More than 100 Speakers Address Environment, Development Issues; As Agenda 21 Negotiations Continue, Forests Critical Issue, Says Chairman