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    • 1997 United Nations List of Protected Areas 

      World Conservation Monitoring Centre; International Union for Conservation for the Nature and Natural Resources (UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), International Union for Conservation for the Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1997)
      The United Nations List of Protected Areas is an essential reference document for ail who want to understand the progress made in responding to the challenges of biodiversity loss and other environmental threats around the ...
    • 2, 4 - Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-d): Environmental Aspects - Environmental Health Criteria 84 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (1989)
      2,4-D is a selective herbicide which kills broad-leaved plants but not grasses or conifers. Its chemical structure is a modification of a naturally occurring plant hormone. 2,4-D is available as the free acid but is ...
    • 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) - Environmental Health Criteria 29 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (1984)
      All exposure determinations and risk assessments ultimately depend on accurate chemical analyses, and therefore some critical aspects of analysis for 2,4-D residues have been included in the present document. The available ...
    • 2-Nitropropane - Environmental Health Criteria 138 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (1992)
      2-Nitropropane (2-NP) is a colourless, oily liquid with a mild odour. It is flammable, only moderately volatile, and stable under ordinary conditions. It is only slightly soluble in water but miscible with many organic ...
    • 2-Propanol - Environmental Health Criteria 103 

      United Nations Environment Programme; World Health Organization; International Labour Organisation (1990)
      2-Propanol is a colourless highly flammable liquid with an odour resembling that of a mixture of ethanol and acetone. The compound is completely miscible with water, ethanol, acetone, chloroform, and benzene. Analytical ...
    • 2. Institutions - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019)
      This chapter reviews the critical role that institutions play in environmental rule of law and the key opportunities for building more effective environmental institutions. In particular, the chapter highlights the need ...
    • 2002 report of the aerosols, sterilants, miscellaneous uses and carbon tetrachloride technical options committee (ATOC) 

      United Nations Environment Programme (United Nations Environment Programme, 2003)
      More than 10 billion aerosol products were used worldwide in 2001, the largest amount on record for this industry. Commercial use of aerosols developed after the Second World War based on the unique properties offered by ...
    • 2002 report of the flexible and rigid foams: technical options committee 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2003)
      Historically, the blowing agent selection made by the foam plastics manufacturing industry was based heavily on CFCs. This was particularly the case in closed cell insulating foams. An assortment of CFCs and other ozone ...
    • 2002 report of the methyl bromide: technical options committee (MBTOC) 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2002)
      The Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC) was established by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to identify existing and potential alternatives to methyl bromide ...
    • 2002 report of the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps technical options committee (RTOC) 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2003)
      In the last decade, the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industry made tremendous technical progress and complied with the Montreal Protocol through phasing out CFCs and, in several applications, HCFCs as well. ...
    • 2002 report of the Solvents, coating and adhesives technical options committee 

      United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2003)
      The 2002 report is considerably different from previous reports of the Solvents Technical Options Committee (STOC). The physical structure has been designed so that each sub-sector has a self-contained chapter that summarises ...
    • 2003 Green Korea: Towards the Harmonization of Humans and Nature 

      Republic of Korea, Ministry of Environment (Ministry of Environment - Republic of Korea, 2003)
      The Republic of Korea will develop and implement various environmental policies to realize environmental soundness, economic efficiency and social balance. Major Environmental Policies and Activities post 2002 FIFA World Cup
    • 2003 United Nations List of Protected Areas 

      United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (2004)
      The 2003 United Nations List of Protected Areas presents data on 102,102 protected areas covering 18.8 million km2. Within this total figure, there are 69,066 protected areas with lUCN Management Categories. In addition, ...
    • 2004 Annual Evaluation Report 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2005)
      The report shows that collaboration and coordination improved in 2004, both within UNEP and with external agencies. The evaluations found that dialogue and information flow between the regions and headquarters was functioning ...
    • 2004 Green Korea: Building an Eco-Community for the 21st Century 

      Republic of Korea, Ministry of Environment (2004)
      Following the proclamation at the World Summit on Sustainable Development that environment, economy, and society cannot be separated but are inextricably linked, humanity has been working on implementation measures to ...
    • 2005 Green Korea: Towards the Harmonization of Human and the Nature 

      Republic of Korea, Ministry of Environment (2005)
      Up until now, humans have looked at the environment as a means to achieve material growth by using up the natural resources in faster and larger scale. Also behind the unprecedented rapid economic growth, there was the ...
    • 2006 Green Korea: A Beautiful Environment and a Healthy Future 

      Republic of Korea, Ministry of Environment (2006)
      The most important value of the 21st century is the Sustainability that integrates the environment, economy, and society, and the environment is particularly important in that the quality of life is interconnected with the ...
    • 2007 ECOREA: Environmental Review 2007 

      Republic of Korea, Ministry of Environment (Ministry of Environment - Republic of Korea, 2007)
      The environment has become a key issue in the 21st century. Our ability to achieve 'Environmental Sustainability', a state in which environmental conservation, economic growth and social cohesion are balanced, will determine ...
    • 2008 ECOREA: Environmental Review 2008 

      Republic of Korea, Ministry of Environment (Ministry of Environment - Republic of Korea, 2008)
      During nearly 14 months since its inauguration, the new government of Korea has implemented a number of policy initiatives. In my view, the most remarkable one among them is the new national vision for “Low Carbon, Green ...
    • 2009 ECOREA: Environmental Review 2009 

      Republic of Korea, Ministry of Environment (Ministry of Environment - Republic of Korea, 2009)
      This special edition of ECOREA 2009 introduces the country’s main goals and ten policy priorities for a new national vision of Green Korea, which pursues the harmony of the environment, economy and society. ECOREA 2009 ...