Resources 'Asia Pacific'
The Report of the Workshop, held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (4-7 June 2002), identifies challenges to implementation of the the three pillars of the Convention. The workshop had been organized by the…
This collection gathers separate examples of activity in the three fields of Convention implementation in the Central Asian Republics. These show that there is progress in the field of access to…
This in-depth assessment of the environmental and security situation in the Ferghana valley was released on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, in Almaty,…
This article reports on Taiwan's deployment of volunteers to serve as environmental guards monitoring compliance with the nation's environmental protection laws. The scheme was introduced…
India's Right to Information Bill, which was passed in May 2005, marks a step toward ending the government's discretionary power over information, according to Indian press and NGO…
The current handbook is intended to provide a quick reference guide to assist headquarters- and field-based actors from the United Nations, Governments and civil society working to promote greater…
In 2001 the Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GMEF) convened an Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Ministers or Their Representatives on International Environmental Governance to report on…
The REC, in partnership with the Guardian Foundation (UK), invites applications for "Environment in the News", a training workshop for environmental journalists to take place on May 25 - 29…
GRAIN is an international NGO which promotes the sustainable management and use of agricultural biodiversity. The website contains publications, news and links to national legislation dealing with…
In February 2005, the government of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, proposed an ordinance to control the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops. The ordinance aims to prevent…
