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Resources 'Asia Pacific'

The observatory is a system of databases with worldwide coverage in bioethics and other areas of applied ethics in science and technology such as environmental ethics, science ethics, and technology…
This site has been developed by the OECD's Task Force on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs). The purpose of this database is to share PRTR data as widely as possible within the…
This 30 September 2006 article describes the introduction of the Public Involvement (PI) system into public works planning processes in Japan. In the author's view, public works should be…
As a contribution to sustainable development, the Japanese manufactuer DENSO will promote efforts to reduce adverse environmental effects of business activities at DENSO group companies and their…
The summary of proceedings of the Asia-Europe Environment Forum Conference "1/3 of Our Planet: What Can Asia and Europe Do for Sustainable Devleopment?" includes the report of the workshop…
The June 2005 workshop held in Bogor, Indonesia, presented bi-regional perspective on topics such as the guaranty of access to justice through constitutional and legal reforms, the quality and…
This official press release announces the adoption of an “event based approval system” by India’s Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC). This will replace the case by case approval process…
How much disease could be prevented through better management of our environment? This report summarizes the results globally and shows that environmental risk factors play a role in more than 80% of…
The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) is a voluntary, non-government organization devoted to protecting the environment through the means of education, action programs and community involvement. The…
On October 31, 2005, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced the creation of a website on endocrine disruption. The Environmental Information Center is running the website under the…