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UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
[Environmental Protection Agency]

News archive for UNECE:

Road transport remains Europe’s single largest air polluter  -  Jul 29, 2008
EurActiv,EU's commitments under the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, which is managed by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

European Parliament Resolution on the Transatlantic Economic Council  -  Jul 15, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,...common global standards; believes that the enforcement of common automobile safety standards (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

(Ξένη δημοσίευση) - ΑÎ?ΑΚΟΙÎ?ΩΣΗ ΤΥΠΟΥ - ΥΕÎ? - Διεθνές συνέδÏ?ιο με ...  -  Jul 15, 2008
Αθηναικο ΠÏ?ακτοÏ?είο Ειδήσεων,To συνέδÏ?ιο Ï€Ï?αγματοποιείται από την Οικονομική ΕπιτÏ?οπή των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για την ΕυÏ?ώπη (UNECE) σε συνεÏ?γασία με το ΥπουÏ?γείο ΕμποÏ?ικής Î?αυτιλίας,

Madera bajo sospecha  -  Jul 29, 2008
Público,10% de los 15.000 millones que suponen las pérdidas anuales del comercio ilegal, según el Comité Económico para Europa de las Naciones Unidas (UNECE).

Pefc, appello all´Ue contro commercio legname illegale in Italia  -  Jul 25, 2008
Greenreport,...proviene da tagli illegali, el´Italia , secondo stime Unece - FAO importa grandi quantità di legname illegale da Africa, Asia e Sudamerica.

Poľsko: Bývalý premiér Belka sa stane šéfom MMF pre Európu  -  Jul 15, 2008
TlaÄ?ová agentúra Slovenskej republiky (predplatné),Belka v súÄ?asnosti pôsobí ako zástupca generálneho tajomníka OSN a výkonný tajomník Hospodárskej komisie OSN pre Európu (UNECE).

Fuentes Zorita preside la mesa sobre la sequía en la ExpoZaragoza 2008  -  Jul 9, 2008
Torrevieja.com,...la aplicación de la Directiva Marco europea del Agua, la implementación del Convenio de las Naciones Unidas para Europa (UNECE), los trabajos de la OSCE

Ehrendoktorwürde der Universität Potsdam für ehemaligen polnischen ...  -  Jul 8, 2008
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (Pressemitteilung),Er ist seit 2006 Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Vor seiner Amtszeit als polnischer Premierminister 2004

MAG: Europe bins ‘bright’ idea  -  Dec 3, 2007
Politics.co.uk,The Commission supports the United Nation Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) decision to introduce mandatory dedicated DRL for new vehicles.

Money Walks  -  Nov 15, 2007
Moscow News,...unece's discussion paper highlighted the fact that remittances, the portion of migrant workers' wages that are sent home, are particularly significant in

The Gothenburg Protocole - current state of ecosystem recovery ...  -  Nov 22, 2007
NIVA,In conjunction with the ongoing review of the Gothenburg protocol to the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP),

Vehicles in EU to get Electronic Stability Control to improve safety  -  Nov 18, 2007
PublicTechnology.net,Including these provisions in UNECE Regulation 13 - which is a braking regulation widely accepted not only in Europe but also in many other parts of the

Belgium: Global emission test cycles likely from 2013/4  -  Dec 3, 2007
Automotive World (subscription),...notably on particle number (as well as mass) limits, after conclusions have been drawn from the unece's PMP (particle measurement programme).

Don't Judge A Brook By Its Color -- Brown Waters Are More  -  Nov 28, 2007
Water Online (press release),...the United Nations Economic Council for Europe (UNECE) ICP Waters Task Force who oversee monitoring of acid deposition effects throughout these regions.

SUMMARY OF THE FIFTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON THE PROTECTION OF ...  -  Nov 9, 2007
Earth Negotiations Bulletin,Marek Belka, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), identified several conclusions from the MCPFE report “State of Europe’s

UNESCAP Ready to Render Assistance to Azerbaijan to Develop IT Sector  -  Nov 28, 2007
TREND Information,...(UNECE). The sides discussed the prospects of development of relations between the Azerbaijani Communication and IT Ministry and UNESCAP.

León sets up a precedent  -  Nov 9, 2007
Diario de León,...in order to set up a working group in the countries adscribed to the European Economic Commission of the Organization for the United Nations (Unece),

Afghanistan/Tajikistan: Fostering environmental cooperation the ...  -  Nov 19, 2007
ReliefWeb (press release),In 2006, the initiative expanded to include the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe

Avian Influenza: Business Continuity - The Human factor  -  Nov 18, 2007
mi2g,More recently, he has contributed to a new approach to Corporate Governance & Social Responsibility and sits on the Steering group of the UNECE,

A BRIEF HISTORY OF MERCURY AND THE WORKING GROUP  -  Nov 18, 2007
Earth Negotiations Bulletin,Switzerland suggested the pollution release and transfer registers, used within the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), could be used

Entire UNECE region forest sector being reshaped  -  Aug 15, 2007
Nigerian Tribune,The general consensus of opinion in the property investor world right now would seem to be that you can’t go wrong with investment in real estate , ie,

Entire UNECE region forest sector being reshaped  -  Aug 1, 2007
Nigerian Tribune,Forest products markets in the UNECE region moved up slightly in 2006 to remain at a record level of consumption. However, trends were far from consistent

Strong sawnwood and pulp markets push roundwood prices to record ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
IHB,The total harvest in the UNECE region in 2006 was estimated at 1.4 billion m3, which was down 1.4% from the exceptional level of 2005, but 10.0% higher than

Questions hang over launch of eco-cars  -  Jul 29, 2007
Bangkok Post,It must also emit no more than 120 grammes of carbon dioxide per kilometre travelled and must meet or exceed UNECE 94/95 safety standards.

Europe Takes IP Enforcement Build-up To Intergovernmental Channels  -  Jul 30, 2007
Intellectual Property Watch,The 25-27 July conference hosted by UNECE included two days of panels under the heading, “Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Transforming Research

UN Body Offers Guidance To Governments On Boosting IP Systems  -  Jul 30, 2007
Intellectual Property Watch,And in a recent conference held by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), panels of experts informed officials from economies in transition about

FreshPlaza: Global Fresh Produce and Banana News  -  Aug 7, 2007
FreshPlaza,WAPA calls officials from the EU as well as UNECE and CODEX to take into account the industry point of view while discussing marketing standards.




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