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1. United Nations Environment Programme// Division of Technology, Industry and economics// Industry and Environment // Industrial Industry and economics// Industry and Environment // Industrial Accidents: Prevention and Preparedness :
Development - Sustainability - Industry
 First published in 1978, the UNEP Industry and Environment quarterly review provides a forum for the exchange of research and experience, presenting articles written by and for industry managers, government officials and researchers in the field of sustainable industrial development. It covers policy, technological and scientific developments related to business and the environment. Each issue of the review focuses on a particular theme. It also includes features, news and developments of broad international interest.
http://www.uneptie.org/media/review/vol20no3/vol20no3.htm
 
 
2. Nearctica's segment on Environment - Pesticides :
Quality of Life - Pesticides
 The Environment Segment of Nearctica deals with the physical component of the natural world such as air pollution, water pollution, and solid waste.
http://www.nearctica.com/environ/pest/pest.htm
 
 
3. Nearctica's segment on Environment - Marine Pollution :
Pollution - Wastes - Marine pollution
 The Environment Segment of Nearctica deals with the physical component of the natural world such as air pollution, water pollution, and solid waste.
http://www.nearctica.com/environ/water/marine.htm
 
 
4. Nearctica's segment on Environment - Water Pollution :
Pollution - Wastes - Water pollution
 The Environment Segment of Nearctica deals with the physical component of the natural world such as air pollution, water pollution, and solid waste.
http://www.nearctica.com/environ/water/water.htm
 
 
5. Nearctica's Segment on Environment - Air Pollution :
Pollution - Wastes - Air pollution
 The Environment Segment of Nearctica deals with the physical component of the natural world such as air pollution, water pollution, and solid waste.
http://www.nearctica.com/environ/cleanair/airpoll.htm
 
 
6. Nearctica's segment on Environment :
International Conventions - Law - Legislation - Environmental Institutions (International Contracts)
 The Environment Segment of Nearctica deals with the physical component of the natural world such as air pollution, water pollution, and solid waste.
http://www.nearctica.com/environ/environ.htm
 
 
7. Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide :
International Conventions - Law - Legislation - Law - Degrees
 The Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide includes over 1,500 annotate links to admiralty law resources on the Internet and a growing database of admiralty case digests and opinions, arbitration award abstracts and international maritime conventions. The emphasis is on the law of the United States and the focus is on Internet resources that can be used in an effective and practical manner by admiralty attorneys and maritime professionals.
http://www.admiraltylawguide.com/
 
 
8. EUROPA – Environmental Transboundary effects of industrial accidents :
Pollution - Wastes - Industrial accidents
 This is the web page, which presents the European measures for the Environmental Transboundary effects of industrial accidents
http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l28078.htm
 
 
9. International Maritime Organization :
Pollution - Wastes - Marine pollution
 The International Maritime Organization is the United Nations specialized agency responsible for improving maritime safety and preventing pollution from ships. We are also committed to technical co-operation.
http://www.imo.org/index.htm
 
 
10. Environment Canada - Clean Air - Smog :
Pollution - Wastes - Smog
 This web page of the Environment Canada Ministry mainly provides information on the topic of Smog by accessing legislative documents, newsreleases and other interesting data.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/air/smog_e.shtml
 
 
11. Transportation & Fuels of Air & Radiation office/ EPA :
Pollution - Wastes - Air pollution
 Transportation & Fuels Web page of Air & Radiation office/ EPA provides links to information about air pollution from motor vehicles, boats and ships, trains, aircrafts, and the fuels that they use. You can also find out about travel choices that minimize emissions.
http://www.epa.gov/oar/transport/index.html
 
 
12. EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs :
Quality of Life - Pesticides
 To protect public health and the environment from the risks posed by pesticides and to promote safer means of pest control.
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/
 
 
13. EPA 's section on Wastes :
Pollution - Wastes - Waste
 These pages lead to information related to WASTES.
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/wastes.html
 
 
14. Offshore Oil and Gas Environment Forum (OEF) :
Energy - Oil
 Offshore Oil and Gas Environment Forum (OEF) website is a medium to locate and disseminate environmental information concerning the sustainable development of the offshore oil and gas industry.
http://www.oilandgasforum.net/
 
 
15. EPA's Acid Rain Program :
Pollution - Wastes - Acid rain
 The overall goal of the Acid Rain Program is to achieve significant environmental and public health benefits through reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), the primary causes of acid rain. To achieve this goal at the lowest cost to society, the program employs both traditional and innovative, market-based approaches for controlling air pollution. In addition, the program encourages energy efficiency and pollution prevention.
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/arp/
 
 
16. International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) :
Biosphere - Greenhouse effect (Biosphere)
 The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) is a non-profit organization created in June 1999 to establish a functional international framework for trading greenhouse gas emission reductions. Our membership includes leading international companies from across the carbon trading cycle. IETA members seek to development an emissions trading regime that results in real and verifiable greenhouse gas emission reductions balancing economic efficiency with environmental integrity and social equity.
http://ieta.org/IETA2/Index_New.htm
 
 
17. The World Bank Group :
International Conventions - Law - Legislation - International Organizations (International Contracts)
  The World Bank is the world's largest source of development assistance, providing nearly $16 billion in loans annually to its client countries. It uses its financial resources, highly trained staff, and extensive knowledge base to help each developing country onto a path of stable, sustainable, and equitable growth in the fight against poverty.
http://www.worldbank.org/
 
 
18. The World Information Service on Energy & Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS/WISE) :
Energy - Nuclear energy
 The World Information Service on Energy & Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS/WISE) is the information and networking center for citizens and environmental organizations concerned about nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation, and sustainable energy issues.
http://www.antenna.nl/wise/
 
 
19. Environment :
Political Ecology - Movements - Environmental Institutions (Political Ecology)
 European Commissions's site for the Environment.
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/
 
 
20. EPA's section on AIR :
Pollution - Wastes - Air pollution
 These pages lead to information related to AIR
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/air.html
 
 
21. Division 34 Population and Environmental Psychology (American Psychological Association) :
Science - Knowledge - Rationalism - Environmental psychology
 Members of Division 34 conduct research, perform service, teach, and consult on population and environment issues.
http://web.uvic.ca/~apadiv34/
 
 
22. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) :
Science - Knowledge - Rationalism - Genetics
 The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) was originally established in 1989 as The National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR). Its mission is to head the Human Genome Project for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)., NHGRI is one of 24 institutes, centers, or divisions that make up the NIH, the federal government's primary agency for the support of biomedical research. The collective research components of the NIH make up the largest biomedical research facility in the world. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/
 
 
23. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD :
Development - Sustainability - Sustainability - Economy - Development
 This part of our web site introduces the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and describes how it works. The OECD groups 30 member countries in an organisation that, most importantly, provides governments a setting in which to discuss, develop and perfect economic and social policy. They compare experiences, seek answers to common problems and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies that increasingly in today's globalised world must form a web of even practice across nations. Their exchanges may lead to agreements to act in a formal way - for example, by establishing legally-binding codes for free flow of capital and services, agreements to crack down on bribery or to end subsidies for shipbuilding.
http://www.oecd.org/
 
 
24. United Nations Organization :
Biosphere - International Organizations (Biosphere)
 The United Nations is central to global efforts to solve problems which challenge humanity. Cooperating in this effort are more than 30 affiliated organizations, known together as the UN system. Day in and day out, the UN and its family of organizations work to promote respect for human rights, protect the environment, fight disease, foster development and reduce poverty. UN agencies define the standards for safe and efficient transport by air and sea, help improve telecommunications and enhance consumer protection, work to ensure respect for intellectual property rights and coordinate allocation of radio frequencies. The United Nations leads the international campaigns against drug trafficking and terrorism. Throughout the world, the UN and its agencies assist refugees and set up programmes to clear landmines, help improve the quality of drinking water and expand food production, make loans to developing countries and help stabilize financial markets.
http://www.un.org/
 
 
25. EPA's web-page on water :
Pollution - Wastes - Water pollution
 EPA enforces federal clean water and safe drinking water laws, provides support for municipal wastewater treatment plants, and takes part in pollution prevention efforts aimed at protecting watersheds an d sources of drinking water. The Agency carries out both regulatory and voluntary programs to fulfill its mission to protect the nation's waters.
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/water.html
 
 

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