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Ban on Dumping of Food Wastewater in the Ocean Comes into Force (February 07, 2013) by Sayuri Umeda
The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) of the
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Agreement on Binding Convention to Reduce Mercury Use (January 25, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On January 19, 2013, the environment ministers of more than 140 governments, participating in the fifth session of the United Nations ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: United Nations
Agreement on River Restoration (December 04, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On December 3, 2012,
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Indonesia / South Korea
Legal Views on Scientific Whaling to Be Submitted to International Court (November 27, 2012) by Kelly Buchanan
On November 20, 2012, the
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Court Rejects Challenge to Climate Change Research Findings (September 07, 2012) by Kelly Buchanan
On September 7, 2012, the New Zealand High Court (the third highest court in New Zealand's court hierarchy) dismissed a challenge ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: New Zealand
New Law Creates Environmental Courts (August 01, 2012) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand
On June 18, 2012, Chile's legislature passed Law 20600 on the creation of new environmental courts, thereby granting the Superintendency of ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Chile
Clean Air Legislation (June 26, 2012) by Ruth Levush
On May 29, 2012, the Knesset (Israel's parliament) passed an amendment to the Clean Air Law 5768-2008. A stated objective of ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Israel
Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (April 30, 2012) by Ruth Levush
On March 19, 2012, the Knesset (Israel's parliament) passed the Environmental Protection (Pollutant and Transfers to the Environment - Duties of ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Israel
Tax on DHMO to Be Proposed (April 04, 2012) by Constance Johnson
Denmark's Environment Ministry is planning to propose a tax on the chemical dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) as a method to discourage its ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Denmark
New Agreement on Electronic Waste (March 21, 2012) by Constance Johnson
A new agreement signed by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Secretariat of the Basel Convention (SBC) was ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: United Nations
Environmental Management Act Takes Effect Four Years After Adoption (March 01, 2012) by Hanibal Goitom
On January 18, 2012, Namibia's Minister of Environment and Tourism put into effect the Environmental Management Act (EMA), Act No. 7 ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Namibia
Climate Change Reforms Passed, Price on Carbon to Apply from July 2012 (November 15, 2011) by Kelly Buchanan
On November 8, 2011, the Australian Senate passed a package of 18 bills that will result in the implementation of a ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Australia
Supreme Court Orders Government to Enforce Law (October 26, 2011) by Constance Johnson
On October 20, 2011, the Supreme Court of Mongolia ruled that the country's government must enforce its 2009 environmental protection resolution ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Mongolia
New "Freedom Camping" Laws Aim to Protect Pristine Areas (May 20, 2011) by Kelly Buchanan
On May 15, 2011, the New Zealand Minister for the Environment, Hon. Nick Smith, announced that a new law regulating "freedom ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: New Zealand
Law on Inspection and Enforcement Authorities for Environmental Protection (April 28, 2011) by Ruth Levush
On March 28, 2011, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed the Environmental Protection (Inspection and Enforcement Authorities) Law, 5771-2011. The Law states ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Israel
White Roofs to Fight Global Warming (April 06, 2011) by Eduardo Soares
On March 29, 2011, the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro approved, during the first session of debate, ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Brazil
Regulation of Processing of Packaging Materials (February 09, 2011) by Ruth Levush
On January 19, 2011, the Knesset (Israel's Parliament) passed the Regulation of Processing of Packaging Law, 5771-2011. The Law declares that ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Israel
New Green Tribunal Established (January 06, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
In June 2010, India's Parliament adopted the National Green Tribunal Act (NGT Act), which established a new court, the National Green ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: India
Appliance Dealers' Recycling Fees to Be Banned (December 13, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on December 10, 2010, that Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has drafted revisions to the relevant laws on ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Law Banning Microphones Attached to Mosques Is Enforced (November 19, 2010) by George Sadek
On October 21, 2010, the Bahraini Ministry of Homeland Security began enforcing a royal decree issued in 1999 that bans the ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Bahrain
Last updated: February 07, 2013
