Release of Spanish translation of the PRTR Guidance Manual for Governments

28-oct.-2001

The PRTR Guidance Manual for Governments is now available in Spanish.

OECD Environmental Indicators: Towards Sustainable Development 2001

16-oct.-2001

These Core Environmental Indicators are organised by issues such as climate change, air pollution, biodiversity, waste or water resources. This book provides essential information for all those interested in sustainable development.

Publication - Environmentally related taxes in OECD countries: Issues and Strategies

08-oct.-2001

This new report analyses current use of environmentally related taxes in OECD countries and focuses on their environmental effectiveness. It identifies obstacles to broader use of such taxes - in particular the fear of loss of sectoral competitiveness - and ways to overcome such problems.

Les taxes liées à l'environnement dans les pays de l'OCDE : Problèmes et stratégies

08-oct.-2001

Ce rapport analyse l'utilisation actuelle des taxes liées à l'environnement dans les pays de l'OCDE en s'intéressant à leur efficacité par rapport à l'environnement. Il met en évidence les obstacles à une application plus large de ces taxes et les moyens de les surmonter.

Statements by Ministers and Heads of Government concerning OECD work on Biotechnology

07-sept.-2001

In the Communiqué of the meeting at Genova in July 2001, the G8 Heads of Government welcomed the outcome of the recent Bangkok conference on new biotechnology food and crops and the ad hoc meeting of regulators from OECD countries and Russia.

Just Published - OECD Environmental Outlook for the Chemicals Industry

30-juil.-2001

Lack of information on the safety of chemicals on the market as well as the amount of hazardous substances being released to the environment during use and disposal of chemical products will pose a major challenge to policy makers over the next two decades. These are key conclusions of this report.

The EST Guidelines as endorsed by OECD Ministers in May 2001.

06-juil.-2001

The Guidelines were elaborated to assist governments in the development and implementation of strategies towards EST. The Guidelines, together with the synthesis report and best practices, were presented at the Vienna Conference in October 2000 and endorsed by OECD Environment Ministers in May 2001.

Perspectives de l'environnement de l'OCDE

Les pays de l'OCDE font le bilan de leurs ressources naturelles et des dommages qui sont infligés à l'environnement. Ces Perspectives de l'environnement de l'OCDE présentent des projections relatives aux pressions environnementales et aux modifications de l'état de l'environnement d'ici 2020.

Les Ministres de l'environnement des pays de l'OCDE adoptent une Stratégie de l'environnement pour la prochaine décennie, Paris, le 16 mai 2001

Les Ministres de l'environnement des 30 pays Membres de l'OCDE ont adopté la Stratégie de l'environnement de l'OCDE pour les dix premières années du XXIème siècle.

OECD Reaches Agreement to Abolish Unnecessary Animal Testing: Old press release

29-nov.-2000

The increased awareness of our responsibility to protect animals resulted in an effort to replace Guideline 401 with animal friendly alternatives.This article, though somewhat outdated, serves as a reminder of the long path 401 followed before being successfully phased out and replaced.