Recommendation of the Council on Material Flows and Resource Productivity [C(2004)79]

Recommends that Member countries take steps to improve information on material flows, including its quality and relevance for environmental management, in particular, develop methodologies to enhance knowledge of material flows within and among countries.

Recommendation of the Council on the Use of Economic Instruments in Promoting the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity [C(2004)81]

Recommends Member countries establish and apply a policy framework aimed at ensuring the efficient long-term conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and its related resources.

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OECD Environmental Strategy: 2004 Review of Progress

This report assesses the progress that OECD countries have made in implementing these objectives, as well as in applying the 71 national actions they agreed as part of the OECD Environmental Strategy.

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Highlights - OECD Environmental Strategy: 2004 Review of Progress

This booklet summarises the main findings in the background report on implementation of the OECD Environmental Strategy produced to support the Meeting of OECD Environment Ministers in April 2004.

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OECD countries are working hard to tackle the environmental problems they face, but much more ambitious policies will be needed if their national and international commitments are to be met.

Policy Brief: The OECD Environmental Strategy: Progress in Managing Water Resources

Water is a vital resource for society but needs to be managed carefully to ensure that people have access to affordable and safe drinking water and sanitation, without depleting water resources or damaging ecosystems.

Environmental pollution and product charges in Armenia: Assessment of reform progress and direction for further improvement, 2004

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This document presents a record of the international workshop on the development and use of environmental compliance and enforcement indicators hosted by INECE and the OECD in November 2003.

Reform of pollution charges in the Russian Federation: Assessment of progress, opportunities and constraints for further improvement, 2004

The OECD has been working on environmental taxation in the Russian Federation since 2001. This report focuses on reforming pollution charges, the main and most comprehensive type of economic instrument used for environmental protection in Russia.

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Environmental Performance Reviews: Mexico (2003) Evaluación del Desempeño Ambiental México

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