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15-Jun-2009
Biodiversity policies promote the protection, conservation, and sustainable use of biologically diverse ecosystems and habitats. In doing so, they create significant public benefits and contribute to social well-being.
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15-Jun-2009
In 2008, the OECD Working Group on Economic Aspects of Biodiversity undertook a review of country implementation of the Council Recommendation.
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05-Jun-2009
Finland has reduced pollution and improved its environmental quality through pioneering approaches like green taxes. However, it must do more to green its economy by reducing the amount of energy and materials used per unit of GDP, tackling climate change, and addressing health impacts of pollution and management of waste.
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05-Jun-2009
This paper outlines key steps towards the development of a single international carbon price -- including phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, and expanding and linking regional carbon markets through direct linking of existing emission trading systems, scaled-up CDM, use of sectoral crediting mechanisms, and incorporation of the forest sector. It examines the incentives for action, including possible financing flows to support action in developing countries.
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29-May-2009
A new 30-page brochure on the activities of OECD’s Environment, Health and Safety Programme is now available. The brochure describes the work being undertaken in the 2009-2012 programme of work on chemicals and its related programmes and the place of the EHS programme in OECD. It provides an easily accessible overview of the programme for the general public as well as for use in briefing materials for governments and stakeholders. Paper copies can be ordered by sending a message to ehscont@oecd.org.
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18-May-2009
The Hazardous Substance Data Bank (HSDB) managed by the National Library of Medicine in the United States, The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Substance Registry Services (SRS) and Canada’s Existing Substances Assessment Repository (CESAR) were all recently added as new participating data sources in eChemPortal, the Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances. eChemPortal provides direct links to collections of information prepared for government chemical review programmes at national, regional, and international levels.
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15-May-2009
All Documents and Reports on Biosafety can be downloaded free of charge from this website.
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Latest Test Guidelines
12-May-2009
The following Test Guidelines have been adopted on 3rd October 2008 and are available on SourceOECD.
Section 2: Effects on Biotic Systems TG 226 TG 228
Section 3: Degradation and accumulation TG 314 TG 315 TG 316
Section 5: Other Test Guidelines TG 508
Updated Test Guidelines: Section 2: Effects on Biotic Systems TG 211
Section 4: Health Effects TG 407
Corrected Test Guideline: Section 4: Health Effects TG 425
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