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OECD’s Gurría welcomes UK government climate change map

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22-Oct-2009

Widespread drought, falling agricultural production and rising sea levels are just some of the devastating effects of climate change graphically illustrated in a new map produced by UK government’s Meteorological Office.

Ensuring Environmental Compliance: Trends and Good Practices

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19-May-2009

Despite progress in recent years, there is growing evidence that OECD countries are not on track to reach some of their key environmental goals. This report examines the strategies and instruments that governments use to ensure compliance with pollution prevention and control regulations.

Current Developments in Manufactured Nanomaterials in the United Kingdom

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14-Apr-2008

This paper, which was submitted by the British delegation, shows the current developments in nanotechnology in the United Kingdlom, given at the 3rd Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, ...

UK Report on Environmentally Beneficial Nanotechnologies: Barriers and Opportunities

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22-May-2007

Published in May 2007, this study was carried out by leading sustainability consultants, Oakdene Hollins, who were commissioned by Defra to investigate the opportunities and potential obstacles to adoption ...

Improving Co-ordination between Environmental and Health Policies: Final Report

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05-Mar-2007

The report provides evidence-based recommendations to improve policy co-ordination between environment and health. It incluses case studies on Canada, France and the United Kingdom to better understand the existing level of co-ordination between environmental and health policies.

UK Report on an Overview of the Framework of Current Regulation Affecting the Development and Marketing of Nanomaterials

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22-Dec-2006

This report was published in December 2006 and was conducted by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council's Centre for Business Relationships Accountability Sustainability and Society (BRASS) at Cardiff University.

Nanotechnologies at DEFRA

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01-Dec-2006

This web page from the United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs shows what DEFRA is currently doing in the area of nanotechnology and nanosafety.

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