ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DIVISION REVAMPS ITS WEBSITE
12 February 1998
Did you know that...
Switzerland ratified the Protocol
on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions on 23 January
1998
France emitted 668 000 tons of
ammonia (NH3) in 1995
the next "Environment
for Europe" Ministerial Conference will take place in
Aarhus next summer
Finland, Austria and Sweden have
cut their sulphur emissions by more than 80% since 1980
the environmental performance of
Kazakhstan will be reviewed this year. Similar
assessments have already been carried out in Estonia,
Slovenia and the Republic of Moldova
land registers are being
completely revised in central and eastern Europe
Norway and Sweden were the first
countries to ratify the Protocol on Volatile Organic
Compounds, which recently came into force. Norway was
also the first country to ratify the Convention on the
Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
CNG stands for compressed natural
gas
This year a new convention will
probably be signed to enable the public to access
environmental information and participate in
environmental decision-making.
Such information (and much more) is now
available on:
the new website of the Environment and
Human Settlements Division of the United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe (UN/ECE).
As our environment and our cities evolve,
so too does the Environment and Human Settlements Division
(ENHS). Several of its environmental conventions have recently
come into force; new ones are in the pipeline. Some concerns have
faded; new probems are emerging.
To reflect these changes, ENHS has
overhauled its website on the UN/ECE homepage. For instance, the
website now provides the full text of all the conventions and
protocols. It gives much more background information on the work
of the Division and it makes air emission data available. There
are also useful links to other websites.
For more information, please
contact
Mr Kaj Bärlund, Director
Environment and Human
Settlements Division
United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe
Palais des Nations, office
334
CH - 1211 Geneva 10,
Switzerland
Phone: (+ 41 22) 917 23 70
Fax: (+ 41 22) 907 01 07
E-mail: [email protected]