Press Release

May 31, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  An Event "The Blessing of Wetlands - Tourism and Products of Ramsar Sites" to Be Held at ECOLIFE FAIR 2006
• Health & Chemicals
  E-Learning Versions of the Guide for Better Understanding of Chemicals Surrounding Us
• Nature & Parks
  Central Environment Council Reports on the Designation of the Zen-noji Nagaoka Abe's Salamander (Hynobius Abei) Natural Habitat Conservation Area and Development of the Program for the Rehabilitation of Natural Habitats and Maintenance of Viable Populations of the Japanese Wood Pigeon
• Nature & Parks
  Eleventh Consultative Meeting of JCMBA and the 13th Consultative Meeting of JAMBA Held

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May 30, 2006

• Environmental Policy
  Annual Report on the Environment in Japan 2006 to be Published
• Air & Transportation
  Opening a Life Environment Information Website for Odor, Noise and Vibration

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May 26, 2006

• Waste & Recycling
  Amendment to the Enforcement Regulation for the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law
• Global Environment
  Establishment of the Guidelines on the Destruction of Halons in Japan
• Waste & Recycling
  FY 2005 Home Appliance Recycling Results Published by Manufacturers

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May 25, 2006

• Global Environment
  FY 2004 Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Japan

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May 24, 2006

• Environmental Policy
  Insight into Corporate Social Responsibility Reports - A searchable database of 6,500 cases of corporate environmental activities between 2002 and 2005 -

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May 19, 2006

• Air & Transportation
  Eco Car World 2006 (Low Emission Vehicle Fair) to Be Held
• Minister's Secretariat
  "Eco Life Fair" to be held on June 3 and 4

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May 18, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  Eleventh Consultative Meeting of JCMBA & 13th Consultative Meeting of JAMBA to Be Held
• Global Environment
  Open Symposium "Developing Visions for a Low-Carbon Society through Sustainable Development" to Be Held on June 13 in Tokyo

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May 17, 2006

• Global Environment
  First Workshop of the Dialogue on Long-term Cooperative Action to Address Climate Change by Enhancing Implementation of the Convention

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May 16, 2006

• Global Environment
  The High-level Segment of the 14th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development Held

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May 12, 2006

• Air & Transportation
  Countermeasures against Shinkansen Superexpress Railway Noise above 75dB (phon)

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May 10, 2006

• Water & Soil
  Best Beach 100
• Nature & Parks
  Launch of Ecotourism Project at Ramsar Sites

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May 08, 2006

• Health & Chemicals
  Second Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Held
• Environmental Policy
  Pacific Islands Youth Environmental Summit to Be Held in Okinawa with Newly Assigned "FY 2006 Okinawa Youth Environmental Ministers"

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