Press Release

February 29, 2008

• Global Environment
  4th Ministerial Meeting of the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development

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February 26, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  Satochi-satoyama Symposium to be Held (2nd announcement)

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February 25, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  Official Mascot for IYOR 2008 and Secondary Mascots Announced

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February 22, 2008

• Air & Transportation
  FY 2006 Survey on the Enforcement Status of the Air Pollution Control Law
• Waste & Recycling
  Second Report Regarding the Mass of Abolished Poly Tanks Found Along Coastal Areas of The Sea of Japan.
• Health & Chemicals
  Results of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

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February 21, 2008

• Water & Soil
  Invitation to Corporations and NPO's to become Verification Management Organizations for the FY2008 ETV Project in Water Purification Technology for Lakes and Reservoirs.
• Air & Transportation
  Invitation to Become Verification Management Organizations for the FY 2008 ETV Project in Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments
• Water & Soil
  Public Comments Invited regarding the "Draft of Registration Withholding Standards of Agricultural Chemicals "
• Air & Transportation
  Invitation to Become Verification Management Organizations for the FY 2008 ETV Project in Heat-Island Mitigation Technology (for Reducing Air Conditioning Load by Using Building Envelope Systems)
• Air & Transportation
  Invitation to Become Verification Management Organizations for the FY 2008 ETV Project in VOC Treatment Technology (for Medium- and Small-Scale Establishments)

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February 19, 2008

• Air & Transportation
  Status of Photochemical Oxidant Warnings and Reported Damages in 2007

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February 18, 2008

• Global Environment
  UNEP 10th Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum to be Held

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February 15, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  Satochi-satoyama Symposium to be Held (2nd announcement)
• Water & Soil
  Public Comments Invited regarding Amendments to the Public Notice of the Environmental Quality standards for Water, Groundwater and Soil, and Effluent Standards et al.

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February 14, 2008

• Health & Chemicals
  Results of Environmental Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs) in FY 2006

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February 08, 2008

• Global Environment
  Results of Public Comments Received regarding the "Final Draft Report of Evaluation and Revision of the Kyoto Protocol Target Achievement Plan"
• Water & Soil
  Enforcement Status of Water Pollution Related Laws in FY2006

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February 05, 2008

• Global Environment
  The Second Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change Held
• Nature & Parks
  Crested Ibis' to be Added for Training in Acclimatization to the Wild

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February 04, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  Invitation for Participation in Satochi-satoyama Symposium
• Environmental Policy
  Partial Revision to the Basic Policy for the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services
• Environmental Policy
  Results of Public Comments Received Regarding the Draft Summary of Revised Designated Procurement Items and Evaluation Criteria under the Law on Promoting Green Purchasing.

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February 01, 2008

• Health & Chemicals
  Results of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief
• Nature & Parks
  "World Wetlands Day" Celebrations
• Waste & Recycling
  Workshop of the Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste

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