Press Release

May 30, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  Japan To Host the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
• Waste & Recycling
  The Law for Promotion of Recycling and Related Activities for Treatment of Cyclical Food Resources Based Recycle Project
• Water & Soil
  The Manual of Pest Management on Parks and Roadside Trees (Preliminary Version)

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May 29, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  Japanese Environment Minister, Ichiro Kamoshita, Joins the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) at the Convention on Biological Diversity and the High-Level Segment

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May 27, 2008

• Health & Chemicals
  Japan Chemicals Collaborative Knowledge Database (J-CHECK) Launched
• Air & Transportation
  Monitoring Results of Asbestos Concentration in Ambient Air in FY 2007

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May 26, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  All Chicks Have Left the Nest of the Short-Tailed Albatross Transported from the Izu Islands, Toroshima to Mukojima in Ogasawara Archipelago
• Global Environment
  Results of the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting 2008
• Nature & Parks
  Analysis of Mercury Concentration Found in Dead Japanese cranes
• Nature & Parks
  About the result of The fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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May 22, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  Leaflets on the Handling of Slow Loris

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May 21, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  "Eco-gallery" to be Opened in the Toyako Visitor Center

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May 20, 2008

• Global Environment
  "Approach to Japanese Emission Trading Scheme Interim Report" Released
• Air & Transportation
  Verified Test Results of the FY 2007 Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Pilot Project Concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technology (for Reducing Air Conditioning Load by Using Building Envelope Systems)

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May 16, 2008

• Global Environment
  FY 2006 Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Japan
• Environmental Policy
  Symposium on the Basic Environment Plan to Be Held
• Health & Chemicals
  Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

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May 15, 2008

• Environmental Policy
  Public Comments Invited Regarding the Draft Outlines of the Investigation of the Designated Procurement Item for Falsified-recycling Paper Issue

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May 14, 2008

• Global Environment
  Notification of the Partial Amendment of Matters Provided by the Law Concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer through the Control of Specified Substances and Other Measures, Article 3.1, Items 1 to 3

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May 13, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  An Egg has Successfully Hatched in a Cage from a Pair of Crested Ibis

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May 12, 2008

• Global Environment
  Commemorative Kick-off Symposium for Biodiversity: Towards the Successful Hosting of the COP10 in Nagoya, Aichi in 2010
• Air & Transportation
  Planning Details of the "Community Designs that Smell of Green" Contest

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May 09, 2008

• Global Environment
  The IYOR 2008 Coral Reef Festival to Be Held
• Global Environment
  International Workshop on Sectoral Emission Reduction Potential Held

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May 08, 2008

• Air & Transportation
  Eco Car World 2008 in Yokohama(Low Emission Vehicle Fair) to Be Held

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May 07, 2008

• Health & Chemicals
  Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

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May 02, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  The Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity

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