Press Release

April 30, 2010

• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Geographical Coverage and Planning of Zao Quasi-National Park
• Nature & Parks
  FY 2009 Interim Result of the 41th Annual Census on Waterfowl (Anatidae) Population
• Waste & Recycling
  Announcement on the approval for the certification application for detoxifying asbestos waste

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April 28, 2010

• Water & Soil
  Report on Tests Results for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in FY2009 - the ETV Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments -
• Global Environment
  Provision of observation results of volcanic eruptions in Iceland and volcanic plume by Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT, "IBUKI") to the Government of United Kingdom

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April 27, 2010

• Air & Transportation
  The Air Pollution Prediction System on the Environmental GIS Website Forecasting the concentration of photochemical oxidants etc. in the whole Japan
• Nature & Parks
  Announcement of the Results of Testing of Wild Birds for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Virus in March 2010 (Announcement)
• Nature & Parks
  "Action Plan for Coral Reef Ecosystems Conservation" compiled

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April 26, 2010

• Air & Transportation
  Report on Tests Results for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in FY2009 - The ETV Project Concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems -

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April 23, 2010

• Environmental Policy
  Publication of the "Earth for habitats"

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April 22, 2010

• Health & Chemicals
  Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of the Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief
• Global Environment
  9th Japan-China Joint Committee on Environmental Protection Meeting

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April 20, 2010

• Water & Soil
  MOE Asks the Food Safety Commission for the Assessment of the Effect of Food on Health Pertaining to Cadmium
• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Planning for Hakusan National Park
• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Planning for Joshin'etsukogen National Park

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April 19, 2010

• Air & Transportation
  Results of the Workshop on Asbestos Management in Asian Countries in FY 2009 (Report)
• Nature & Parks
  Commemorative event for the International Year of Biodiversity to be held
• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms

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April 16, 2010

• Waste & Recycling
  State of Discharge and Treatment of Municipal Solid Waste in FY2008

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April 15, 2010

• Global Environment
  Japan's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Fiscal Year 2008 (The Final Figures)

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April 14, 2010

• Environmental Policy
  Economic Survey of Environmental Industries (tentative name) Preliminary Report

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April 13, 2010

• Global Environment
  The 9th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA9) and the 11th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP11)

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April 12, 2010

• Water & Soil
  Public Comments Invited regarding the "Draft Manual of the Integrated Pest and Weed Management in Parks, Street Trees, etc"

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April 09, 2010

• Environmental Policy
  Publication of the Environmental Statistics 2010
• Nature & Parks
  Symposium on the Launching of the Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 (GBO3) and the Japan Biodiversity Outlook (JBO), entitled "Current Status of Biodiversity - Life in Harmony, into the Future"

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April 07, 2010

• Waste & Recycling
  Announcement on the certification system application for businesses detoxifying asbestos wastes

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April 06, 2010

• Water & Soil
  Report on FY 2007 and 2008 Investigation of Brominated Dioxins Sources
• Water & Soil
  Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals"

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April 05, 2010

• Water & Soil
  Public Comments Invited regarding the plan to amend the Amendments to the Enforcement Regulation of the Effluent Standards

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April 01, 2010

• Water & Soil
  The selection of Verification Management Organization of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY2010
• Water & Soil
  The selection of Verification Management Organization of the ETV Project concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems in FY2010

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