Emerging Env-Security
Issues and International Treaties
Environmental Regulations Enforcement increasing
The Rotterdam Convention (transborder chem. Consent) within a Year
Cartagena Protocol (transgenic trade) countries to require
The Stockholm Convention (POPs) explores liability rules
Aarhus Convention public participation in EU env policy
Strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
Europe to Label Transgenic Animal Feed and Foods
EU Identifies Persistent and Bio-Accumulative Chemicals
Oil Tanker rules to get stricter
EU expansion extends environmental rules
The EU is considering more open-ended liability of corporations
Liabilities for World War II land mines, oil leaking ships
UNEP recommends global ban on Mercury
UN Panel Adopts Global Classification and Labeling System for Chemicals
UNU Env. Treaties integration and enforcement training for developing countries
Emerging Env-Security
Issues and International Treaties
Environmental cleanup
Pollution-eating microbes breaks down trichloroethane
Transgenic plant from mustard family removes arsenic
Artificial organisms built from artificial chromosomes
Extremophiles (live in boiling, freezing , toxic env)
Biosensors availably - gold computer-biology connection costs lowered
OECD-Georgia clearnup agreement on munitions dumps
Pending Issues
Strengthen a global ban on Biological Weapons
Collateral damages to include natural environment
Kyoto pending Russian ratification
Results of International Year for Fresh Water
UNEP Assessments of depleted uranium continue
Commercial radioactive components recognized as "dirty bomb" hazard
Emerging Env-Security
Issues and International Treaties
Other issues
International Year for Fresh Water
"Off-switches" for bio-weapons
Nuclear-Free Zones Continue to Grow
Water Poverty Index
Switzerland supports Paraquat Ban
Some nanotech may become a new kind of
pollution