Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military
Abstract
Partial contents: UN Human Rights Council Affirms Right to Water as Legally-Binding,International Biosecurity Initiative, Synthetic Biology Guidelines to Reduce Bioweapon Threats, Arctic and South China Sea Resource Issues Causing U.S. to Review Law of the Sea., Islamic Conference of Environmental Ministers Approves Detailed Program, Hungary Industrial Plant Spill Might Trigger Tougher Environmental Regulations, Technological Advances with Environmental Security Implications, New Detection and Cleanup Techniques, Increasing Energy Efficiency Technologies, Updates on Previously Identified Issues, Kenya to Implement E-Waste Management Program, Biosafety Regulations Reviewed in Context of Worrying Forecasts, Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Updated, International Civil Aviation Pact Cuts Climate Emissions from Aircraft, IMO MEPC Revises MARPOL, Addresses Emissions from Ships, Chile Establishes 150,000 KM2 Protected Marine Reserve in Pacific, NASA's SERVIR Environmental Imaging-Decision Support System Extended from Mesoamerica and Africa to Asia, New Earth-Approaching Asteroid Discovered, Artificial Grass May Pose Threat of Lead Poisoning to Children, Climate Change, Scientific Evidence and Natural Disasters, Food and Water Security, Adaptation, Computer Modeling and Scenarios, Post-Copenhagen Negotiations, Nanotechnology Safety Issues, Reports and Information Suggested for Review.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA531945