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== News and comment == | |||
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New Zealand will ban plastic microbeads by 2018, Mar 14 <ref>[http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/new-zealand-will-ban-plastic-microbeads-2018.html treehugger.com]</ref><br clear=left> | |||
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Four of world's biggest cities to ban diesel cars from their centres, Dec 2 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/02/four-of-worlds-biggest-cities-to-ban-diesel-cars-from-their-centres The Guardian]</ref> | |||
Estonian clean-up initiative aims to engage 150 countries in 2018, Feb 5 <ref>[http://estonianworld.com/life/estonian-clean-up-initiative-aims-to-engage-150-countries-in-2018/ estonianworld.com]</ref> | |||
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Pesticide-free towns and cities - citizen power in action, October 6 <ref>[http://www.theecologist.org/campaigning/2985672/pesticidefree_towns_and_cities_citizen_power_in_action.html The Ecologist]</ref> | |||
Mapping the World's Air Pollution in Real Time, September 21 <ref>[http://www.citylab.com/weather/2015/09/mapping-the-worlds-air-pollution-in-real-time/406411/ CityLab]</ref> | |||
Google Will Start Mapping Pollution The Same Way They Map Streets, July 30 <ref>[http://www.popsci.com/google-will-start-mapping-pollution-same-way-they-map-streets Popular Science]</ref> | |||
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'''February 2''' - World Wetlands Day {{W|World Wetlands Day}}<br> | '''February 2''' - World Wetlands Day {{W|World Wetlands Day}}<br> | ||
Annual event. WWD activities, involving community groups have included, nature walks, children’s art contests, sampan races, and community clean-up days. [http://www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day-2015 ramsar.org]<br clear=left> | Annual event. WWD activities, involving community groups have included, nature walks, children’s art contests, sampan races, and community clean-up days. [http://www.ramsar.org/activity/world-wetlands-day-2015 ramsar.org]<br clear=left> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Why it mattersCommunity groups may be concerned about litter, pollution, traffic pollution, air quality, noise or light pollution, river quality, state of beaches, etc. Aarhus ConventionThe Aarhus Convention, was signed on 25 June 1998 in the Danish city of Aarhus. It entered into force on 30 October 2001. As of March 2014, it has 47 parties—46 states and the European Union. All of the ratifying states are in Europe and Central Asia. The Aarhus Convention grants the public rights regarding access to information, public participation and access to justice, in governmental decision-making processes on matters concerning the local, national and transboundary environment. It focuses on interactions between the public and public authorities. W Resources
EarthObserver App, mobile application which provides users with simplified access to vast libraries of images and information that up until now were tapped mainly by earth and environmental scientists. The EarthObserver App, the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, displays natural features and forces on land, undersea and in the air. Source: The Earth Institute, Colombia University, 2011-01-10 Maps
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News and comment2017  New Zealand will ban plastic microbeads by 2018, Mar 14 [1] 2016 Four of world's biggest cities to ban diesel cars from their centres, Dec 2 [2] Estonian clean-up initiative aims to engage 150 countries in 2018, Feb 5 [3] 2015 Pesticide-free towns and cities - citizen power in action, October 6 [4] Mapping the World's Air Pollution in Real Time, September 21 [5] Google Will Start Mapping Pollution The Same Way They Map Streets, July 30 [6] Events2015  December 11 - International Mountain Day  June 17 - World Day to Combat Desertification W  June 8 - World Oceans Day W  June 5 - World Environment Day W  April 22 - Earth Day W .jpg) March 22 - World Water Day  February 14 - Send a Love letter to the Earth  February 2 - World Wetlands Day W See also
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