• This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 2003. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental...
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    Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (category 2003 in the environment)
    electronic equipment (WEEE). Together with the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, it became European Law in February 2003. The WEEE Directive set collection, recycling...
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    reached in May 2003. In accordance with the provisions of its Article 37, the Protocol entered into force on 11 September 2003. As of July 2020, the Protocol...
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    bombarded with neutrons in a lab. Plutonium in the environment has several sources. These include: Atomic batteries In space In pacemakers Bomb detonations...
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    The Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act 2003 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand that prohibits smoking in all workplaces including offices, clubs...
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    The Directive on public access to environmental information (2003/4/EC) is a European Union directive with the formal title "Directive 2003/4/EC of the...
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    Environmental protection, or environment protection, refers to the taking of measures to protecting the natural environment, prevent pollution and maintain...
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    21st century, and the 4th year of the 2000s decade. 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Freshwater. In 2003, a United States-led...
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  • 2003 in Afghanistan. A list of notable incidents in Afghanistan during 2003 President: Hamid Karzai Vice President: Hedayat Amin Arsala Vice President:...
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    the Government of Romania. It was created in 1991. The institution was known as the Ministry of Environment and Waters Management (Romanian: Ministerul...
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    The environment of China (Chinese: 中国的环境) comprises diverse geology, rich biota, and varied climates, ranging from arid deserts to subtropical forests...
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  • Dairying and Clean Streams Accord (category 2003 in the environment)
    The Dairying and Clean Streams Accord is an agreement signed in 2003 in New Zealand between Fonterra, Ministry for the Environment, Ministry of Agriculture...
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  • ministry responsible for protecting and improving the quality of the environment in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as coordinating Ontario's actions...
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    hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, was adopted in February 2003 by the European Union. The initiative was to limit the amount of hazardous...
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  • phosphates in agriculture, weapons manufacturing, and nuclear power are anthropogenic sources of uranium in the environment. In the natural environment, radioactivity...
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    The term built environment refers to human-made conditions and is often used in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, public health, sociology...
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  • variables are part of the environment in which a process runs. For example, a running process can query the value of the TEMP environment variable to discover...
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  • The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) was a department of the New South Wales Government, responsible for effective and sustainable...
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    The minister of environment and climate change' '(French: ministre de l'environnement et du changement climatique) is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet...
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  • of the Environment) is one of the ministerial portfolios which comprise the Finnish Government. The minister heads the Ministry of the Environment and...
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    machairs. The forest once covered almost all of Scotland but now only 1% of the forest remains in 35 isolated areas. Scotland's environment supports 62...
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  • The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, Sweden, during June 5–16, 1972. When the United Nations General Assembly...
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  • The Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (in Spanish: Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, SEMARNAT) is Mexico's environment...
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    The secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, also referred to as the environment secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government...
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    for Environment (DG ENV) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission, responsible for the Environmental policy of the European Union. In 2010...
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    directly or indirectly by humans. Modifying the environment to fit the needs of society (as in the built environment) is causing severe effects including global...
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  • environment is a space, whether physical or virtual, in which stories can unfold. A virtual narrative environment might be the narrative framework in...
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    National Biodiversity Authority (category Environment of India)
    The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is a statutory autonomous body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India...
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    The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Irish: An tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta) is a senior minister in the Government...
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  • The minister for the environment (Luxembourgish: Ëmweltminister) was a position in the government of Luxembourg. Among other competences, the minister...
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