1981 in the environment

none 1981 the environment This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1981. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues. Events The Protected Natural Areas Programme began in New Zealand. Dickinson Katharine Mark, Alan May 1988 New Zealand's Protected Natural Areas Programme: What it has been, what it is and what it could be Forest and Bird 25–28 http://www.recreationaccess.org.nz/files/f-b_8805_pna_prog.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130208140800/http://recreationaccess.org.nz/files/f-b_8805_pna_prog.pdf 2013-02-08 dead 1 November 2025 A number of protected areas were established in 1981, including Olvassuo Strict Nature Reserve in Finland.141 https://books.google.com/books?id=EzuDyWl3JN8C&pg=PA146&dq=%22Olvassuo+Strict+Nature+Reserve%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source= Nordic Scenery: Protecting the Nordic Countryside in the 20th Century 2003 5 August 2026 January Ronald Reagan signed an executive order on 28 January 1981, which enacted Jimmy Carter's reform of oil price supports, immediately,Executive Order 12287 – Decontrol of Crude Oil and Refined Petroleum Products 28 January 1981 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-12287-decontrol-crude-oil-and-refined-petroleum-products 28 January 2026 allowing the free market to adjust oil prices in the United States. By September 30, 1981, petroleum prices were to be determined by the free market. This process was accelerated by President Reagan through an Executive Order Urban Transportation Planning in the United States An Historical Overview Edward Weiner 1999 Greenwood Publishing Group 112 https://books.google.com/books?id=s9-53F2LN0UC&pg=PA112 978-0-275-96329-3 7 June 2010 April The Japan Australia Migratory Bird Agreement treaty came into force. It aims to minimise harm to the major areas used by birds which migrate between the two countries.Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Japan for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Danger of Extinction and their Environment [1981] ATS 6: Australian Treaty Series 1981 No 6 Japan–Australia Migratory Bird Agreement Australia Legal Institute, Australian Treaty Series http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/other/dfat/treaties/1981/6.html 1 November 2025 October The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is passed in the United Kingdom on 30 October 1981.https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, 1981 CHAPTER 69 UK Legislation 30 October 1981 1 November 2025 See also Environment Human impact on the environment List of environmental issues List of years in the environment References