1986 in the environment

none October 2025 1986 the environment This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1986. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues. Events The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme is launched. The Quota Management System commences. It is a type of individual fishing quota that is used in New Zealand to manage fish stocks. Northern river reversal, an ambitious project to divert the flow of the Northern rivers in the Soviet Union, was abandoned, primarily for environmental reasons. A number of protected areas were created, including Taroko National Park in Taiwan,http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/06/15/2003672609 15 June 2017 Chen Wei-han Mining companies to face make-up reviews: Cabinet Taipei Times 12 August 2026 and Żywiec Landscape Park, in Poland.https://books.google.com/books?id=3iUcHYlThSsC&pg=PA65&dq=%22%C5%BBywiec+Landscape+Park%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5nYXjwpuWAxVUv4kEHYL1CdsQ6AF6BAgREAM#v=onepage&q=%22%C5%BBywiec%20Landscape%20Park%22%20-wikipedia&f=false Folia Biologica 1997 45 1-2 Notes on the Paramecium aurelium Species Complex in Some Waters of the Żywiec Beskids Ewa Przyboś Zofia Komala Index Copernicus 12 August 2026 April The Chernobyl disaster, a catastrophic nuclear accident, occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. June US President Ronald Reagan signed the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986President Signs Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments US EPA 2013-01-29 https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/president-signs-safe-drinking-water-act-amendments.html 2025-10-13 September The Balloonfest '86, a publicity stunt in Cleveland, Ohio, it aimed to break the world record for the largest simultaneous balloon release. However, the event led to unforeseen environmental damage and disruptions in the city, where thousands of balloons ended up in Lake Erie, hampering search and rescue operations and littering the shores. November The Sandoz chemical spill, a major environmental disaster caused by a fire and its subsequent control, occurred at the Sandoz agrochemical storehouse in Schweizerhalle, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, on November 1, 1986. It released toxic agrochemicals into the air and resulted in tons of pollutants entering the Rhine river, turning it red. The West Coast Accord was signed between government, industry and environmental organisations concerning the conservation forests of the West Coast of New Zealand. December The Environment Act 1986 is passed in New Zealand, established the Ministry for the Environment and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. See also Environment Human impact on the environment List of environmental issues List of years in the environment References