2001 in the environment

none 2001 the environment This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 2001. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues. Events The IPCC Third Assessment Report is released. ACCOBAMS, the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area, comes into force. It is a cooperative tool for the conservation of marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World, a controversial book by Bjørn Lomborg, is published in the English language. In the book Lomborg claims that various environmental issues are not supported by data. The Black Book of Corporations is published. In the book, Austrian journalists Klaus-Werner Lobo and Hans Weiss show that many multinational corporations are connected with environmental pollution. Campbell Island, New Zealand is declared rat free, nearly 200 years after their introduction. The Coriolis project is started in France to coordinate oceanography research. Euroleague for Life Sciences is founded by leading universities. January The MV Jessica oil spill occurred off the coast of the Galápagos Islands. May The Jinkanpo Atsugi Incinerator is purchased by the Japanese government and shut down. Throughout its history, the incinerator reportedly blew toxic and cancerous emissions over the high-rise dwellings in its immediate vicinity. June The 2010 Biodiversity Target was adopted by the EU heads of state. It was an overall conservation target aiming to halt the decline of biodiversity by the end of 2010. The world largely failed to meet the target. July The Report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification was published in New Zealand. September The Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia comes into effect. October The UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, usually known as the Aarhus Convention, enters into force. December Tosontsengel, Zavkhan Province, Mongolia, observes on 19 December the highest recorded mean sea level pressure of 1085.7 hPa inHg mmHg 2 or, beating the previous record of 1083.8 hPa inHg mmHg 2 in Agata, Krasnoyarsk Krai in 1968.Vasquez Tim World's highest pressure recorded http://www.weathergraphics.com/barohigh.htm Weather Graphics Technologies See also Environment Human impact on the environment List of years in the environment References