Clearing the air; 25 years of the convention on long-range transboundary air pollution.K3593 92-1-116910-0 Clearing the air; 25 years of the convention on long-range transboundary air pollution The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, often abbreviated as Air Pollution or CLRTAP, is intended to protect the human environment against air pollution and to gradually reduce and prevent air pollution, including long-range transboundary air . Economic commission for Europe Noun 1. Economic Commission for Europe - the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe . Ed. by Johan Sliggers and Willem Kakebeeke. United Nations Publications, [c]2004 167 p. $30.00 (pa) Adopted in 1979, the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution involves 49 parties in the region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE or ECE) was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member States. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. in cooperating to deliver legally binding protocols covering air pollutants pollutants see environmental pollution. affecting the environment and public health and is seen by many involved in its implementation as setting a model example for other regions and the world. On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, this volume brings together individuals involved in forming and implementing the Convention to reflect on its history and its effectiveness. The volume addresses the scientific strategies, techniques, and technologies involved in air pollution abatement A reduction, a decrease, or a diminution. The suspension or cessation, in whole or in part, of a continuing charge, such as rent. With respect to estates, an abatement is a proportional diminution or reduction of the monetary legacies, a disposition of property by will, when under the Convention. |
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