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This report summarizes the current situations and challenges that developing Asia faces in introducing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). It also discusses various problems experienced by Japan, Korea and Taiwan after the introduction of EPR mechanisms prior to other Asian countries. It then explores issues related to international resource...

Remarks: This paper was revised and the new title is 'Practical guide for improved organic waste management: climate benefits through the 3Rs in developing Asian countries'. The authors recommend readers to follow the revised version that has corrected proof and updating data on waste generation and national policies relevant with waste management...

The Programme of National 3R Strategy Development was initiated as one of the outcomes of the Ministerial Conference on the 3R Initiative held in Tokyo, Japan, in March 2005. The project was funded by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the Asian Development Bank (for Viet Nam only) and jointly implemented by the United Nations Centre for...

Forest certification is a voluntary, market-based instrument designed to improve forest management by enabling buyers to identify timber products derived from wellmanaged forests. While small forest enterprises make an important contribution to the forest industry in many countries, they have found forest certification difficult to achieve. There...

This publication is one of the major outputs of the Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA).WEPA aims to strengthen water environmental governance in Asia through the collection and dissemination of information and capacity development of relevant stakeholders in partnership with eleven countries in the region, namely Cambodia, China...

本事業はマカッサル市にスラバヤ市で成功した住民参加による廃棄物管理モデルを移転し、同市の廃棄物発生量削減に貢献することを目標としている。そのため、本調査は事前に現地に赴き、同市のプロジェクト実施体制がどの程度できているか、利用可能な既存インフラがどの程度あるか、また廃棄物管理計画はどのようになっているかなどを確認し、実施計画を策定するために行う。 それと併行し、マカッサル市以外にも環境保全に熱心な4都市を選定し、同様にスラバヤ市の廃棄物管理モデルの移転可能性について現地調査する。そしてこの5都市を対象としたプロジェクト全体をペサマス（PESAMAS、住民主体のコンポスト化推進）事業と名付けることとする。

ベトナム、インドネシアにおける３Ｒ国家戦略の策定の一環として、市民や民間セクターの幅広い関係者を対象とした３Ｒ促進活動（３Ｒモジュールの策定・配布等）の実施計画を策定する。このため、現地に赴き、UNCRDと連携しつつ、市民等の３Ｒに係わる理解促進のための教材のニーズ調査および適切な配布ルートの選定調査（現地政府・市民団体・企業などへの聞き取り調査等）を実施した。 A National 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle) Strategy is currently being developed by the Ministry of Environment, Indonesia (KLH) in line with the newly enacted...

Population of community in Indonesia grows significantly slight especially in urban area. This condition may impact to environmental support capacity deterioration. That impact must be treated definitely, particularly for the use of waste water treatment. The increasing number of community will increase consumption of drinking water and directly...