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Jakarta, Indonesian capital with population of around 7.5 millions (Statistics Jakarta, 2004) is striving with transport and environmental problems. World Bank ranked Jakarta as the third most polluted city, not to mention the serious congestion takes place everyday. The dominating private motorcars including motorcycles is evident. Road public...

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly understood to mean a system that emphasises priority for and rapid movement of buses by securing segregated busways, although there is no precise definition of what constitutes a BRT system (International Energy Agency (IEA) 2002; Wright 2005). From an environmental perspective, BRTs have the potential to reduce...

The International Experts Meeting on Illegal Logging “Possible Way Forward towards More Sustainable Forest Management” took place in Tokyo, Japan, on 5-6 March 2007. The Meeting was hosted by Japan with participation of 55 senior level experts on the illegal logging issue. Participating countries were 17 major timber producing and timber consuming...

Newsletter for the Kitakyushu Initiative programme which provides the latest information on activities of the Kitakyushu Initiative Network, as well as research and trends in urban environmental management

Featured Report: IGES Holds Two Side Events at COP12 and COP/MOP2 Reports: International Symposium on Business and the Environment 2006 WEPA Holds a Symposium and a Forum on the Conservation of Water Environment IGES Activities at BAQ2006 APFED Showcase Project for 2006 IGES Organises Global Environment Seminars Remarks: Japanese version: ENBIROLIB...

*Overview Plan targets zero emission to respond to limited landfill and waste treatment facilities. Goals: establish sound material cycle society, protect local environment, revitalize local areas through environmental industries Cooperation between MOEJ, METI, and local governments. Local governments present plans for approval, subsidy is given by...

The IGES Board Meeting held in February 2006 approved “The Basic Framework of the Future Research Strategy at IGES beyond FY 2006”, which was a summary of the major points contained in the paper entitled “IGES Research Strategy beyond FY 2006” tabled for the preceding Informal Meeting. In the paper the establishment of a Programme Management Office...

Warning temperatures, extreme weather events, and threats to sustainable water supplies and biodiversity pose growing environmental challenges in the region while Governments are beginning to address some key environmental problems. Remarks: About GEO Year Book 2007: http://www.unep.org/yearbook/2007/ The GEO Year Book 2007 is the fourth annual...