Accession Number:

ADA528608

Title:

Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military. September 2006 Report

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FEDERATION OF UN ASSOCIATIONS WASHINGTON DC MILLENNIUM PROJECT

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

2006-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

33.0

Abstract:

The recently inaugurated Secretariat of the Global Bioenergy Partnership GBEP will help UN efforts to promote green fuels by facilitating a global political forum to support bioenergy production, marketing and use, and assisting international exchanges of know-how and technology. The focus will be mainly on helping developing countries, governments and institutions formulate sustainable bio-energy policies and strategies to help reduce dependency on fossil fuel, as well as encouraging investments in multilateral projects for bio-energy development. It will also assist in formulating guidelines for measuring greenhouse gas emission reductions due to the use of bio-fuels. The GBEP Secretariat is located at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters in Rome and is supported by the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea.

Descriptors:

• *ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
• *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
• DETECTORS
• MONITORING
• SPECTROSCOPY
• POPULATION
• ICE
• MELTING
• SAFETY
• CLIMATE
• CHEMICAL AGENTS
• WASTE DISPOSAL
• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
• UNITED NATIONS
• URANIUM
• CHINA
• FISHES
• GREENHOUSE EFFECT
• ATOLLS
• NANOTECHNOLOGY
• UNITED KINGDOM
• NATIONAL SECURITY
• ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
• DEVELOPING NATIONS

Subject Categories:

• Military Forces and Organizations
• Environmental Health and Safety

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE