Clearing the Air: 25 Years of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

The UNECE conference on Long-range Transboundary pollution is among the oldest multilateral foreign treaties to guard the surroundings, in addition to being probably the most profitable. This e-book marks the twenty fifth anniversary of the conference and comprises contributions from specialists, delegates, chairmen and contributors of the secretariat to the conference which discover its framework, earlier successes, present actions and destiny demanding situations.

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