UNESCO-ISESCO Sponsored Workshop
at the Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat (Oman),
in cooperation with the University of Exeter (UK),
10th - 15th May 2003
ONLINE RESOURCES FOR PARTICIPANTS
This page is under construction and will be extended as participants
contribute to the site.
The following links include sources of information and public documents
from the UK and Europe.
Participants are requested to send additional links to sources within
the Gulf Region.
Please inform Mike Heath if any of the links do not work
You are encouraged to visit the site again soon to check for updates.
Environmental impact assessment
European Community EIA Directive:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/consleg/main/1985/en_1985L0337_index.html
EIA Centre Database Search:
http://quercus.art.man.ac.uk/eia/dbsrch/search_form.cfm
eia centre, Manchester University:
http://www.art.man.ac.uk/EIA/link.htm
Impacts Assessment Unit:
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/planning/iau/links.html
ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
International Standards Organisation home page:
http://www.iso.ch
International Standards Organisation ISO 14000 / ISO 9000:
http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/iso9000-14000/iso14000/iso14000index.html
ISO 14001 Pizza:
http://www.mgmt14k.com/014kpizza.htm
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
EMAS UK:
http://www.emas.org.uk
Air quality
National Society for Clean Air:
www.nsca.org.uk
Local air quality management:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/airquality/laqm/guidance/index.htm
Planning:
http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk/consult/mps2/
Environment Agency guidance:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/yourenv/consultations/current_consultat
Contaminated Land
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Soil Guideline Values:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/landliability/pubs.htm
).
The 'New Dutch List' of standards for selected soil and groundwater
contaminants:
http://www2.minvrom.nl/Docs/internationaal/S_I2000.pdf
.
European and UK Legislation
EUR-Lex: European Union law:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html
EUR-Lex: Directory of Community legislation in force:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/index.html
EUR-Lex: Directory of Community legislation in force - Environment,
consumers and health protection:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/ind/en_analytical_index_15.html
A full list of UK legislation since 1988 can be found at the Acts of
the UK Parliament website:
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts.htm
Statutory Instruments since 1987 are also available online:
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/stat.htm
Others
DEFRA Environmental Index:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/index.htm
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution Reports:
http://www.rcep.org.uk/reports2.html
UNEP Global Environmental Outlook:
http://www.unep.org/GEO/index.htm
To contribute information or links, contact:
Dr Mike Heath
Camborne School of Mines
University of Exeter
Redruth
Cornwall TR15 3SE (UK)
Tel/fax 00 44 1209 216647
email M.J.Heath@exeter.ac.uk
Last updated 28th May 2003.