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Encyclopedia > Department of the Environment

The Department for the Environment (Formerly the Department of Environmental Protection) was West Australia's environmental agency. Note: DEP redirects here, but the D is sometimes short for Division, Directorate or other such words Department of Environmental Protection is a name commonly used by states in the United States of America to name their government agency charged with proposing and enforcing environmental law although the federal such... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ...


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Bibliography for the Environment - US Department of State (6337 words)
The impact of the human species on the extent and variability of life on earth are addressed by leading experts who explore specific threats caused by the loss of diversity of ecosystems and the major problems and challenges posed by this loss.
The Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (1976-1992) discusses the negotiations which resulted in such landmark agreements as the Vienna Convention on Ozone and its Montreal Protocol, the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes, and the Biodiversity Convention.
Dobson examines several definitions of sustainability and various conceptions of justice and concludes that tradeoffs, compromises and coalitions are necessary to achieve ecological sustainability and egalitarian distribution of economic and social resources.
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