objective - to prohibit the military or other hostile use of environmental modification techniques in order to further world peace and trust among nations
The Convention defines environmentalmodification techniques as changing -- through the deliberate manipulation of natural processes -- the dynamics, composition or structure of the earth, including its biota, lithosphere, hydro-sphere, and atmosphere, or of outer space.
The provisions of this Convention shall not hinder the use of environmentalmodification techniques for peaceful purposes and shall be without prejudice to the generally recognized principles and applicable rules of international law concerning such use.
It is the understanding of the Committee that this Convention does not deal with the question whether or not a given use of environmentalmodification techniques for peaceful purposes is in accordance with generally recognized principles and applicable rules of international law.
In most cases, complete environmental control, which includes the regulation of temperature, humidity, air quality, and light, is possible only if included as part of the design of a new building, and if the commitment to maintain the systems is assured.
Environmental control is used to indicate a system which will monitor and regulate both temperature and relative humidity, consistently maintaining them, in balance, within pre-established guidelines.
Environmentalmodification is used to indicate the alteration of one or more of the variables in the environment.
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