Environment Secretary

Environment Secretary can refer to:

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment, Scotland

Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, Hong Kong

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom

Secretary of the Environment (Mexico)

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300 industrial, realty projects in Telangana await green clearances

The Times of India 22 Feb 2019

For the past ten months, the environmental clearances for major industrial and real estate projects in Telangana are stuck in limbo as state-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) are not formed ... Swargam Srinivas, special secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) told TOI....

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Industrial, realty projects await green clearances

The Times of India 22 Feb 2019

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Call to increase polythene bags thickness

The News International 22 Feb 2019

The demand was put before Minister for Environment M Rizwan in a departmental meeting held here on Thursday. Environmental Protection Department Secretary Dr Zafar said there was an immediate need to amend Ordinance 2002 to increase thickness of polythene bags ... The secretary also ......

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Trade wars - dairy next in the Brexit firing line

Irish Independent 22 Feb 2019

Louise Hogan and Philip Ryan. February 22 2019 2.30 AM. 0 Comments Trade wars - dairy next in the Brexit firing line. Independent.ie ... Email ... Conor Mulvihill, from Dairy Industry Ireland, warned ... UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove this week warned of onerous tariffs on produce flowing in to the UK to protect British farmers ... ....

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Gove talks tripe amid concerns over `unconventional´ food being thrown away

This is Money 21 Feb 2019

The Environment Secretary was quizzed on his efforts to promote “wonky veg”, amid concerns over the amount of food destroyed before it reaches supermarket shelves ... Environment Secretary Michael Gove (Kirsty O´Connor/PA) ... “So what is the Secretary of State doing to promote wonky ......

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Support for `easy to use´ bottle deposit scheme in Scotland, analysis suggests

This is Money 21 Feb 2019

Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said the analysis provides evidence of backing for a “well-run, and appropriately targeted, deposit return scheme” ... “It is extremely welcome that the consultation signalled support for a model which is ambitious in scope and with a minimum deposit in excess of 15p,” said the Environment Secretary....

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Support for ‘easy to use’ bottle deposit scheme in Scotland, analysis suggests

AOL 21 Feb 2019

Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said the analysis provides evidence of backing for a “well-run, and appropriately targeted, deposit return scheme” ... which is ambitious in scope and with a minimum deposit in excess of 15p,” said the Environment Secretary....

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Brazil wants to legalize agribusiness leasing of indigenous lands

Mongabay 21 Feb 2019

Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina and Environment Minister Ricardo ... Attending the high-profile event was Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina; Special Secretary for Land Affairs Luiz Nabhan Garcia; Mato Grosso governor Mauro Mendes; and Environment Minister Ricardo Salles....

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Duterte creates task force to speed up Manila Bay rehab

Inquirer 21 Feb 2019

Duterte signed Administrative Order 16 last Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, creating the Task Force to be chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural resources (DENR). Serving as vice chairpersons are the secretaries of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of Tourism (DOT) ... ....

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Multi-agency task force created to speed up bay rehab

Inquirer 21 Feb 2019

The Manila Bay Task Force, created through Administrative Order 16 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Feb ... The secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be the chair of the task force, with ... ....

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Denmark's Inger Andersen elected UN environment chief

Journal Review 21 Feb 2019

General Assembly has elected Inger Andersen of Denmark as the new executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, which is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Andersen's nomination by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was approved Wednesday by acclamation for a four-year term ... General News Environment Environment And Nature ... ....

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Gove talks tripe amid concerns over ‘unconventional’ food being thrown away

Belfast Telegraph 21 Feb 2019

The Environment Secretary was quizzed on his efforts to promote “wonky veg”, amid concerns over the amount of food destroyed before it reaches supermarket shelves ... “So what is the Secretary of State doing to promote wonky veg, which is just as beautiful and nutritious on the inside even if it isn’t visually appealing?”. Press Association . ....

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Deposit scheme on drinks cans and plastic bottles wins backing of public

Scotsman 21 Feb 2019

An official analysis of the consultation said there was “widespread agreement” a well-run return scheme could help the environment and change attitudes to littering and recycling ... Environment secretary Roseanna Cunningham said....