• 제목/요약/키워드: International environmental convention

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폐기물의 개념 및 분류체계에 관한 연구 (A Study on Definition and Classification System of Wastes)

  • 홍동희
    • 환경정책연구
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    • 제3권2호
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    • pp.113-137
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    • 2004
  • The objective of this study is to introduce the definitions and classification methods of wastes in international agreements and legislations, examine the concept of wastes and their classification systems in Korea, and finally analyze and compare the concept of wastes in different countries for finding better solutions and suggestions. The study summarizes the concept of wastes as introduced in the Basel Convention, OECD, EU, US, and UK. First, each of the member countries adapt to the same concepts of wastes as defined in their international agreements; second, the intention of the wastes holder and the conditions of the wastes are considered at the same time when defining the concepts. Upon close examination of the classification of wastes systems as introduced in the Basel Convention, OECD, EU, US, and UK, the wastes are classified into toxic and non-toxic wastes according to the existence of poisonous substances. Therefore, it is classified as a toxic waste when any toxic substance on its list is included in the waste, while others are considered as a non-toxic waste if they don't contain poisonous substances. Secondly, in the UK, the matter of toxic or non-toxic wastes are classified, not according to the existence of the poisonous substances, but based on the generation of sources. In Korea, the concepts of wastes are divided into the two categories - a concept as defined in actual legislations and a concept in its translation. The Korean classification of the wastes include Wastes Management Act, amended in 1995, which stipulates that toxic substances should be managed in a special way as the designated wastes. It appears that the Act utilizes the classification method that classifies the wastes according to the existence of poisonous substance. Korea's concepts of wastes should be changed after recognition of the concepts in international agreement (Basel Convention, EU) and other foreign laws(US, UK) that consider subjective and objective standards at the same time when they define the concepts. Also, the development of technology in recycling and reuse of the wastes can remove the current absolute notion of the wastes so that it also should not be passed over. Also, because a classification structure of wastes has a close relationship with a disposal structure, its classification system should be fixed gradually to come up with the development of wastes disposal technology and its policy.

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지구환경보전과 가정에서의 생태적인 생활양식 (A Study on the Ecological Life Style in the Home and Preservation of the Earth Environment)

  • 최남숙
    • 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.88-105
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    • 1994
  • Since the Rio Convention of 1992, the international community has displayed a heightened consciousness concerning the Earth environment and domestic attention on the said subject has also rapidly increased. An Ecological life style signifies the conscious efforts to preserve the environment interpreted into quotidien action. For the realization of conservation in action, an understanding of the specific details of environmental preservation must precede. The environmental conservation action in the homes was systematically approached in this study as an input-process-output and feedback cycle. The input phage is the consumer oriented buying stage, the while the process is the actual use of the products and the output stage consists of categorizing and producing wales, the feodbach being recycling of resources. At each stage the attitude which is devoted to environmental consciousness plays a big ride in the actual preservation of the Earth environment. in order to effectively conserve the environment, efforts displayed by the business sector is as important as implementation of environmentally conscious action at home. During the process of producing and distributing products, and attitude and action in preservation efforts are crncial and the responsibility ageat. For the business sector to effectively initiate environmental preservation into action, institutional support from the government and cooperation from the homes is of essence. Consolidated efforts to atter the superfrony life style into ecological life styles and ralues is essential to solve the most important socio-economic issue of the 90's of preserving the earth.

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동북아 역내의 지속가능한 선박해체에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Ship Recycling in Northeast Asia for Sustainable Future)

  • 김성국;이진욱
    • 무역학회지
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    • 제46권2호
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    • pp.121-140
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    • 2021
  • The ship recycling or scrap is a phenomenon in the process of vessels life cycle has ended in the shipping industry. Scrap are greatly affected by freight rates due to ship demands. Not only that, environmental regulation and economic scale vessel demand are processes that must exist in the shipping industry as they obtain management for existing vessels. In the past, shipbreaking yard had tried to work without protection for poverty, without poor working conditions and facilities to prevent the emission of harmful substances. However, the issue of environmental pollution has been raised the Basel and Hong Kong Convention have been adopted, and a new replacement of the ship scrap that induces serious pollution is required. In this study, 165 countries were analyzed to confirm the importance of determining the ship solution. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the Environmental Performance Index, which is a measure of environmental regulation, is the most influential factor of ship scrapped volume. The determinant of whether lower labor cost can be secured is more correlated with population than GDP per capita. The implications of the results of the regression analysis mean that if environmental regulations for ship scrap of the future are strengthened, the status of Bangladesh and Pakistan, which currently account for half of the world's ship recycling, may change.

해양 데이터를 활용한 에너지 효율적인 최적 항로 탐색 (Energy Efficient Route Search Using Marine Data)

  • 김성호;진교홍
    • 한국정보통신학회논문지
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    • 제24권1호
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    • pp.44-49
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    • 2020
  • 최근 조선해양의 주요 이슈 중 하나는 선박의 대기 및 해양 오염 배출량 감소 문제이다. 이에 대하여 국제해사기구(IMO)에서는 선박으로 부터의 오염방지를 위한 국제협약(MARPOL)을 체결하고, 부속서 6을 통해 선박의 배기가스에 포함된 대기와 해양의 오염을 제한하고 규제하고 있다. 이를 위해 조선사의 신규 선박 건조에 대해서는 에너지 효율 설계 지수(EEDI)를 적용하고, 운항중인 선박에 대해서는 에너지 효율 운항 지표(EEOI)를 적용을 권고함으로써 환경오염물질의 배출을 최소화하도록 하고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 운항중인 선박의 실제 항해 데이터를 기반으로 선박의 운항 효율 등급(EG)을 산출하고, 해양환경 데이터 분석을 통해 에너지 효율적인 최적항로 탐색 정보를 제안하고자 한다.

Policy Implementation Process of Korean Government's Public Diplomacy on Climate Change

  • Choi, Ga Young;Song, Jaeryoung;Lee, Eunmi
    • Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2020
  • In 2015, the State Council of South Korea finalized its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by "37% from the business-as-usual (BAU) level" by 2030 across all the economic sectors. Of that reduction, 4.5% will be achieved overseas by leveraging Emission Trading Systems (ETS) aided by international cooperation. In line with this, considering both the demand for and supply of the carbon market increased after the Paris agreement, the importance of public diplomacy in negotiating climate change actions also rose. This study aimed to analyze the impact of international discussions such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on domestic policies and the types of public diplomatic climate change policies pursued by different government agencies, and draw implications from them. This study attempted to find implications from the Korean government's public diplomacy on climate change for developing countries. Lessons learned regarding Korea's public diplomacy would provide a practical guidance to the Asian developing countries, which are suffering from environmental crisis at a phase of rapid economic growth.

IMO-AFS 협약 채택에 따른 국내 대처방안 연구 (A study for Domestic Respond to the 'AFS' Convention of IMO)

  • 설동일;김인수;이국진;박성진;박상호;김동근
    • 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국항해항만학회 2002년도 추계공동학술대회논문집
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    • pp.39-44
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    • 2002
  • 이 논문에서는 IMO-MEPC AFS 협약 채택(2001년 10월 5일)에 대한 국내 업게의 동향을 조사·분석하고 이를 바탕으로 AFS 협약과 연계된 국내법 마련(해양환경관리법 입법 방향, 선박안전법의 개정안)과 아울러 국제방오시스템증서 발급 방안, 효과적인 유해방오시스템 규제 방안(항만국 통제의 방안)을 제시하며, AFS 협약의 효율적 관리를 위한 관련부서의 일원화 방안 등을 마련하였다.

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람사르협약의 습지보호지역으로 지정된 전북 고창 운곡습지의 곤충상에 관한 연구 (Insect Fauna of Ungok Wetland in Gochang, Jeonbuk, Korea, Designated as a Wetland Protection Area at Ramsar Convention)

  • 김동언;김종명
    • 한국환경과학회지
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    • 제22권9호
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    • pp.1141-1152
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    • 2013
  • Insect fauna were surveyed in 2011 at Ungok wetland, Obeygol, located in Gochang, Jeonbuk, Korea. In total, 149 species belonging to 11 orders and 57 families were surveyed. Among them, Lepidopterans composed 23.5% (35 species) of the total insect numbers surveyed, comprising the most abundant group, and followed by Coleoptera, Hemiptera, and Odonata with a composition of 22.1% (33 species), 17.4% (26 species), and 10.1% (15 species), respectively. Bothrogonia japonica Ishihara was the most dominant species, and followed by Gastrophysa atrocyanea Motschulsky and Celastrina argiolus (Linnaeus). Phytophagous insects accounted for 60 percent of the total species. Dominance index was the highest in spring by 0.21. Diversity, richness, and evenness indices were the highest in summer by 4.07, 11.84 and 0.96, respectively. In the study area, the legally-protect species were grouped into five groups; 9 export-restricted species, 17 endemic species, 28 indicator species, 1 climate-sensitive biological indicator and 3 southern characteristic species. Additionally, twenty forest insect pest species were surveyed, belonging to 5 orders and 15 families. Therefore, it is required to conduct long-term monitoring and appropriate management based on the ecological characteristic of the habitats to continuously conserve and maintain of wetland.

선박 기인 대기오염물질 현황 및 저감 기술 소개 (Current Status of Air Pollutants from Ships and Reduction Technologies)

  • 박준성;함승호;강다영;박희연;박종관
    • 대한조선학회논문집
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    • 제61권2호
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    • pp.135-142
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    • 2024
  • There is a lot of concern around the world about air pollution from ships. The majority of air pollution from ships comes from fuel combustion. The combustion process produces various air pollutants such as carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and particulate matter (PM), each of which has adverse effects on people and is a major environmental problem. To prevent this, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has strengthened the regulation of pollutant emissions through the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution. This paper discusses the types of air pollutants emitted by ships, their current status, and the latest technologies to reduce emissions of NOx and SOx.

국제법상 동북아해저환경보존에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Marine Environmental Protection of Northeast Asian Seas in International Law)

  • 이윤철
    • 한국항해학회지
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.77-97
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    • 1995
  • The protection of the marine environment is one of the main international legal problems in recent years. In parallel with the industrial development, a great quantity of chemical materials were used and in consequence, mass transportation of oil and other dangerous materials was required on the one hand, and discharge of industrial wasters drew also the attention on the other hand. Furthermore, oil tankers accidents, mass use of nuclear materials, sea-bed exploration and exploitation stimulated further deep human concern on the marine environment. The expansion of international concern to new and more dangerous sources of marine pollution regarded more strict and legal control on the Oil Tanker(DWT 95, 000tons, Cb=0.805) model. Calculation results are compared to the international, especially regional level. In particular, this study is concerned with the preservation of the Northeast Asian Seas surrounded by Japan, the Russian Far East, South Korea, North Korea, China and Taiwan. These adjacent countries must intensify cooperation regarding the prevention, reduction and control of the contamination of the sea. And this cooperation between the States concerned should, as much as possible, be aimed at maximizing the effectiveness of measures to prevent or abate transboundary environmental pollution. To achieve this purpose, States concerned should be imposed upon duties such as duty to assess the environmental impact, duty to inform, duty to consult and duty to assist on the basis of general principle of international law, international customary law and other various resolutions of international bodies. Depending on the nature and extent of actual or potential transboundary pollution with the use of a natural resource or the environment in general the establishment of some form of institutionalized cooperation between the States concerned may become useful or indispensable. The functions of this Organization are, inter alia, to keep the implementation of the Convention and the protocals under continuous observation, to make recommendations on regional or sub-regional rules and standards to be elaborated and on measures to be taken by the Contracting Parties, to be notified of any grave and imminent danger from pollution or threat of pollution by the Contracting Parties and to promote in close cooperation with appropriate governmental bodies additional measures to protect the marine environment of the Northeast Asian Seas, and so on. Above mentioned countries, first of all, are located within the Northeast Asian Seas geographically and, therefore, take responsibilities of preserving the clean sea against marine interferences regardless of any difference of the social, political and economic systems. They must be followed under the UNCLOS and other marine conventions. Under the present circumstances, Northeast Asian Seas will become dead seas in case that there is no instant and prompt action against pollution. Hence we have an absolute obligation to promote the development of the mandatory international environmental law, which in turn can faciliate more effective implementation of the regional cooperation by the neighbouring states within this area.

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생물다양성협약상 ABS 국제레짐형성 논의와 우리의 대응 (South Korea's Response to the Formation of the International Regime on Access and Benefit Sharing within the Convention on Biological Diversity)

  • 정서용;박영규
    • 환경정책연구
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    • 제8권4호
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    • pp.1-24
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    • 2009
  • 현대사회에서 유전자원의 상업적 이용이 증가함에 따라 생물다양성협약 내에서 유전자원 이용에 대한 공정하고 공평한 이익공유의 필요성이 개발도상국을 중심으로 지속적으로 제기되고 있다. 그 결과 비구속적 성격의 본 가이드라인(Bonn Guideline)을 대체할 수 있는 유전자원 접근 및 이익공유에 관한 국제레짐(ABS 국제레짐)에 대한 논의가 2010년 타결을 목표로 계속되고 있다. 현재 진행되고 있는 생물다양성협약상 ABS 국제레짐에 대한 정확한 이해와 분석 그리고 이에 바탕을 둔 대응방안의 모색을 위해서는 생물다양성협약상의 논의는 물론이고 관련 국제기구 및 국내법 상의 논의를 면밀히 살피고 이들의 상호 관계에 대해서 이해하는 것이 중요하다. 우리의 경우는 유전자원 이용국으로서 가능성이 크다는 점을 고려하여, ABS 국제레짐 형성에 대한 논의과정에서 유전자원의 이용에 따른 이익의 공정하고 공평한 배분과 함께 유전자원에 대한 적절한 접근이 가능하도록 하는 즉, 이익공유와 접근 문제가 공히 보장될 수 있는 ABS 국제레짐 형성에 기여할 필요가 있다. 이를 위해서는 생물다양성협약 및 관련 국제기구에서 논의되고 있는 유전자원 이용과 접근 문제를 종합적으로 다룰 수 있는 정부 대응체계를 갖추는 것이 필요하다.

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