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Environment - current issues South Korea, in 34 editions.
The entry for South Korea published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 9
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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2024 edition
Same as 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “Environment”
- occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods;
- earthquakes in southwest;
- air pollution in large cities
occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; earthquakes in southwest; air pollution in large cities
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “Environment”
- occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods;
- earthquakes in southwest;
- air pollution in large cities
occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; earthquakes in southwest;
air pollution in large cities
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
The entry for South Korea did not include Environment - current issues.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- air pollution in large cities;
- water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents;
- driftnet fishing
- natural hazards:
- occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; earthquakes in southwest
- international agreements:
- party to - Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Whaling;
- signed, but not ratified - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
current issues: air pollution in large cities; water pollution from
the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; driftnet fishing
natural hazards: occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods;
earthquakes in southwest
international agreements: party to - Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification,
Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Whaling; signed, but not ratified -
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- air pollution in large cities;
- water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents;
- drift net fishing
- natural hazards:
- occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; earthquakes in southwest
- international agreements:
- party to - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94;
- signed, but not ratified - Desertification, Law of the Sea
current issues: air pollution in large cities; water pollution from
the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; driftnet drift net fishing
natural hazards: occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods;
earthquakes in southwest
international agreements: party to - Antarctic-Environmental
Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity,
Species, Environmental Modification,
Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, ShipWhaling;
Tropical Timber 94; signed, but not ratified -
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol,
of the Sea
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
- air pollution in large cities;
- water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents;
- drift net fishing
Rewritten: too little of the 1996 text remains to mark the changes.
air pollution in large cities; water
pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift
net fishing
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- air pollution in large cities;
- water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents;
- drift net fishing
air pollution in large cities; water
pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift
net fishing
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- air pollution in large cities;
- water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents;
- driftnet fishing
air pollution in large cities; water
pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; driftnet driftnet fishing
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
- air pollution in large cities;
- water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents;
- drift net fishing
air pollution in large cities; water
driftnet
The same text in 17 editions, 2001 to 2017.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
- air pollution in large cities;
- acid rain;
- water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents;
- drift net fishing
air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
- air pollution in large cities;
- acid rain;
- water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents;
- drift net fishing;
- solid waste disposal;
- transboundary pollution
air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing fishing; solid waste disposal; transboundary pollution
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
- air pollution in large cities;
- acid rain;
- water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents;
- drift net fishing;
- solid waste disposal;
- transboundary air pollution from China
air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing; solid waste disposal; transboundary air pollution from China
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Central Intelligence Agency. “South Korea: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/south-korea/environment-current-issues.