This is a list of notable events relating to the

environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

. They relate to environmental law,

conservation Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws. Conservation may also refer to: Environment and natural resources * Nature conservation, the protection and managem ...

environmentalism Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement regarding concerns for environmental protection and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seek ...

and

environmental issue Environmental issues are effects of human activity on the biophysical environment, most often of which are harmful effects that cause environmental degradation. Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment on t ...

Events

*The year 2002 was dedicated as the International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains. *The

ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution The ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution is a legally binding environmental agreement signed in 2002 by the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to reduce haze pollution in Southeast Asia. The Agreement ...

was signed between all ASEAN nations to reduce haze pollution in Southeast Asia.

March

*The Earth observation satellite Envisat is launched by the European Space Agency. * Native forest logging on public land ends in New Zealand.

April

*The Melbourne Principles for Sustainable Cities were drawn up in the Australian city of Melbourne.

July

*The

Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002 The ''Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002'' is an act to manage and regulate the hunting of game in New South Wales in Australia. The Act established the Game Council New South Wales. See also *Hunting in Australia Australia has a populati ...

passes into law. It aims to manage and regulate the hunting of game in New South Wales in Australia.

August

*The World Summit on Sustainable Development, WSSD or

Earth Summit 2002 The World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002, took place in South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September 2002. It was convened to discuss ustainable developmentorganizations, 10 years after the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. (It was the ...

took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September 2002. It was convened to discuss sustainable development by the United Nations.

November

*The

Climate Change Response Act 2002 The Climate Change Response Act 2002 is an Act of Parliament passed by the government of New Zealand. The Climate Change Response Act 2002 created a legal framework for New Zealand to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and to meet obligations under the ...

is passed by the government of New Zealand. *The ''Prestige'' oil spill occurred off the coast of Galicia caused by the sinking of an oil tanker. The spill polluted thousands of kilometres of coastline and more than one thousand beaches on the Spanish, French and Portuguese coast, as well as causing great harm to the local fishing industry. The spill is the largest environmental disaster of both Spain's history and Portugal's history.

December

*The

Species at Risk Act The ''Species at Risk Act'' (SARA) (the ''Act'') is a piece of Canadian federal legislation which became law in Canada on December 12, 2002. It is designed to meet one of Canada's key commitments under the International Convention on Biological D ...

became law in Canada. It was designed to meet one of Canada's key commitments under the International Convention on Biological Diversity.