United States
                     Environmental Protection
                     Agency
                                                Information Resources
                                                Management
                                                (PM-211A)
  January 1992

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                     UPDATE
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       SO-WNG,
         LINDA

Linda Spencer recently left
 h&r position with EPA as
     Manager of the  -
INFQTERfWUSA National
  Focal Point &accept a
  position with the United
   Nations Environment
 Programme (Uti&P).  She
 will serve as Deputy to the
 Director and Chief of the
Network Development Unit
    of the tNFOTERRA
Programme Activity Centre
in Nairobi, Kenya. We wish
 Linda success in her new
       assignment
                                                                   Ms. Lou Tilley

                                                                   Region 5 Librarian  (5PL-16)

                                                                   230 South Dearborn  St.

                                                                   Rm 1670

                                                                   Chicago,  IL 60604
                                INFOTERRA Represented at EPA's
                                     4th National Environmental Information Conference
                                    INFOTERRA partners from Canada, Ireland, India, Botswana and the
                                United States, along with Dr. Woyen Lee, Director INFOTERRA Programme
                                Activity Centre (PAQ and Roger Johnson of INFOTERRA/PAC, attended
                                EPA's 4th National Environmental Information Conference in Philadelphia,
                                Pennsylvania on December 2-5,1991.  Environmental information and its role
                                in reducing risks from environmental hazards was the conference theme.

                                    Participants attended sessions on risk reduction, data integration, pollution
                                prevention and strategic planning, all focusing on the key role of environmental
                                information and data in scientifically based environmental decision-making.
                                Sound decisions can be made only when based on sound environmental
                                information. Breakout sessions were held on such topics as market-based
                                environmental incentives, data sharing methods, and empowering the
                                environmental organization.

                                    INFOTERRA/USA distributed copies of the U.S. Directory of
                                Environmental Sources, the newly published national source directory, and
                                other information on INFOTERRA/USA services. Demonstrations of the
                                INFOTERRA Database were given and materials from the INFOTERRA
                                National Focal Points in India, Ireland and the United States were distributed.
                                Dr. Woyen Lee participated in a panel discussion on global information
                                databases and data exchange.
                                 NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
                                   Journal Articles of Interest
French, Hilary. "Green Revolutions: Environmental
Reconstruction in the Soviet Union." Environmental Policy
Review. January 1991. Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 1-7.

Liubomirskii, Leonid. "Another Look at the Reliability of
Official Soviet Pollution Statistics." Environmental Policy
Review. January 1991. Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 33-36.

McCully, Patrick. "The Case Against Climate Aid." The
Ecologist. November 1991. Vol. 21, No. 6. pp. 244-251.

Pearce, Fred. "North-South Rift Bars Path to Earth Summit."
New Scientist November 23,1991. Vol. 132, No. 1796.
  . 20-21.
                                                   Robinson, Nicholas A. "Comparative Pollution
                                                   Controls:  An Agenda for Future Work." [compares
                                                   US/USSR laws] Environmental Policy Review.
                                                   January 1991. Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 26-32.

                                                   Ryan, John C. "Belize's Reefs on the Rocks."
                                                   WorldWatch. November/December 1991.  Vol.4,
                                                   No. 6. pp. 7-8.

                                                   Sachs, Wolfgang. "Environment and Development:
                                                   The Story of a Dangerous Liaison." The Ecologist.
                                                   November 1991. Vol. 21, No. 6. pp. 252-257.

                                                   Wolkomir, Richard.  "Caught in the Crossfire"
                                                   [effects of Gulf War on the Environment]
                                                   International Wildlife. January 1992.  Vol. 22,
                                                   No. 1. pp. 4-11.
     INFOTERRA/USA National  Focal Point
                                                                                  Printed on Recycled Paper

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NEW BOOK REVIEW:
      Atlas of the Environment.
      Geoffery Lean, Don Hinrichsen, and Adam
      Markham.
      Prentice Hall Press, 1990.
      REFG1046 G3L4 1990
   This new acquisition is a
compendium of data
concerning environment and
development presented in a
clear, concise manner.  The
editors have drawn upon the
best available information from
the United Nations and its
agencies, the World Bank, the
World Resources Institute, the
Worldwatch Institute, the
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development,
the International Institute for
Environment and Development,
the World Conservation Union,
and the World Wildlife
Foundation.
   The text is divided into
chapters that address specific
development or environmental
concerns.  Each chapter is
prefaced by a brief description
of the issues surrounding the
data presented.  Colorful world
maps and graphs display
statistics in a simple, easy-to
read format.

   Data from around the world
include: industrialization and
development, tropical forest
destruction, human health,
population, the wildlife trade,
pollution, ozone, and natural
resources. A comprehensive
table of contents makes this a
handy ready-reference book.

   The Atlas of the
Environment can be found in
the reference section of the
International Collection in the
EPA Headquarters Library.
For more information, please
contact the INFOTERRA staff
at FTS 260-5917. We welcome
your suggestions for additions
to the International Collection.

               —Gary Prevost
NEW
BOOKS
                    The following titles may be found in the International Collection
                                at the EPA Headquarters Library.
Adamson, David. Defending the World: The Politics
and Diplomacy of the Environment. St. Martin's Press,
1990. HC79JE5A32 1990

Benedick, Richard E. Ozone Diplomacy: New
Directions in Safeguarding the Planet. Harvard
University Press, 1991. K35933461991

Brown, Lester R., etal. Saving the Planet: How To
Shape an Environmentally Sustainable Global
Economy. W.W.Norton, 1991.HD75.6X761991

Canadian Water Quality Guidelines. The Canadian
Council of Resource and Environment Ministers, 1991.
REFTD365.C361991

Goodman, David; Redclift, Michael, eds. Environment
and Development in Latin America: The Politics of
Sustainability.  St. Martin's Press, 1991. HC130.E5ES8
1990
               Haigh, Nigel. EEC Environmental Policy and Britain.
               Longman, 1989. HC79£5 H351989

               Newman, James R. The Environment of the Czech and
               Slovak Federated Republics 1990: A Review of
               Available Information. World Bank, 1990. TD171J £68

               Report on Administrative Management Systems of the
               Ministry of Environmental Protection, Natural
               Resources and Forestry, Warsaw, Poland. U.S.
               Environmental Protection Agency, 1991. EPAX 9112-0013

               Report to Congress: Environmental Conditions in
               Poland and Hungary.  U.S. Environmental Protection
               Agency, 1989. EPAX 9112-0009

               World Environment Directory. Business Publishers,
               1991. REFTD12.W65
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                                                through the EPA Information Services Contract.

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