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History of the Institute
| Timeline |
NIES Events |
Major Environmental Events |
| Early 1970s |
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Worsening of photochemical smog |
| 1971 July |
Environment Agency established |
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| 1971 November |
NIES Founding Committee established |
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| 1971 to 1973 |
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Court judgements on four major pollution cases |
| 1972 June |
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UN Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1973 March |
NIES Founding Committee presents final report |
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| 1974 March |
National Institute for Environmental Studies established |
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| 1974 May |
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Dr. Roland and Dr. Molina report having observed depletion of the ozone layer |
| 1978 October |
NIES Board of Councilors established |
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| 1985 April |
Emperor Showa visits NIES |
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| 1988 November |
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) established |
| 1990 July |
Restructuring of NIES to include global environmental research |
Launch of research projects funded by Japan's Global Environment Research Fund |
| 1990 October |
Center for Global Environmental Research established |
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| 1992 June |
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Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1993 November |
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Basic Environment Law promulgated in Japan |
| 1997 December |
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Kyoto Conference on Global Warming (UNFCCC COP3) held |
| 1998 June |
First NIES Open Symposium held |
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| 2001 January |
Environment Agency becomes Ministry of the Environment. Waste Management Division established at NIES |
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| 2001 April |
NIES established as an incorporated administrative agency. First five-year plan (2001-2005) commences |
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| 2006 April |
Second five-year plan (2006-2010) commences |
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| 2010 August |
Visit of the Japanese Emperor and Empress to NIES |
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| 2011 April |
Third five-year plan (2011-2015) commences |
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NIES when first established |
Opening Ceremony of
New NIES (May 2001)
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Visit of the Japanese Emperor and Empress to NIES (Aug 2010) |