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1998 in the environment

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This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1998. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.

Events

March
  • The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic enters into force.
    • April
  • The Bamako Convention (in full - Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa) came into force.
  • The Doñana disaster, an industrial accident in Andalusia, southern Spain, occurred when a holding dam burst at the Los Frailes mine, near Aznalcóllar, Seville Province, releasing 4–5 million cubic metres of mine tailings.

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    1998 in the environment Wikipedia
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