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Estonia will receive international assistance in the case of oil pollution 20.05.2004

The Gulf of Riga has a special status to protect Baltic herring resources 21.05.2004

Ministry of the Environment Careful with GM Maize 31.05.2004

Reaching a New Level of Environmental Education and Research 02.06.2004

River Basins Regrouped in the Territory of Estonia 03.06.2004

Islets free from visitors’ rubbish 04.06.2004

Gene Technology Committee has New Members as of Today 17.06.2004

Deciding on GM Rape Postponed 18.06.2004

The First Decisions Made by the New Gene Technology Committee 21.06.2004

New Management Units to be Applied to Fishing for Cod and Baltic Herring in the Baltic Sea 22.06.2004

Budapest Conference Focuses on Children’s Environment and Health 22.06.2004

First Steps Taken to Implement Producer Liability 29.06.2004

Agreements Made on Ship Fuel Sulphur Content and Quality of Bathing Water 01.07.2004

Pan-European Action Plan Adopted to Protect Children’s Health 02.07.2004

Assessment of the Condition of Aquatic Environment in 19 Towns and 89 Rural Municipalities Completed 07.07.2004

Principles of Transboundary Movement of Radioactive Waste Approved 08.07.2004

The Use of Substances Depleting the Ozone Layer should be Gradually Reduced 15.07.2004

Procedure for Transplantation of Protected Fungus, Plant and Animal Species Approved 16.07.2003

Maastricht Meeting: Environment as Opportunity 16.07.2004

Minister of the Environment Drives an Eco-Friendly Car 19.07.2004

Sustainable Transport as Key to Clean and Sustainable Environment 26.07.2004

The Gene Pool of the Estonian Forest is Being Cared For 27.07.2004

The Nordic Hydrological Conference will be held in Estonia 09.08.2004

The Netherlands Helps Estonia to Implement Environmental Management Systems 18.08.2004

Estonian-Russian Intergovernmental Fishery Commission Meets in Vooremaa 24.08.2004

The Implementation of the Århus Convention in Estonia was Discussed at a Roundtable Meeting 26.08.2004

The Wastewater Treatment System of the Kohtla-Järve District will be Renewed 27.08.2004

The Ministry of the Environment Launches an Ecological Tax Reform 31.08.2004

The Finnish Minister of the Environment and the Estonian Minister of the Environment Discussed Cooperation 03.09.2004

Scientific Conference on Meteorology Begins in Paldiski 09.09.2004

Emission Limits for Sources of Pollution Approved 16.09.2004

International Salmon Fishing Competition Held on the River Narva 17.09.2004

One Per Cent of Logging in Estonia Illegal 22.09.2004

EU Resources Still Needed to Protect Natura Sites 23.09.2004

Estonia Shares Similar Environmental Interests with Spain 27.09.2004

Sustainable Estonia 21“ Approved 29.09.2004

Estonian Aviation Meteorology Worthy of the ISO 9001 Certificate 04.10.2004

Estonia and Lithuania Plan to Cooperate in Establishing the Pollutant Emission Register 06.10.2004

The meeting of the European Environmental Council 15.10.2004

Bringing Dangerous Foreign Species into Estonia Forbidden 19.10.2004

Estonia May Start Trading in Greenhouse Gas Emissions 22.10.2004

Mati Kose’s Bird Photos in the Atrium of the Ministry of the Environment 27.10.2004

The First Packaging Recovery Organisation Accredited 28.10.2004

Closing of the Sillamäe Radioactive Waste Storage Facility Halfway Completed 11.11.2004

Estonia and Russia Work Together to Take Care of Transboundary Water Bodies 11.11.2004

Estonian-Wallonian Cooperation Protocol also Supports the Environment 16.11.2004

Kiviõli Water Treatment Plant to be Opened at Noon 23.11.2004

GMO Draft Decisions Put to the Vote 02.12.2004

EEK 1.6 Billion to Be Invested in Water Economy 08.12.2004

Close to EEK 48 million to be Invested in Environmental Infrastructure 15.12.2004

Estonia Expressed its Opinion on Three GMOs 21.12.2004

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced by 1.2 Billion Tonnes 21.12.2004

Less Car Wrecks End Up in Nature 22.12.2004

Producers Liable for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 22.12.2004

New Commercial Fishing Right Fees Applicable as of 1 January 27.12.2004