Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)



Regional Capacity-Building for the Adoption of ISO-14000 and Transfer of
Environmentally Sound Technology: Training Manual (ST/ESCAP/2063)


CONTENTS
Preface
PART ONE
OVERVIEW OF PROJECT ON REGIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING
FOR THE ADOPTION OF ISO 14000

Background on ISO 14000
Purpose and orientation of project
Participating member countries
Summary of the national seminars

PART TWO
TRAINING MANUAL ON CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR
ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS (ISO 14000)

Introduction
Development of environmental management system standards
Establishment of an environmental management system
Documentation of an environmental management system
Development of an environmental management system
Environmental management system audit 		Page

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Last updated: 26 April 2001