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Traces the history of the national environmental policy plan adopted in the Netherlands. Origin of the idea of restructuring environmental policy within a long-term strategic framework; Pollution control measures adopted by the government; Revisions of the plan; Role played by the plan in the fall of a government; Approach of the plan to environmental protection; Impact of the plan on Dutch and European policies. INSET: DETAILS OF THE NETHERLANDS' NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PLAN..

Focuses on Dutch environmental concerns and discusses the plan for nature conservation which has been added to the National Environmental Policy Plan; The Nature Policy Plan which was developed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries in 1990.

This article is a collection and description of web sites that provide information on sustainable product design. The author highlights the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment and the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Readers are also referred to web sites that provide a broad view of the sustainable design concept, like the Design for Environment program, run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Also featured are sites run by the Australian Department of Environment and Heritage and the Minnesota Office of Environmental Affairs. Academic sites include the Center for Sustainable Design, Deft University of Technology's Design for Sustainability program, and the Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing at University of California, Berkeley.

Observes that this issue of "Environment" explores environmental policies and regulations set by the Netherlands, the United States, and Venezuela. The actions of the individual governments which will be all important in determining the future quality of the environment; The need for corporations to do their part; The importance of energy conservation; Consumers who ought to demand more than corporate lip service to environmental quality.