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{{Year nav topic5|1986|the environment}}This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1986. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues. Events- The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme is launched.
- The Quota Management System commences. It is a type of individual fishing quota that is used in New Zealand to manage fish stocks.
- Northern river reversal, an ambitious project to divert the flow of the Northern rivers in the Soviet Union, was abandoned, primarily for environmental reasons.
- April
- The Chernobyl disaster, a catastrophic nuclear accident, occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.
- November
- The Sandoz chemical spill, a major environmental disaster caused by a fire and its subsequent control, occurred at the Sandoz agrochemical storehouse in Schweizerhalle, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, on November 1, 1986. It released toxic agrochemicals into the air and resulted in tons of pollutants entering the Rhine river, turning it red.
- The West Coast Accord was signed between government, industry and environmental organisations concerning the conservation forests of the West Coast of New Zealand.
- December
- The Environment Act 1986 is passed in New Zealand, established the Ministry for the Environment and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
See also{{Portal|Environment}}- Human impact on the environment
- List of environmental issues
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