2011 in the environment

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This is a list of notable events relating to the

environmental issues

.

Events

The year 2011 was declared the International Year of Forests by the United Nations to raise awareness and strengthen the sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests for the benefit of current and future generations.
The
IUCN
after not being sighted since 2006.
Hydraulic fracturing
is banned in France and concerns are raised in other countries.

US president Barack Obama signed the Shark Conservation Act. The law amended the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks.

The
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011. It is the largest nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl disaster
of 1986.

Bohai Bay oil spill in the Yellow Sea.
The Nahal Zin fuel leak occurred when a backhoe loader struck and ruptured an underground fuel pipeline in southern Israel.

Birdlife Cyprus estimate over 300,000 birds are illegally trapped, using mist nets and lime-sticks in Cyprus during the first two weeks of September.^[1] Estimate rises to one million for the period 1 September to 23 October.^[2]

The 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Durban, South Africa, from 28 November to 11 December 2011 to establish a new treaty to limit carbon emissions.

An oil spill occurred at the Bonga Field in Nigeria of up to 40,000 barrels, or 1.68 million gallons. It resulted in a 923 square kilometre oil slick.
The
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006
enters into force.