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Report by the Secretary General of the United Nations
Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments:
Towards a global pact for the environment

Hazardous wastes

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Summary
I. Introduction
II. Gaps concerning principles of international environmental law
- A. Scope of the principles
- B. Status of the principles
III. Gaps relating to existing regulatory regimes
- A. General
- B. Protection of the atmosphere
- C. Conservation of biological diversity and protection of soils
  - Biological diversity
  - Land degradation and soil protection
- D. Protection of freshwater resources
  - Regulatory framework
  - Normative and institutional gaps
- E. Protection of oceans and seas
- F. Regulation of hazardous substances, wastes and activities
IV. Environment-related instruments
V. Gaps Relating to the governance structure of international environmental law
VI. Gaps relating to the implementation and effectiveness of international environmental law
VII. Conclusions

DOCUMENTS

Regional instruments on hazardous wastes- extract from InforMEA e-learning course
Introduction to the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
Vital Waste Graphics 3
Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention
The three pillars of the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

ONLINE COURSES

Global framework for a pollution-free planet
Introductory Course to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal and Regional Instruments on Hazardous Wastes

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Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Waste

EU Waste Legislation

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Severly restricted chemical

Sustainable development

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Waste management

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