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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… and the right to be free from inhuman or degrading treatment. Environmental degradation can impact these rights … that illicit dumping of toxic and dangerous substances and waste potentially constitutes a serious threat to the human … including the operation of chemical factories and waste-collection sites. The Inter-American Commission on …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… but merely to give more clarity and depth to the current treatment of some of these issues and to create room for … of watercourses with ‘heavy’ metals, chemical waste or pesticides and fertilizers. It is also worth … originating from rivers; and• Chemicals substances, solid waste products and spillages, with an impact on coastal …
Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world
… have become a major factor governing mining operations, waste disposal and site closure. Yet there remains a … innovative practices and technologies in the areas of seed treatment, seed application, topsoil handling, mine planning … as well, such as soil, water, and air interrelationships; waste recycling; the five human body senses as perceived from …
Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences
… in an experimental model of a municipal solid waste landfill and leachate. Applied Microbiology 30: … of as yet undiscovered medical resources which may provide treatment for a number of human diseases (Maxwell et al., … the discharge of sewage, and agricultural and industrial waste into the ocean, ultimately leading to oxygen depletion …