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… 49 Towards a Pollution-Free Planet 3 Transitioning towards a … the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and land that emanates from man-made activity and that … i. ‘hard-hitting’ pollutants; ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the …

… implementation of international principles for sustainable water management, through the lens of the Multilateral … illustrating the main “green” principles of international water law, stemming from both binding and non-binding … 2. No significant transboundary harm, impact and pollution; and 3. Ecosystem and biodiversity protection. In …

… Over one billion people currently lack safe drinking water and sanitation, making water- borne diseases one of the leading causes of death, … people in Asia die every year from diseases related to air pollution (WHO, 2003). Species are becoming extinct at an …

… to fulfil individual’s human rights to life, health, water, food, work, culture, development, access to … to life, health, an adequate standard of living, food, water, housing, self-determination and means of subsistence, … on Human and Peoples’ Rights has decided cases concerning pollution and the exclusion of indigenous peoples from their …

… Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter of 1972 … is to prevent environmental harm, whether they concern pollution of the sea, inland waters, the atmosphere, soil or … loss; (2) the downstream community can build an adequate water treatment plant at its own cost; (3) the polluter may …

… agreements. Some issues, such as air and watercourse pollution or protection of migratory species, may affect … environment across a wide range of sectors, including air, water, biodiversity, waste management, chemicals, and … throughout the EU. Many other measures, such as the Water Framework Directive, are largely a result of the EU’s …

… The 1979 Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution reproduces Principle 21 stating that it "expresses … in the preamble of the 1992 UNFCCC, the 1999 Protocol on Water and Health to the Convention on the Protection and Use …

… Law; • Legal drafters handbooks on specific topics such as water, energy and economic instruments; • Two UNEP … participation and access to justice; transboundary air pollution; ozone; climate change; international control of … Drafters’ Handbooks on different sectoral topics such as water, energy, land and soil management and economic …