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Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector‑borne diseases
… Convention, with the main objective to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants … the impact of the Convention towards protecting human health and the environment from POPs. The Convention was … assumed that awareness among coun- tries about the adverse health and environmental conse- quences of DDT, and the need …
Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017
… COP8 Meeting - 2017 For environmental occupational health safe and responsible use When anti-asbestos groups are … with products whose potential danger or risk to human health in too many cases is not known scientifically. … proponents of forwarding profit objectives against public health priorities and human rights. accuse all involved …
Articles related to the implementation and institutional arrangements of the Minamata Convention
… and includes specific articles related to this, namely: a. Health aspects (Article 16) Parties are encouraged to promote … affected populations, with the participation of the public health and other relevant sectors. Article 16 also encourages the promotion of appropriate institutional and health professional capacities for the prevention, diagnosis, …
Measuring the Effectiveness of MEAs: the Stockholm Convention as a case Study
… effective in achieving its objective of protecting human health and the environment from POPs The Montevideo Law … succeeded in achieving its objective of protecting human health and the environment from persistent organic …
The development of international environmental law at the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Conference of the Parties and its validity
… the World Meteorological Organization and the World Health Organization, as well as the Co-ordinating Committee … strategies and measures for minimizing harm to human health and the environment by hazardous wastes and other …
A review of the matrix-based management approach and organization of the Secretariats of the Basel Convention and the Stockholm Convention and the UNEP-part of the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention
… in response to concerns over the dangers posed to human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals and … all share this common objective of protecting human health and the environment. This means that there are … Argentina Kyunghee Choi Director General, Environmental Health Research Department / National Institute of …
Evaluating effectiveness : A framework for assessing management effectiveness of protected areas
… will often say something as well about the overall health of the ecosystem. Because the specific objectives for … years. The main monitoring programmes were for coral reef health (mainly fish and corals), and in some cases mangroves …