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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… and adequate conditions of life, in an environment of a quality…”, while the Rio Declaration states that humans “are … on climate change will be a major step forward in tackling air pollution, as the root causes of global warming and air pollution largely overlap. Addressing short-lived climate …
18 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and land that emanates from man-made activity and … i. ‘hard-hitting’ pollutants; ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the … a Pollution-Free Planet Air pollution 1. Develop air quality policies and strategies at the subnational, national …
18 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)

… 12 Coastal State Standard-Setting Rights in Offshore Zones and International … 101 II-6 Pollution From or Through the Air … development, and pollution borne to the sea by rivers and air or from estuaries, coastal development, pipelines, and … purposes, the demands of coastal communities for more, quality freshwater may seem unreasonable and hard to meet. …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… in water quantity but also by the alteration of its quality. Therefore, processes like pollution, the … the ecosystems of international watercourses. This standard covers not only quality but also quantity … Basin Ecosystem, which means the interacting components of air, land, water and living organisms, including humans, …
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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… on ecosystems, their services (such as purification of air and water, disease and climate regulation) and goods … casualties, and deaths are clearly linked to poor water quality, natural disasters, or new pandemia (such as the bird … in order to ensure the well-being of all and raise the standard of living of populations’ and proclaims its ‘right …
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Governance of Protected Areas: From understanding to action

… 5.3 Appropriate recognition and support 53 6. Governance quality (“good governance”) 57 ixix Part 2: Towards effective … protected areas. The categories are useful as the global standard for defining, recording and communicating about … G., “Governance of protected areas: innovations in the air”, Policy Matters, 12: 92-101, 2003. Borrini-Feyerabend, …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… resources legislation 50 3.3 Water allocation 54 3.4 Water quality protection 58 3.5 Incorporating conservation into … that the ‘right to sweet water and the right to free air, are attributes of the right to life, for these are the … water use do not require a permit. The law must detail the standard conditions of permits and licences, and itemize …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… many of the older agreements lack provisions on water quality management, monitoring, public participation, … agency. The Commission today also addresses transboundary air pollution. Namibia and South Africa also have created a … out various forms of environmental assessment as its standard procedure for ensuring satisfactory environmental …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… Facility GHG Greenhouse Gas GLWQA Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement global and regional perspectives for … Quality Agreement and the improvement of transboundary air quality. 2.4.7 Convention on the Status of the Volta … right to water, as part of the human right to an adequate standard of living.181 Although the precise content of the …
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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… Facility GHG Greenhouse Gas GLWQA Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement GWP Global Water Partnership GWPO Global … Quality Agreement and the improvement of transboundary air quality. 2.4.7. Convention on the Status of the Volta … right to water, as part of the human right to an adequate standard of living.181 Although the precise content of the …
18 Jul 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater