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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… substances, persistent organic pollutants, certain hazardous industrial chemicals and pesticides in international trade, of hazardous and household waste, and more recently mercury, … and the transition to safer alternatives to highly hazardous pesticides (Watts 2015). Significant progress has …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… cause the deposit of any poisonous, noxious or polluting substance in common waters, when carrying out such … and their composition, as well as the policies regarding hazardous activities. The Parties commit themselves to the … along the inland interna- tional boundary by discharges of hazardous substances (San Diego, 18 July 1985) (Also …
International ocean governance: Using international law and organisations to manage marine resources sustainably (revised)
… 68 Substance Assessment Database … covering transboundary movement and dispos- al of hazardous and toxic substances and, specifically, maritime … inform agree- ments on dumping, maritime transport of hazardous substances, and discharges from ships in the normal … to indicate whether or not it consents to import of the substance and any conditions attached to such import. Each …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… a pollution-free planet seeks to eliminate the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and land … key pollution areas In addition to targeting specific hazardous substances, many interventions can help tackle or … countries • Apply precautionary approach • Highly hazardous pesticides • Phosphorus and nitrogen • Lead • Other …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… 96 Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Basel, 22 March 1989. In … 95 Madrid, Spain and entered into force on 24 March 2011. Hazardous Wastes Protocol: Protocol on the Prevention of … Decision-making Decisions of the Commission on matters of substance shall be taken by consensus. The question of …
Developing a Global Soil Regime
… on reducing ‘the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and … 2014); Third Global Soil Week (GSW) 2015 – ‘Soil. The Substance of Transformation’, (Berlin, 19-23 April 2015), … to climate change, biodiversity, desertification, trade in hazardous wastes, endangered species, the ozone layer, and …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… avoid the potential transboundary impact of the release of hazardous substances shall not be postponed on the ground … be said about the nature of water that characterises the substance as different from other natural resources, and that … environmental practices to reduce inputs of nutrients and hazardous substances from agriculture and other diffuse …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (Basel … are: Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste, Convention on Biological Diversity, … as climate change, biological diversity, wetlands, and hazardous chemicals and waste. Nevertheless, only two of the …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (Basel Convention) … are: Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste, Convention on Biological Diversity, … as climate change, biological diversity, wetlands, and hazardous chemicals and waste. Nevertheless, only two of the …