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

… such as acid rain (Box 3). With regards to chemicals and waste, existing multilateral environmental agreements enable … persistent organic pollutants, certain hazardous industrial chemicals and pesticides in international trade, … Air quality standards Laws and regulations Waste burning Industrial energy efficiency Clean production incentives …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… towards a pollution-free planet seeks to eliminate the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and … that the level of development and well-being in wealthy industrial countries has been achieved largely through highly … information and awareness 3. Reduce emissions from major industrial and manufacturing sources 4. Adopt and enforce …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… 92 II-2 At-Sea Waste Disposal (Dumping) and Maritime Transport of Wastes … rivers and streams for agricultural, house- hold, and industrial purposes, the demands of coastal communities for … to set targets and timetables for controlling sewage, industrial effluents, or agricultural runoff can serve as a …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… regime, on its navigation conditions, the agricultural and industrial exploitation of the river, the sanitary state of … first priority to supply water for domestic livestock and industrial use, as well as ecological water requirements. … pollution of the lake and its environment ; n ensure that waste is not disposed of into the lake except under, and in …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… of flood and drought by storing water and to carry away waste. However, as human numbers grew and as society … that will accommodate future generations. Large-scale industrial-age water projects like the Tennessee Valley … a country will focus on using its water resources for industrial development or provide a sustainable long-term …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… and regional perspectives for sustainabil ity vii 5.4.2. Waste management for inland navigation … for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the 1992 … and to the 1992 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, May 21, 2003 (not in force), …
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Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… zone” ...................................... 87 5.4.2. Waste management for inland navigation … for Damage Caused by the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on Transboundary Waters to the 1992 … and to the 1992 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, May 21, 2003 (not in force), …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work

… and with highly specialized and expensive expertise (waste disposal from treatment plants3) while others 3 This is … is dominant. The other “de-nexused” player is the industrial township of Hetauda Municipality and its water … players of electricity, irrigation, fisheries and domestic/industrial water supply – in the past, there has been a clear …
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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… natural resource management and where low-level non- industrial use of natural resources compatible with nature … an area may be designated for residential, commercial, industrial, or recreational activities by regulating the … Control Law, 2004 22 Gives government authority to control waste pollution in nature reserves, and forbids construction …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… activities such as trade, transport, agriculture, industrial development, mining, and tourism in the community … which notes that developments in agriculture, forestry, industrial and mineral production techniques, and the … problems in negotiating the treaties on ozone, hazardous waste, climate change, and biodiversity. During the …
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