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… Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal … of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management … on the Prior informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in international Trade …

… is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities, and … and wastes. Beginning in the 1970s with the increase of hazardous waste and concerns regarding illicit trafficking and dumping …

… N H U M A N R I G H T S A N D T H E E N V I R O N M E N T waste, transport, and financing. For example, under air and … discharging toxics into the environment, or (2) on-site hazardous waste management practices cause serious risk to … to express their concerns relating to the clean-up of hazardous waste sites. Civil society organizations can also …

… Governance 35 v. Sub-programme 5: Chemicals and Waste 32 vi. Sub-programme 6: Resource Efficiency 36 vii. … the Parties, particularly the impact of poor management of hazardous chemicals and wastes on vulnerable groups such as … minimization, the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and safe and environmentally sound …

… that illicit dumping of toxic and dangerous substances and waste potentially constitutes a serious threat to the human … pollution of the natural environment, such as exposure to hazardous substances in the course of employment. … people, including through addressing risks associated with hazardous development activities, such as mining. National …

… can also include measures such as authorizing toxic and hazardous facilities in large numbers in communities that are … of the environment, including air and water; pollution, waste, chemicals and other potentially harmful substances … water or other resources, or the storage or disposal of hazardous materials.34 Relocation of indigenous peoples or …

… for one’s private life and home. The case concerned a waste treatment plant, which caused health problems and … centration, of constituents of water that are known to be hazardous to health.”128 Quantity As a minimum, the quantity … Many delegates opposed the consideration of hazardous wastes and other environmental issues by the …

… measures to ensure that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials shall take place in the lands or … on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade … Canadian citizens alleged that the storage of radioactive waste near their homes threatened the right to life of …

… Control of their Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa, which requires parties to …

… seeking to buy coastal land for dumping nuclear and highly hazardous waste51 and ordered the environmental regulator to …