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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… water, atmosphere, climate, sound, odours, tastes and the biological factors of animals and plants of every … the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982 149 5.2.3 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 1992 149 xviii 5.2.4 The … contaminants can affect human health through the contamination of water, air or soil. Physical contaminants …
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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… and waste conventions and processes. The Convention on Biological Diversity’s Aichi Biodiversity Targets call for a … before 2020, the resulting prevention of water and fish contamination, and exposures to pregnant women and children, … Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (1995) • Offshore …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

State of Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

… America and the Caribbean is the region with the greatest biological diversity on the planet and it hosts several of … conserving biodiversity. 1. Terrestrial ecosystems 3. The biological diversity of Latin America and the Caribbean … are threatened by coastal urbanization, sedimentation, contamination by toxic substances, water acidification and …
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Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC

… and Biosciences International CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CDC Capacity Development Committee (of … and environmental agencies, such as the Con- vention on Biological Diversity (CBD), bring into sharp focus … associated environments, causing secondary pest problems, contamination of food and water, and risks to human health …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

State of Biodiversity in Africa

… meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, in April 2002, the parties adopted a … measures taken for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the effectiveness of these measures … the destruction or degradation of habitats; contamination by pollutants; and the construction of …
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State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… | 1 A. Background 1. West Asia benefits from a wealth of biological diversity that harnesses a variety of terrestrial, … 1. 12 SCBD (2010) Secretariat for the Convention of Biological Diversity: Fourth national Reports. … are the main drivers of biodiversity loss. Examples of contamination have been found to the north of the Sitra …
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The human right to water and sanitation

… of natural resources and in order to promote biological diversity and resilience to climate change, … growing population, increased consumption, recurrent contamination and pollution of water sources, mismanagement …
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Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

… and sustainable development; and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which seeks to bring together … for the Sustainable Management of Forests; • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); and the • Framework Convention on … and loss of species • Unsustainable use of resources • Contamination of ecosystems Scope • One region in Switzerland …
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Water-related conflict and security in Southern Africa: The SADC Protocol on shared watercourses

… ‘The Negotiating Process Leading to the Convention on Biological Diversity’, Review 2006, 39–50; Tewolde Egziabher, … Djoghlaf, ‘National Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity’, Review 2006, 93–102; Elizabeth Maruma … Art. 4(2)(b)(i). As Böge notes, conflicts over ‘pollution/contamination result from the fact that the upstream riparian …
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The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers

… ‘The Negotiating Process Leading to the Convention on Biological Diversity’, Review 2006, 39–50; Tewolde Egziabher, … Djoghlaf, ‘National Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity’, Review 2006, 93–102; Elizabeth Maruma … Art. 4(2)(b)(i). As Böge notes, conflicts over ‘pollution/contamination result from the fact that the upstream riparian …
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