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Protecting human health and the environment: A guide to the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals and pesticides

… contact: Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention Plant Protection Service Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 … countries, health and safety data, and especially protection from potentially dangerous imports through the …
20 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Plant genetic resources and food security: stakeholder perspectives on the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

… biodiversity, hunger alleviation, eco- logical concerns, consumer protection, fairness and equity across nations and between … biodiversity, hunger alleviation, ecological concerns, consumer protection, fairness and equity between nations and …
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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… Air Coalition, and the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based … recognition by different actors that producer and consumer choices have pollution consequences. Such … community, youth groups, farmers and the individual consumer. Involving diverse actors early in the discussions …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Policy Brief - Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific Technological and Industry Chang

… plant knowledge. Similarly, agricultural breeding and crop protection researchers were screening genetic resources for … for ABS. Demand for genetic resources is often affected by consumer demand for natural ingredients, business trends and … resources that require these agreements. Increasing consumer interest in natural ingredients has led to much …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… benefit sharing. The components of Farmers’ Rights are: i) protection of traditional knowledge; ii) the fair and … Treaty. Progress is being made with regard to the protection of traditional knowledge; equitable benefit … The examples are sorted into four categories: (i) protection of Traditional Knowledge; (2) the fair and …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region

… A of the Convention is: • Products essential for civil protection and military uses; • Products for research, … non-ferrous metals Large-scale gold production Waste from consumer products Cement production Others Contaminated sites … small-scale gold mining Chlor-alkali industry Waste from consumer products Cremation (dental amalgams) TOTAL (tons) 24 …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… educating the public of the importance of conservation and protection of the Sri Lankan environment. By preparing the … as stated in its long title is to make provision for ‘the protection and xii management and enhancement of the … The National Environmental Act (NEA) 77 The Environmental Protection License (EPL) 77 Prescribed Standards 78 Scheduled …
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Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… on Prior Informed Consent (PIC), Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the 1987 Montreal Protocol … doing business (e.g., by “passing” the fine along to the consumer), liability may be limited in its effectiveness. … are more expensive, subsidies can lower the cost to the consumer and thus promote their purchase and use. …
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Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC

… of contracting party implementation International Plant Protection Convention This study presents a summary of the benefits of implementing the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), international standards for … and choice (seasonable availability), which has increased consumer demand in the import country for a commodity that is …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Acting Now!

… is printed on fully recycled paper, FSC certified, post-consumer waste and chlorine- free. Inks are vegetable-based … / Agentina / Uruguay Lead: United States Environmental Protection Agency Objective: Reduce global mercury releases … using mercury as a catalyst China is the principal consumer of mercury as a catalyst in vinyl chloride monomer …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste