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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the 1992 Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, and the 1993 North American Agreement …
23 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Protected landscapes and cultural and spiritual values

… previously established for managing garbage and human waste have become overwhelmed. More importantly, the risks to … miles of coastline around Vitória and Buzios Islands from industrial trawlers. Despite being officially categorized as … that Angkor (Yasodharapura) had been the largest pre-industrial city ever, over twenty times bigger than its …
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Sacred Natural Sites – Support for custodian protocols and customary laws in the face of global threats and challenges

… disproportionately suffering the consequences of related industrial developments and climate change; FURTHER … mining, drilling, logging, infrastructure development, waste disposal and related activites; and AFFIRMING that … custodians of SNS the right to say no to mining or other industrial activies on their sacred natural sites and …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… extension of the ski resort’s built facilities, the use of waste- water in a sacred area is, in itself, anath- ema to … nature and culture— there are no other major economic or industrial activities with an adverse environmen- tal, … natural capital as possible into the engines of the industrial economy. These assump- tions, though, are …
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Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… that illicit dumping of toxic and dangerous substances and waste potentially constitutes a serious threat to the human … including the operation of chemical factories and waste-collection sites. The Inter-American Commission on … more environmentally friendly: cleaning them up, recycling waste, distributing clean water, providing low-cost heating …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… of farms located upstream on a river. The project’s waste management methods could affect the water quality and …
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Sacred natural sites: Guidelines for protected area managers

… importance of sacred groves in India, for example) and industrial ones (the importance of urban parks, for … and outdated sewage system that releases low-quality waste water into streams. The New Zealand Department of … to transformation from competing land uses, such as industrial agriculture and forestry, mining, logging, …
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Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

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