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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… 471 37. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - Charter on Groundwater … [1994] ............................ 520 41. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - Guidelines on Monitoring and … both transboundary and domestic. The extent to which each instrument covers groundwater varies; some deal exclusively …
Regional instruments on hazardous wastes- extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… apply to a) radioactive wastes under regulation of another instrument; b) wastes from offshore installations that are … the Basel Convention are that it covers the vast Exclusive Economic Zones of the South Pacific States, not only the …
Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… including the preparation of a global legally binding instrument. An intergovernmental negotiating committee to … on the environment as a whole, taking into account economic and technical considerations for a given Party or a … intentionally added; (g) “Party” means a State or regional economic integration organization that has consented to be …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… Article explanation of the text of this global framework instrument. In so doing, the Guide explains the meaning and … parties – watercourse state and others 84 2.1.6 Regional economic organisations 85 2.1.7 Natural and legal persons 85 … 261 34.1.2 All states formula 262 34.1.3 Regional economic integration organisations 262 34.3 Additional …
Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
… Information Service United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Palais des Nations CH - 1211 … LONG-RANGE TRANSBOUNDARY AIR POLLUTION AND ITS PROTOCOLS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE 2 UPDATED HANDBOOK FOR THE … as well as the first international legally binding instrument to address problems of air pollution on a broad …
MEA Negotiator’s Handbook
… necessary to manage the complex of interrelated social, economic and environmental issues. We needed to elaborate the … is the worst form of pollution.’ Conversely, sustainable economic development is the only way we can provide for … by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments (e.g. …
Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… 2014. During this period, 127 states and one regional economic integration organization – the European Union – … requires only one step, namely, the deposit of an instrument of accession. Pursuant to its Article 31, the … For that purpose, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization will not be counted as …
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
… by international law, whether embod- ied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments and whatever … of an MEA are usually environmental, but may also be economic, socio- political (e.g., empowering the public to … through which members share experiences. • Long-term Economic Benefits: Analyses by the OECD, the World Bank, and …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… 6 1.3 Integrating environmental conservation and socio-economic development 7 2. Conservation and sustainable use of … successful implementation of this important international instrument. The Convention was adopted by the Assembly of the … diversity of species and ecosystems1 and its current economic and social situation.2 African countries have …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… the Ozone Layer, the Multilateral Fund, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE, which hosts five … for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Regional … it is a convention, treaty, protocol, or other similar instrument), Bhutan considers a number of factors: n The …