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Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… using operations which do not lead to recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative uses. Mercury from … and those required for existing sources. Releases to land and water are not addressed in Article 8 – they are … to the atmosphere, Article 9 deals with their releases to land and water from significant anthropogenic point sources …
Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… reduce emissions and releases of mercury to air, water and land and the impact of such emissions and releases on the … using operations which do not lead to recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative uses. 5. Each Party … mercury compounds, often expressed as “total mercury”, to land and water from the relevant point sources not addressed …
Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… for example by oil rigs, but could also take the form of land reclamation, artificial islands or installations for … related to resources or not and whether they take place on land or at sea, have an impact on the marine environment and …
Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
… for example by oil rigs, but could also take the form of land reclamation, artificial islands or installations for … related to resources or not and whether they take place on land or at sea, have an impact on the marine environment and …
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, particularly in Africa - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… a number of conventions dealing with matters related to land degradation, desertification and/or drought, such as the … focusing specifically on the problem of desertification, land degradation and drought is the United Nations Convention … of land, control of soil erosion, deforestation, reclamation of degraded land and prevention of degradation of …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… and species, freshwater and forests, and freshwater and land uses and soils. This is why relevant instruments on … assist the Contracting Parties to minimise the impacts of land-use projects on wetlands and their biodiversity; n … n disease and pest control; n forestry and land reclamation; n disease and pest control; n wildlife …
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
… � � � � � 703 Used controlled substances (incl. recovery, reclamation and recycling)�� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � … the selection of Mr. David Okioga (Kenya) and Mr. Tom Land (United States of America) as Co-Chairs of the … in decision XVII/46 to endorse the selection of Mr. Tom Land (United States of America) and Mr. Nadzri Yahaya …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… advice provided by Jacob J. Burke, Senior Officer in the Land and Water Development Division of FAO, on points of … purposes of this Convention: (a) "desertification" means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub- humid areas … (ii) rehabilitation of partly degraded land; and (iii) reclamation of desertified land; (c) "drought" means the …