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Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China
… than in 2012. The vast majority of these (70%) concerned air pollution, and some 80% were verified. Information is … has been developed that allows the public to check current air quality in bigger cities. Singapore: An environmental mobile …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… individuals to a certain positive level of environmental quality and enhances public participation and rights, thereby … and improve the environment and safeguard the water, air, land, forest and wildlife of Nigeria”. Read together … develops in a contamination-free environment, where the air, water, soil, coasts, climate, ozone layer, and live …
Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines
… fires may include impairment of human health and safety, air and water pollution, loss of biodiversity in … amounts of vegetation for ensuring adequate flows of quality water and risk of fires burning vegetation. Critical … to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants (art. 8(a)), …
Rule: Reforming water governance
… resources legislation 50 3.3 Water allocation 54 3.4 Water quality protection 58 3.5 Incorporating conservation into … that the ‘right to sweet water and the right to free air, are attributes of the right to life, for these are the … treatment: ‘To achieve a pure and natural state of air and water quality by providing superior wastewater …
Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management
… treaties, declarations and other promises of action, the quality of coastal environments continues to deteriorate in … resources Any portion of the natural environment, such as air, water, soil, botanical and zoological resources and … Convention on • Permit systems for discharges to land, air and water; • Environmental impact assessments; • Effluent …
EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South-Eastern Europe - Training guidelines for involving CSOs from SEE in the implementation of EU nature-related legislation
… of the Carpathians, with a view to inter alia improving quality 20 of life, strengthening local economies and … energy usage through passive heating and cooling, filter air and water pollutants, decrease solar heat gain, provide … impacts on: • humans, fauna and flora; • soil, water, air, climate and the landscape; • the interaction between …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… and mining Territorial development Management of water quality and quantity Public health Tourism Trade controls on … volume, seasonal flows, groundwater); c) changes in water quality (e.g., pollution, eutrophication, sedimentation); and … to set standards to minimise impairment of land, water and air resources; to monitor compliance; and to punish illegal …
Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.
… Act 1997, the term "environment" is defined to mean air, water, land and layers of the atmosphere; living … disposal. h. Environmental control, including control of air, water, and soil pollution in accordance with federal and … the ground of being unsafe for human consumption, or whose quality and suitability for human consumption has not been …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… decline in the number of individuals or the area and quality of habitat; or (ii) each subpopulation is very small; … subpopulations; or – the number of individuals; or – the quality of habitat; or – the recruitment. Wildlife law and … on: (a) The state of elements of the environment, such as air and atmosphere, water, soil, land, landscape and natural …