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E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… and obtain your certificate. E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution Author: Kerstin Mechlem Scope: This class … international law to prevent, control and abate aquifer pollution. It explains the specific vulnerability of aquifers and looks at the different causes of pollution ranging from unsuitable abstraction practices to …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Dramatic growth in laws to protect environment, but widespread failure to enforce, finds report

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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… 4.4.1 The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), 1973 … MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships MDRPRA Marine Debris Research, … Korea) MLW Marine LitterWatch (EU) MPPRCA Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act (U.S.) MSFD Marine …
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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… Mechanisms in Domestic Water Laws Regarding Water Pollution Control 4.1. Instruments of point-source pollution control 4.2. Approaches to controlling pollution from non-point or “diffuse” sources 5. “Greening” …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… Poor sanitation also contributes significantly to water pollution – adding to the cost of safe fresh water for … the Constitution to include the right of enjoyment of pollution- free water. It ruled that if anything endangers or … regulated by water law: allocation of water resources and pollution control; consistency of water law with other laws …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… rapidly while the demand for coastal resources and the pollution of coastal waters has increased in most areas due … 1954 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (London), 327 UNTS 3; UKTS 54 … 1969 International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (Brussels), 973 UNTS 3; UKTS 106 (1975), …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… and private investments that reduce carbon emissions and pollution, enhance energy and resource efficiency, and … technological development so as to prevent environmental pollution and maintain ecological equilibrium. All provisions … and economic development so as to “prevent environmental pollution, maintain ecological equilibrium and avoid the …
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Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China

… on which people can report any instances of environmental pollution. China: Certain environmentally-relevant … with a knowledge library of past major environmental pollution cases being held. Thailand: There is an internal … in 2012. The vast majority of these (70%) concerned air pollution, and some 80% were verified. Information is …
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The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: Some critical issues for fisheries law

… of the North Sea.4 Despite regulation of both land based pollution and ocean dumping by regional bodies, the quality … for a strong response to the problems of environmental pollution, have also given rise to a spread of public welfare … offences of discharging prohibited wastes or causing pollution which have none of the traditional requirements of …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… planning, coastal management, water resource management or pollution control. At the local level, customary laws and … flows, groundwater); c) changes in water quality (e.g., pollution, eutrophication, sedimentation); and d) … wetlands. Some types of human activity (e.g., drainage, pollution or urban encroachment) almost always generate …
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