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The three pillars of the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of the Parties adopted the Cartagena Declaration on the Prevention, Minimization and Recovery of Hazardous Wastes and … the disposer conclude a contract for the disposal of the waste. Under the Convention this contract must ensure that … with detailed, accurate and complete information on the waste itself, on the proposed disposal operation and other …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

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

… 2. Precaution Examples Southern Bluefin Tuna Case 3. Prevention Preventive mechanisms Examples 4. “Polluter Pays … Article 26 of the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other … the evolution towards approaches based on precaution and prevention. …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… and precaution 52. It has long been recognized that prevention of environmental harm must be “the Golden Rule for … of the containment and other protective measures, the waste management, and emergency re- sponse measures”. 259. … modified organisms from contained use; e) disposal of waste containing living genetically modified organisms; f) …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

PIC Chemicals An Introduction to the Chemicals Listed in the Rotterdam Convention that are Subject to the Iinternational Legally-binding Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure

… are applied from the moment of generation of a hazardous waste to its storage, transport, treatment, reuse, recycling, … asbestos products; and the disposal of asbestos-containing waste materials. HS Code 2524.90 (Pure substance). (Mixtures, …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Protecting human health and the environment: A guide to the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals and pesticides

18 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

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 …
18 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… were adopted in 2005. The objective is to facilitate the prevention and response to public health risks that 42 An … that are likely to occur or reoccur, or mitigation or prevention measures of health cases that can turn into …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity