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… WCC-2016-Res-061-EN Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity RECOGNISING that oil palm is the most productive commercially grown … forest fragmentation, peatland degradation, water pollution, biodiversity loss, forest fires, and greenhouse …

… Return on Investment RSPO Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil SME Small and Medium-sized Enterprises SRI Socially … with direct footprints on ecosystems, such as the oil & gas, mining, and construction, as well as sectors that … refer to biodiversity to some extent: 1) environmental pollution; 2) depletion of natural resources; 3) cruelty …

… 13 For example, industry mandatory insurance under the Oil Spill Disaster Recovery legislation; or (in Australia) … Policies to Prevent Ballast-Borne Biological Pollution - An Environmental Law Institute White Paper’ … to provide funding for a national invasiveness response US Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF)/ US Oil Pollution Act, …

… the efficacy of resource use and management, preventing pollution, and encouraging the establishment and expansion of … processes like the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, the Roundtable on Responsible Soy, and the Better Cotton … provided by the marine environment, including fishing, oil and gas extraction, and recreation. Risks to business …

… pressure being exerted on these types of ecosystems. 3. Pollution: is the presence in or introduction into the … of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects. Pollution from excessive nutrients (e.g. nitrogen and … gone to landfill saves petroleum, reduces dependency on oil, and reduces pressure on existing landfills – thereby …

… more erratic patterns of rainfall - as well as problems of pollution affecting water quality. The issue has become when … Conservation Association (IPIECA) - the ‘global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social … as the good will of a business. 77 A representative of an oil and gas company commented that corporates would be ready …

… and other natural resources as well as the control of pollution and hazardous materials. The environmental legal … administration, and operate as provincial laws. Mineral oil and natural gas are included in the Federal Legislative … mines and oilfields. Exploitation of minerals other than oil and natural gas, therefore, is a provincial subject. Laws …

… production, Target 5 on deforestation, Target 8 on pollution and Target 12 on reversing biodiversity declines; … areas, including 1.51 Indigenous Peoples, Mineral and Oil Extraction, Infrastructure and Development Works …

… sources; 6. dumping of non-mineral solid waste; 7. water pollution; and 8. threats to habitat by uncontrolled fires. … nial crops. The latter may consist of tree orchards, oil palm plantations and permanent pas- tures that are … signs of water pollution, e.g. waste pipes discharging, oil on the sur- face, foam/scum, bad smell, high suspended …

… and control policies may be effective in controlling pollution from well-defined point sources, such as factories … only refer to nonrenewable natural resources, such as oil and gas, or if the property right limitation will apply … alterations to the soils, and, in certain areas, oil spills due to oil exploration. 1 1 ACTO. 2004. Strategic …