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Women’s participation and gender considerations in country representation, planning and reporting to the BRS Conventions

… Working Group PIC Prior Informed Consent POP Persistent Organic Pollutant POPRC Persistent Organic Pollutant Review Committee SDGs Sustainable … In some cases, this meant that hazardous chemical waste was shipped to countries in Eastern Europe, Africa and …
21 Jun 2026 Document

The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

… Air Pollu- tion on Heavy Metals and on Persistent Organic Pollutants, endorsement of the Pan-European Strat- … engage in particular activities, such as those relating to waste collection. Furthermore, it may cover entities … • Content labels • Categorization of products as “organic,” “green” or “recyclable” • More detailed product …
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The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment

… concerned a plant for the treatment of toxic industrial waste, the ECHR held: Breaches of the right to respect for … Air Pollution on Heavy Metals and on Persistent Organic Pollutants, endorsement of the Pan-European Strategy … Desertification), the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Rotterdam Convention on Prior …
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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… of watercourses with ‘heavy’ metals, chemical waste or pesticides and fertilizers. It is also worth … originating from rivers; and• Chemicals substances, solid waste products and spillages, with an impact on coastal … Pollution, emphasising that no type of solid or liquid waste or other substance will be discharged • into the waters …
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Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… wide range of sectors, including air, water, biodiversity, waste management, chemicals, and horizontal legislation on … and co-ordination are of key importance. The chemical and waste related MEAs have taken a lead by establishing a joint …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… of the environment, including air and water; pollution, waste, chemicals and other potentially harmful substances … the global climate, freshwater quality, marine pollution, waste, toxic substances, protected areas, conser- vation and … often become the sites of dispropor- tionate numbers of waste dumps, refineries, power plants and other polluting …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… that illicit dumping of toxic and dangerous substances and waste potentially constitutes a serious threat to the human … Trade (art. 15), the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (art. 10), and the United Nations … including the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Convention on Biological Diversity, …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… may include but are not limited to: artificial housing; waste removal; health care; protection from predators; and … process with the organized participation of communities (Organic Environmental Law, articles 77–78). In Japan, the … area (Biodiversity Regulation, articles 30–31.) The Organic Environmental Law created CORACs, under the aegis of …
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Natural Resource Governance. Trainers' Manual

… other rules/processes 6. Untreated domestic and industrial waste is being discharged into Tonle Sap Lake. Management 7. … of communities. 6. Untreated domestic and industrial waste is being discharged into Tonle Sap Lake. 7. Urban … particular, who are responsible for pollution control and waste management, do not coordinate their activities with the …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… related to sediment loading, chemical composition, total organic carbon content, and microbial quality.2 Climate … water regulation, erosion regulation, water purification, waste regulation, climate regulation, and natural hazard … some growers produce their crops through traditional and organic means, others – particularly those developed by …
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