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Global Mercury Assessment

… uncertainty. Much of the activity is unregulated or even illegal, and thus reliable official data are still hard to … widely dispersed and often unregulated and may be illegal. Uncertainties regarding release estimates from the …
30 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… natural resources to meet this by, for example, increasing fishing or logging levels. Together with unsustainable levels … worse off. For example, production processes leading to illegal discharges of carcinogenic pollutants are an … Nevertheless, the Tuvalu case study indicates that illegal mining may be extremely extensive, maybe as much as …
30 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… economic devastation in these areas. Agriculture, tourism, fishing, ports and transport, as well as ecosystems, have … to promote the protection of these ecosystems by reducing illegal harvesting to avoid further stress on the ecosystem. … forests in the upper catchment, wildlife hunting and the illegal collection of stones and boulders from the lower …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… challenges such as ecosystem loss and degradation, illegal logging, pollution, overexploitation of marine … of biodiversity as a result of multiple threats, including illegal wildlife trade, habitat loss, climate change, air and … and rapid land-use change. In addition, drivers such as illegal wildlife trade, invasive alien species and climate …
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Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security

… forest products 7.6 Desertification 7.7 Industrial logging/illegal logging 7.8 Over-grazing/cattle ranching 7.9 Invasive …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… to protect their people’s health, even though the illegal disposal of POPs is common. Developing countries that … environmentally sound management of chemicals, including illegal international traffic in toxic and dangerous … Use Water Use Frequent Occasional Recreational (swimming, fishing) 2 1 Commercial food preparation 1.5 0.8 Livestock …
30 Jun 2026 Document

Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee

… be on the label and should not be considered to represent illegal or misuse. C2. Type of information needed to …
30 Jun 2026 Document