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

… universities often cover subjects such as macro economics, trade, micro economics and political economics, and many … 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 …
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Global Mercury Assessment

… United Nations Environment Programme, nor does citing of trade names or commercial processes constitute endorsement. … 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 …
29 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… accounting for some AUS$ 17 billion of Australia’s export trade (AMSA, 2010). The export movement of bulk cargoes and … 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

… knowledge and understanding, we may risk undesirable trade-offs, missed opportunities in optimising synergies and … 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 …
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Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… May 2001 Chemical Annex (*) Chemical name Synonyms and Trade Names Aldrin(1) A 1,2,3,4,10,10-Hexachloro- … 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 …
29 Jun 2026 Document

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

… Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Preface 1. The Chemical Review Committee has adopted … Process for determining evidence of ongoing international trade 30 1.5 Common and recognized patterns of use of … be on the label and should not be considered to represent illegal or misuse. C2. Type of information needed to …
29 Jun 2026 Document

Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security

… involvement in land management decisions, land-use trade-offs and long-term goal setting. These are central … forest products 7.6 Desertification 7.7 Industrial logging/illegal logging 7.8 Over-grazing/cattle ranching 7.9 Invasive …
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