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Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… economies in transition need to meet the global and local waste challenge. III. Waste is a global issue Because of the frequency of … sound management encompasses minimization and prevention of the generation of wastes and requires a … Chemicals and Waste
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ARTICLE 6: PREVENTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 ARTICLE 32: WASTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … concerning the transboundary movement of hazardous waste, as well as the environmental degradation caused by …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… impacts, increasing resource efficiency and reducing waste. This compilation will then support legal drafters and … buildings and eco-manufacturing, mining and minerals, waste management/waste-minimizing design, and manufacturing. … of the natural resources of the country, and pollution prevention. In Lesotho, sustainable development is …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… increasing access to safe drinking water, the provision of waste water treatment and sanitation, and the prevention of pollution of water resources resulting from … resources law, and is co-author of The Law of Hazardous Waste and Toxic Substances in a Nutshell (West 1997.) The …
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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… following project types: avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes (AM0025); fuel switch from fossil … into the larger landscape and other sectoral planning; the prevention of the negative impacts of key threats to …
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Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development

… areas, and promote green buildings and sustainable waste management within the context of a more circular … of historic urban areas; Promote sustainable waste management; Promote urban spatial patterns and … By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse (12.5) 5. …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… and regional perspectives for sustainabil ity vii 5.4.2. Waste management for inland navigation … 5.5.2. Principle of prevention … Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste, Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on … See also UN Watercourses Convention, supra, at art. 27 (“Prevention and mitigation of harmful conditions”). 118 …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… of the link between environmental well- being, conflict prevention and long-term human security, the Nobel Peace … of goals for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on waste and pollution, sustainable tourism, and energy supply … met in October, took key decisions to increase focus on waste minimization and to apply the terms of the Convention …
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Energy law and sustainable development

… are the following: air pollution including "acid rain," waste water pollution, significant solid and hazardous waste products from mining or combustion of coal or use of … adaptation is as essential to climate change as is prevention, and the key to environmental progress is economic …
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Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration

… Small-scale fish handling and pro- cessing generate waste inputs (water, fuelwood, etc.), Figure 1 Illustrative … SDGs 4.1. Reduce marine pollution Target 14.1 calls for prevention and significant reduction of marine pollution by … impact on that effort; mainly through the re- duction of waste and litter produced by land-based activities that …
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