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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 … due to the friability of asbestos; (e) Inappropriate storage and treatment of biomedical and health-care wastes, … Chemicals and Waste
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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 … resources law, and is co-author of The Law of Hazardous Waste and Toxic Substances in a Nutshell (West 1997.) The … surface water and groundwater. It also includes in-stream storage of surface water behind dams or other artificial …
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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… remit making provisions for the import, export, transport, storage, wholesale and retail trade of biofuels. Furthermore, … following project types: avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes (AM0025); fuel switch from fossil …
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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. … collection of fluorescent tubes for their treatment and storage in a safe place to prevent the release of mercury in …
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Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming

… oxide and methane from agriculture, methane from the waste sector, some sources of black carbon, and … contributions of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) and removals in the Agriculture, Forestry and … and forest options, sustainable diets & reduced food waste, soil sequestration, livestock & manure management, …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… 49 LAND-USE IMPACTS ON PLANT DIVERSITY AND CARBON STORAGE AT ITAPARICA RESERVOIR, NORTHEAST BRAZIL … disaster, the area of the Drina River is recipient of waste waters and pollution derived from several polluters … including mines, power plants, industry facilities without waste water treatment plants as well as from inadequate or …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.

… and site class- es, right to the company’s central data storage. In the absence of such an electronic system, data … tures are threatened through mining operations, dumping of waste etc., they would trigger a higher threat score, … natural re- sources; 6. dumping of non-mineral solid waste; 7. water pollution; and 8. threats to habitat by …
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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 … emissions of greenhouse gases and to increase sinks (storage of greenhouse gases). These mechanisms will promote …
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Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?

… photocopying and recording, or in any information storage retrieval system without permission in writing from … safety standards) footprints due to pollution from manure waste at feedlots and on field soil erosion and leaching of … fuel energy for transporting feed and animals, and their waste. This is because growth rates and finished weights are …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… of goals for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on waste and pollution, sustainable tourism, and energy supply … partners to focus on the development of carbon capture and storage technologies. A ministerial meeting of the forum in … met in October, took key decisions to increase focus on waste minimization and to apply the terms of the Convention …
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