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Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… international law regarding liability and compensation for adverse effects of environmental damage caused by activities … proposed activities that are likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment and are subject to a … may have a significant adverse transboundary environmental effect and shall consult with those States at an early stage …
Third report on the protection of the atmosphere
… favoured inclusion of a reference to the significant adverse effects to living resources in draft guideline 1 (c). … law is based on the concept of due diligence. Significant adverse effects on the atmosphere are caused, in large part, … application of the higher standard of proof would have the effect of making it all but impossible for a State to …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… may not be suitable for drinking without causing adverse health effects. Polluted water may also be … inadequate sanitation facilities and to suffer consequent adverse effects on their health and environment. It is thus … and waste disposal uses could potentially have this effect, especially in view of the relationship between …
Sources of international water law
… ratification. Thereafter the present convention will take effect in the case of each party ninety days after the … 12 Notification concerning planned measures with possible adverse effects Before a watercourse State implements or … of planned measures which may have a significant adverse effect upon other watercourse States, it shall …
Shared resources: Issues of governance
… 100 6.6 Effect on nature conservation … should be integrated into wider strategies for preventing adverse effects to marine and coastal ecosystems from … on shared resources, in that they call for avoiding adverse transboundary environmental impacts, a fundamental …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… to economic growth and social development. However, their adverse impacts on the environment and human health, mostly … be produced and used in ways that minimize signifi- cant adverse effects on human health and the environment by 2020. … be produced and used in ways that minimize significant adverse impacts on human health and the environment. This …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… by the head of State. Acceptance has the same legal effect as ratification. Accession Act whereby a State becomes … exchange of resources or products that could have adverse effects on the environment should not proceed without … and use of living modified organisms that may have an adverse effect on the conservation and sustainable use of …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… This results in aquatic ecosystem degradation, with adverse effects on ecosystem services and human well-being … into action. With regards to water related legislation the effect of unprecedented pressures on the natural environment … to the use of biological resources to avoid or minimize adverse impacts on biological diversity.”72 Parties to the …
Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, … for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable … for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… 26 5.6 Biodiversity Impact Assessment and Minimising Adverse Impacts 28 5.7 Protected Areas 29 5.8 Public … I can also be listed in Appendix II. These agreements in effect are separate international treaties whose object … seals and cetaceans. They can cause chronic and acute adverse effects, even death. These chemicals also can …