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UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015

… ensuring workers do not die when trying to produce food to feed the world. By these actions alone, governments … toxic that they persist for decades and accumulate in the food chain, while others contaminate basic foods like rice, … hazardous chemicals and wastes through contaminated water, food and even shelter. Long-term health and environmental …
21 Jun 2026 Document

Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… Protocol. CGRFA Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Permanent forum established in 1983 under the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), where 22 … of the Whole Also known as CoW. Often created by a COP to aid in negotiating text. It consists of the same membership …
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International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

… be influenced by various incentives (financial, such as aid, or others, such as labels of excellence). Any discussion … it is illegal in European Community countries to sell food labelled as “organic” if it has not gone through an … give precedence to certified timber products and organic food markets increased quickly when a few major retailers …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… to include the use of water for drinking, washing, food preparation, sanitation, and subsistence farming, among … be either a domestic use, if the fish were used to provide food for the household, or an industrial use, if the fish … water use and protection practices; and governmental aid for development of techniques for reduction of the …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… Conference, Council and Protocol Affairs Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations … EIA environmental impact assessment EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations IAS … These guidelines are intended to serve as an aid in a legislative review and drafting process across the …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… Sumerian city-states of Lagash and Umma (in 2500 BC).5 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified more … inter alia, for irrigation and water catchment management, food security, and wildlife management (Articles 109, 110, … membership, and as the world’s largest development aid agency, the Bank has long been helping member States …
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ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime

… weakens natural ecosystems that play vital roles in food production and harvesting. The illicit trade in wild … Flora) through the recently approved ASEAN Cooperation on Food, Agriculture and Forestry Sectors and its Strategic Plan … direct investment; Involvement in conspiracy, attempts or aid, promotion, facilitation or giving advice on offences as …
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Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… n health (through the World Health Organization (WHO); n food and agriculture (through Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), WHO, and the Codex … for those MEAs that require permitting, as software can aid in synthesizing the information in numerous permits. In …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… adhere to sediments, and be transmitted through the food chain.34 The unsustainable use of water is an especially … Over-harvesting of inland waters, including fisheries for food, recreation or trade, is also a major threat and leads … protection of private property rights. Moreover, they can aid in raising environmental concerns to the level of other …
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Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… Convention) ESM Environmentally Sound Management FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GCI … the Pesticide Stock Management System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) … of chemicals and wastes into the broader development aid agenda; public-private partnerships, including the use of …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste