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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… in relation to ozone-depleting substances, persistent organic pollutants, certain hazardous industrial chemicals … for Europe. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001), reaffirming Principle 16 of the … protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants. The Convention calls upon Member States …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… as pollution crosses boundaries. Table 4 • Persistent Organic Pollutants under Stockholm Convention (e.g. … Stockholm conventions, the Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) under the United Nations Economic … landscapes. Efficient agriculture techniques, organic farming, and integrated landscape management can …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… is damaged by development projects that destroy land for farming and growing food, people go hungry or become ill and … Trade (art. 15), the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (art. 10), and the United Nations … including the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Convention on Biological Diversity, …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… companies – over indigenous, traditional and small-scale farming communities, which have organised a growing … Court decisions appear to refer to the right of peasant farming communities to participate in decision-making on …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… mountains, pollutants such as heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants can be found in plants and animals … on children. Pollution can take many forms, ranging from organic compounds and other chemical substances to different … heavy metals, such as mercury and arsenic, as well as organic compounds and pharmaceuticals, Source: World Health …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… Land-based regulating services - decomposition of organic material - natural desalinisation of soils - … loss of traditional varieties). Change from subsistence farming to cash crops is an example. Changes to traditional … by natural vegetation is destroyed by unsustainable farming practices. Deforestation and land degradation are a …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Organisation PIC Prior Informed Consent POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants SBI Subsidiary Body for Implementation … Rotterdam Convention); the 2001 Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention or Stockholm Convention); … sented a broad range of industrial interests, including farming, commercial forestry, pharmaceuticals, seeds, …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… la Pasion river. it was apparently caused by overflows of organic matter from effluent ponds attached to a palm oil … trade, art. 15; stockholm Convention on Persistent organic Pollutants, art. 10; united nations framework … 56. 103 see, e.g., stockholm Convention on Persistent organic Pollutants, art. 10, Convention on Biological …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance