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C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… available techniques) and the application of low- and non-waste technology (Art. 3.1., a, b and c); at a minimum, … provide for economic incentives for those applying low-waste technologies or take other measures aiming at reducing …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… (IMO) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO, or International … wide range of sectors, including air, water, biodiversity, waste management, chemicals, and horizontal legislation on … and co-ordination are of key importance. The chemical and waste related MEAs have taken a lead by establishing a joint …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… regulation of the siting and operation of landfills and waste dumps regulation of urban land development, as regards … Namibia, a licence is required to construct and operate a waste disposal site above or near an aquifer. In addition, … EIA of applications for permits to extract groundwater for industrial use or infrastructure projects. But, the EIA is …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… cumulative effects. • Wastes (emissions, effluents, solid waste), or other chemical, thermal, radiation or noise … for the policy plan for the supply of drinking water and Industrial water. The Netherlands: Partial revision of the … The Netherlands: SEA for the National Policy Plan on Industrial and Drinking Water Sup- ply. Case study compiled …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… land-based human activities, such as, agricultural, industrial, and mining activities, can detrimentally affect … person may not cause or allow any groundwater to run to waste from a borehole, well, shaft, mine or other excavation, … in aquifer recharge zones (e.g., agricultural and industrial activities), activities involving the intentional …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol

… including mining, transport, regional development, waste management, water management, telecommunications, …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Unit 2 - the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context

… projects listed in Annex I of the convention (e.g., waste processing plants, infrastructure construction, … areas such as land use, transportation, agriculture, and industrial activities. Again, in accordance with Rio …
28 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… that illicit dumping of toxic and dangerous substances and waste potentially constitutes a serious threat to the human … including the operation of chemical factories and waste-collection sites. The Inter-American Commission on … more environmentally friendly: cleaning them up, recycling waste, distributing clean water, providing low-cost heating …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… 2012 alone. Prajob nao-opas exposed the dumping of toxic waste in Chacheongsao province, east of Bangkok, thailand, by industrial operations in the region. He was shot (with a …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… to the Guardian newspaper that it was generating toxic waste or substances harmful to the local community, and …
28 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance