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Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… — both positive and negative. We must consider the full range of options for carrying out a project, implementing a … to ensure that they persist into the future, providing a range of values for human well being. Priority is given to … 6.3); • Within the administrative boundaries (province, state, country) to which the policy, plan or programme …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention

… 3.2 Long-range impacts (Article 1.8) … the notification as well as other local, regional, state or national authorities and to Non-Governmental … it is not the only one. For example the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (1979) … depending on the nature of the issue, a local, regional, state or national authority. The Point of Contact is the …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Sources of international law (Part I) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… concern has grown steadily over the years. Some inter-state efforts to address problems relating to the oceans, … agreement” in its generic sense embraces the widest range of international instruments. In the practice of … less formal than a “treaty” and deals with a narrower range of subject matter. There is a general tendency to apply …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… pollutants if not managed correctly. Highly used in a range of industries, are toxic and reactive and some have the … defects, childhood mortality, reduced sperm function and a range of adult diseases. Adverse effects can also be carried … are heavily affected by pollution, particularly by a range of nutrients, agrochemicals and pathogens from …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and the Minamata Convention … by greatly increased knowledge and data about the current state of natural resources in the environment, trends, as … to be externalities are becoming more material.b A range of environmental risk analysis tools and techniques are …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… individuals and groups. Its Committee has indicated that state obligations to protect the right to life can require … 4 states that “the right to health embraces a wide range of socio- economic factors that promote conditions in … harm can interfere with the enjoyment of a vast range of human rights, including rights to life (article 3 of …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… The effective implementation of these rules infers a range of related, ancillary normative requirements. … highly developed procedural rules which facilitate inter-State communication. These procedural rules include the duty … basin organizations (RBOs) performing a very extensive range of coordination and joint management functions.[2] …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… sovereignty. According to this theory, each watercourse state is entitled to use the waters of the watercourse within … Smelter Case (International Joint Commission 1938): “… no state has the right to use or permit to use its territory … a definition of “pollution” that accommodates a wide range of situations. It considers that development may cause …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… watercourse? 2. Introduction Every watercourse State has the right to use the waters within its territory; … watercourses. This principle requires each watercourse State to ensure, in an ongoing manner, that its use of a … [2] The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—which range from halving extreme poverty rates to halting the …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Multilateral Environmental Agreements - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Forum Time Committee or conference Governments Non-state actors First steps Adoption, signature and deposit … http://leo.informea.org/terms/international-agreement Non-state actors In the negotiating forum, states are the most … with a treaty cannot be achieved without involving a whole range of non-state actors, including civil society groups, …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance