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

… pervasive. In some regions, ministerial environment and health forums support integrated action to tackle environmental risks affecting health. Their integrative role offers significant … nutrient efficiencies in livestock production, 3) using animal manure instead of synthetic nitrogen and phosphorus …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… of three global conventions aimed at protecting human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals and … Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (International Fund for Animal Welfare, 2007); and the email response from the CITES … Resolution Conf. 10.16(Rev.), which clarifies that an animal specimen ‘bred in cap- tivity’ must be ‘born or …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… values should be addressed in social impact assessment; health impact assessment may need to consider the role of … of life, social security, appreciation of the presence of animal and plant life, etc. • Ecological values or future … of effects on species composition of higher plant and animal species. Keystone species are of particular relevance; …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… the objective of this Convention is to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic … could negatively affect plant genetic resources, plant, animal or human health, or the environment. Biosafety … other related matters. Ecosystem Dynamic complex of plant, animal, micro-organism communities and their non-living …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… Towards a Pollution-Free Planet The health of people and the planet is central to the attainment … occurs in harmony with nature” (United Nations 2015a). Health is the outcome of many factors, including access to … risk the possibility of achieving these outcomes and hence health and well-being. Pollution touches all parts of the …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… restricting certain cropping patterns, reducing animal- grazing intensity, and regulating land reclamation … needs (drinking water, domestic uses), protecting public health and meeting economic and social needs (agriculture, … of law and policy, including water, agriculture, mining, health, land use and environment. Thisrequires mutually …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… of living and to the highest attainable standard of health. The Declaration requested the Human Rights Council to … wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water, adequate housing and self-determination … than 2 to 3°C, 20 to 30 per cent of the assessed plant and animal species are likely to be at a high risk of …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… is an appendix-driven agreement. Three appendices list animal and plant species in different categories of … (under $750 per capita), weak human resources (nutrition, health, education and literacy) and economic vulnerability.19 … the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Environment …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… the UNECE Water Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health, the SADC Protocol, the Carpathians Convention, the …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… activity and that degrades ecosystems and impacts human health and welfare of living species. Research on global … (iii) Multiple and long-term risks to human health and well-being, especially to women, children and … of marine litter worldwide on economies, ecosystems, animal welfare and human health, To increase awareness on …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance