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

… Many paint manufacturers, including AkzoNobel and PPG Industry, the two largest global companies in the sector, … that voluntary labelling and certification efforts by industry are insufficient, and that government action on lead … alternatives to the hazardous chemicals currently used in industry, and the supply of new chemical resources (United …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… and technical capacity, compliance assistance teams and industry support) • For countries that are Parties to these … Reduce point-source pollutants, such as heavy metals from industry, and diffuse pollutants including pesticides and … many years through compliance with regulation, voluntary industry policies and products such as environmental …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… and arsenic. Beryllium is used in the nuclear weapons industry and chronic beryllium disease has been diagnosed in … and endangering the use of river water for irrigation, industry and other purposes. Severe organic pollution, found …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… the Philippines (33) and Colombia (26). Mining was the industry most linked to killings of land and environmental … believed to contain important me- tallic minerals.109 The industry is highly dependent on foreign exports and … and environmental defenders were linked to the logging industry. 1.6 billion134 people depend on forests for their …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… negotiations may also include representatives from NGOs, industry groups, and intergovernmental organisations. These … participants, including representatives from business and industry; n prepare reports detailing country-specific … Business Non-Governmental Organisations (BINGOs). Industry groups also partici- pate in MEA negotiations. Most …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… 2013, at least 150 killings were linked to the extractive industry. in these cases, EHrDs were often targeted during or … activities of illegal logging groups and the extractive industry. for example, the un special rapporteur on the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders

… sufficiently. Type of communications received by field of industry Extractive industry Land rights* Construction projects** 54 …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… those who stand against it. Meanwhile a voracious mining industry makes the Philippines stand out for killings in … linked to more murders – 33 cases in 2016 – than any other industry. The number of murders associated with logging … park rangers are threatened by poachers as much as by industry. WHERE THE SITUATION HAS WORSENED 12 DEFENDERS OF …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Effectiveness of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… for sectors ranging from agriculture and energy to industry and transportation; Technology Transfer • …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… Local Authorities Workers and Trade Unions Business and Industry Scientific and Technological Community Farmers MGoS … entities, national governments, IGOs and NGOs, business, industry, the media and civil society, to further the … in all fields of economic activity, particularly industry, transport, telecommunications, energy, agriculture, …
01 Sep 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance