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… 49 Towards a Pollution-Free Planet 3 Transitioning towards a … and Best Environmental Practices evolve over time in the light of technological advances, economic and social factors, … to eliminating the risks associated with fuel-based light sources, while also contributing to climate change …

… 34 Towards a Pollution-Free Planet 2 The first Principles of both the 1972 … governance frameworks are required to bring us closer to a pollution-free planet. The Sustainable Development Goals … the exposure of wildlife and plants to ultraviolet light will also have enormous benefits for ecosystem …

… Towards a Pollution-Free Planet The health of people and the planet is … and 2016; United Nations Environment Programme 2017). Pollution puts at risk the possibility of achieving these … the ocean. also an important source of pollution, as in light of the events in Fukushima (United are no legal …

… on Human and Peoples’ Rights has decided cases concerning pollution and the exclusion of indigenous peoples from their … of the constitutional right to a healthy environment in light of special protections for women. In 1998, the South … vulnerable to environmental harm, as well as sheds light on good practices relating to the protection of women, …

… the quality of the environment, including air and water; pollution, waste, chemicals and other potentially harmful … should be set out clearly and construed narrowly, in light of the public interest in favour of disclosure. States … some discretion in deciding which means are appropriate in light of available resour- ces.17 Similarly, human rights …

… interpretation of international water law in the light of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) in … (CITES), the 1974 Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources (Paris Convention), the … to interpret and apply this 1960 [Indus Waters] Treaty in light of the customary international principles for the …

… 10 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, Geneva, November 13 1979, in force 16 March 1983, … review and adjustment; and codification programming.6 In light of these and other criteria formulated in the vast … so established also raise a problem of reliability, in light of the risk of political interference and outright …

… including through 2 TWG meetings  COP-4: o secretariat “light” evaluation to meet treaty requirements oEstablished … All treaties should be doing it, not just those monitoring pollution  The process provides valuable insights into …

… to effectively monitor and control trans- boundary pollution. Article 2(1) of the Convention provides that “The … the rationale for the adoption of the plan or programme in light of the SEA. Like the Espoo Convention, the 2003 SEA … Protocol seeks to mitigate the effects of transboundary pollution, but focuses more on a parties domestic plans and …

… violence, threats and discrimination. This report sheds light on the acute vulnerability of indigenous people, whose … journalists, activists or lawyers committed to shining a light on environmental destruction. Some are indigenous … steps of the local court building. He had spoken out about pollution of the La Pasión River allegedly caused by the palm …