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

… to bring us closer to a pollution-free planet. The Sustainable Development Goals provide an opportunity to … havetaken action. Positive options include introducing sustainable transport options such as rail and electric … Waste burning Industrial energy efficiency Clean production incentives Vehicle emission standards Fuel sulfur …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… highly resource-intensive patterns of consumption and production, which are not sustainable, even less replicable to other parts of the world … greater resource efficiency and equity, circularity and sustainable consumption and production, and improved …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002. Yet, as the Millennium … Assessment LIST OF BOXES TABLES AND FIGURES Table 1.1: Production and review process of this document Figure 4.1: … as a key instrument for achieving the conservation, sustainable use and equitable sharing objectives of the …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… national and sectoral levels. At the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, the focus was on … ’Poverty is the worst form of pollution.’ Conversely, sustainable economic development is the only way we can … to reduce or eliminate releases from unintentional production {CHAPEAU} Each Party shall at a minimum take the …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… of people and the planet is central to the attainment of sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development embodies this in its commitment to … resources and impact the environment to support global production 2016). Even in the most remote areas of the polar …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… environmental empowerment, and the enhancement of sustainable de- velopment generally. The papers in the Review … of linkages – both between MEAs and to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development … Air Pollution’ in John L. Helm (ed.), Energy: Production, Con- sumption, and Consequences (National Academy …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… that they bear in the international pursuit of sustainable development in view of the pressures their … degree of responsibility in the international pursuit of sustainable development. In practical terms, the concept of … in reducing and eliminating unsustainable patterns of production and consumption and in contributing to …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy production. Purpose: Participants will learn the ways that … under International Law (Ashgate 2007) at 109; E. Hey, “Sustainable Use of Shared Water Resources: The Need for a … a significant effect on the aquatic environmental or the sustainable development of waters.” In regard to …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… Committee, alternatives to bring wildlife trade back to sustainable levels. CITES (3): Review of Significant Trade … a) subject-matter CBD Art. 1: objectives: conservation, sustainable use & fair and equitable benefit-sharing CBD Art. … Areas • Communication, Education and Public Awareness • Sustainable Use of Biodiversity • Technology Transfer and …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… develop and use freshwater resources in an environmentally sustainable manner has raised the status and importance of … ensures that water of suitable quality is available for production, the support of ecosystems, and other uses. The … of approved groundwater sustainability plans (Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, 2014). 5. “Greening” …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance