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Regional instruments on hazardous wastes- extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… article 1 requires parties to apply the precautionary principle in taking measures to deal with hazardous wastes. Parties are obliged to apply the polluter pays principle in taking measures to deal with hazardous …
20 Jul 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… sources of pollution or damage in order to assign costs (polluter-pays principle). These approaches remain, however, a useful means …
20 Jul 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments

… of these members, the appointment shall be based upon the principle of balanced geographical distribution, reflecting … a process to develop or amend such legislation. In principle, at the time of joining CMS and/or its instrument …
20 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… the need for a network of protected areas and the wise use principle for the management of wetlands, has since been … delegate for UNESCO, that his organization had agreed in principle to be the Depositary for the Convention. The … practices, threats, past or present research and principle references in the literature. This publication of …
20 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… was promulgated by the Ramsar Convention as guiding principle for managing wetland ecosystems. Wise use of of … Rio Conference on Environment and Development The wise use principle encourages stakeholder engagement and transparency … Contracting Party wetlands within her territory. Wise use principle has also been highlighted as the guiding approach …
20 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… CPVR and derogation to small-scale farmers for payment. In principle, 50 percent of the amounts charged for the licensed …
20 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… their subsequent use. The concept of PIC is based on the principle that prior to potential users getting access to … over their genetic resources, due to the territoriality principle they are hampered in monitoring and controlling the … them in the international regime” (the bricks, agreed in principle) and those calling “for further consideration” (the …
20 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

20 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… genetic modification 9 IV Cross-cutting issues 11 Box 6. Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration 13 V Overview of the … Article 23 Public awareness and participation 149 Box 40. Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration 149 Box 41. Information … in particular, the precautionary approach con- tained in Principle 15 and will: (a)not exceed the scope of the CBD; …
20 Jul 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

20 Jul 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste