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

… deaths due to a reduction in toxic fumes, mainly in coastal communities in the developing world (Seas at Risk … more than 570,000 additional premature deaths, mostly in coastal communities (International Maritime Organization … earliest possible time if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory and included in the List has …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… breakdown of wastes, flood control, storm and coastal protection, soil formation and conservation, … would require large investments - if not present - such as coastal protection by dunes or mangroves; • Social values: … on a local flood management strategy in the UK. Within the wetland ecosystem, priority habitats and priority species …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… pollutants; ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the cross-cutting categories of … originate on land or upstream and find their way to the coastal and marine environment through rivers, waterways, and … monitoring following industrial closures Marine and coastal pollution 25. Do not discharge untreated wastewater …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… to different parts of the world. In South Africa, the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal is an extremely … for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean, Barcelona, 10 June 1995, … of Political Reality: Integration of Global Climate, Wetland and Biodi- versity Agreements’, 1 Climate Law (2010) …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… protein and moderates global climatic change. Marine and coastal areas are home to a wide variety of ecosystems, for … demographic trends of increasing population densities in coastal areas pose further problems to the marine … only increase pressure on the utilization of resources in coastal areas but are also a continuously growing strain on …
02 Jul 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

… protein and moderates global climatic change. Marine and coastal areas are home to a wide variety of ecosystems, for … demographic trends of increasing population densities in coastal areas pose further problems to the marine … only increase pressure on the utilization of resources in coastal areas but are also a continuously growing strain on …
02 Jul 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Global Mercury Assessment

… higher than in other regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Coastal cities in China have lower levels than inland sites, … are important because it is in waters, sediments, and wetland soils that inorganic mercury is converted into … settings reach 30% of total mercury. In freshwater and coastal environments, inorganic mercury is transformed into …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… Waters Biodiversity • Island Biodiversity • Marine and Coastal Biodiversity • Mountain Biodiversity Cross-cutting …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… (SIDS) coalition consists of small island and low-lying coastal states. SIDS members are united by similar … Protection and Sustainable Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northeast Pacific (Antigua …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… the implementation of the programme of work on marine and coastal biological diversity – paragraph 2 – Endorses the … and ad hoc coalition of 43 small island and low-lying coastal States In the UNFCCC process. These nations are … Mandate Shorthand for Jakarta Mandate on Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity. Global consensus on the …
02 Jul 2026 Document in Environmental Governance