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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… them particularly exposed to land grabbing for natural resource exploitation. In 2015, almost 40% of victims were … rights as well as tackling corruption and illegalities in resource exploitation. Above: Julia Francisco Martinez’s … HIT BY MINING CONFLICTS The Philippines is one of the most mineral-rich countries in the world with large reserves of …
The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region
… such as sulfur, for instance: sulphide class reddish mineral cinnabar, which is 85% mercury and 15% sulfur (mass). … with other substances, including alloys of mercury with a mineral concentration of at least 95% by weight, while … progressive elimination of the substance from the mineral recovery processes. There is a draft Regulation …
E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems
… 1. Key points Groundwater is a critical freshwater resource worldwide that is indispensable to community … the mining of an aquifer’s matrix (for its hydrocarbon or mineral content) also results in the destruction of an … impacts. Many states view groundwater as a fixed natural resource that is “owned” by the nation under which it is …
Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… activities do not necessarily have to be related to resource exploitation, for example by oil rigs, but could … marine scientific research, others prefer to treat it as a resource activity. 2. Impact of human activities All of these … that they are a common property and renewable natural resource that moves around freely. Failure to regulate will …
Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
… activities do not necessarily have to be related to resource exploitation, for example by oil rigs, but could … marine scientific research, others prefer to treat it as a resource activity. 2. Impact of human activities All of these … that they are a common property and renewable natural resource that moves around freely. Failure to regulate will …
Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention
… can be reused or recycled in ESM rendering a profitable resource, such as precious metals. VI. Waste as a resource Many products at the end of their useful lives can … source of revenue. For countries with limited natural mineral resources, the recovery of materials from products or …
Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… concluded that those working on land rights and natural resource issues were the second-largest group of defenders at … of evidence.30 chut Wutty was the founder of the natural resource Protection group, a civil society organisation that … protests about the unsustainable nature of growth and/or resource exploitation are often portrayed by vested interests …