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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… land degradation to support decision making in land and water management ” and in 2013 in Bonn on “Economic … answering the following question: “can oases be thought as territorial innovation laboratory?” Historical research shows … cultural landscape is also related to aspects of kinship, territorial organization, tenure and tribal law. The rich …
21 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

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

… comprise areas within national jurisdiction, such as the territorial sea, exclusive economic zone and continental … to a belt of sea adjacent to its coast, described as the territorial sea. This area typically extends 12 nautical … sources include operational discharges such as bilge water discharges, but not the operation of a vessel for the …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… to reduce emissions and releases of mercury to air, water and land and the impact of such emissions and releases … compounds, often expressed as “total mercury”, to land and water from the relevant point sources not addressed in other … means releases of mercury or mercury compounds to land or water; (b) “Relevant source” means any significant …
21 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… those required for existing sources. Releases to land and water are not addressed in Article 8 – they are addressed in … Article 9 deals with their releases to land and water from significant anthropogenic point sources that are … releases of mercury and mercury compounds to land and water from these sources (paragraph 4). For both new and …
21 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… 64 64 64 64 66 66 Article 9: Releases Sources of Land and Water Releases Covered Required Control Measures for Releases … Emissions (to air) (Article 8); 6. Releases (to land and water) (Article 9); 7. Environmentally sound interim storage … to reduce releases of mer- cury and mercury compounds to water and land. Notes: 1. This measure will contribute to in- …
21 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region

… gold mining (Art. 7) Emissions to air (Art. 8) Releases to water and land (Art. 9) Environmentally sound interim storage … in the soil may be partially carried to the local water system (through super�cial runoff systems), however a … to reduce releases of mercury and mercury compounds in water and soil. The current list of exclusions from Annex A …
21 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… Flue gas desulphurization FGR Flue gas recirculation H2O Water HC Hydrocarbon HCB Hexachlorobenzene HCH … matter UV Ultraviolet VOC Volatile organic compound WB Water-borne coating WBB Wet bottom boiler WHSC World heavy … excluding from ships in international traffic outside territorial waters; 13. “Fuel” means any solid, liquid or …
21 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Transboundary Air Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… rain occurs when SO and NO react in the atmosphere with water, oxygen, and other chemicals, forming various acidic … blows these particles and gases onto buildings, plants and water. Large quantities of acid rain have detrimental … Rain containing SO and NO acidifies the soil and water, killing plants and animals. Surface water
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Haze Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… small particles of dust, smoke, pollen or tiny droplets of water floating in the air. This unit discusses smoke haze …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… the large-scale monitoring of soil, sediment and surface water will be included in a new version of the GENASIS … the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions Training on water sampling techniques in Côte d’Ivoire. 29 Synergies …
21 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste