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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… projects and rights of third parties. 90 3.1.3 Significant adverse effects to other watercourse states – Objective test … | Notification Concerning Planned Measures with Possible Adverse Effects 139 12.1 Commentary 139 12.1.1 Significant adverse effect 140 12.1.2 Implements or permits the implementation …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Convention on Biological Diversity

… of activities which have or are likely to have significant adverse impacts on the conservation and sustainable use of … or manage processes and activities where a significant adverse effect on biological diversity has been determined pursuant …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The three pillars of the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… will protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects which may result from such wastes. … to protect human health and the environment from their adverse impacts, the Basel Convention aims to ensure the … will protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects which may result from such wastes”. The …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Regional Sea Agreements

… measures to protect the maritime area against the adverse effects of human activities so as to safeguard human … the Contracting Parties should strictly safeguard from any adverse impact. …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

At a glance: Minamata Convention on Mercury

… are amongst the most vulnerable and sensitive to the adverse effects of mercury. Mercury is transported around the … that there was sufficient evidence of significant global adverse impacts from mercury and its compounds to warrant …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Illegal Traffic under the Basel Convention

… conditions are also particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of these wastes. The detrimental consequences … dumped in rivers, villages and seas. In addition to the adverse impacts on human health, the contamination of our …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… Global Mercury Assessment.4 Both documents highlight the adverse impacts of mercury to human health and the … ance” or “approval” of a treaty have the same legal effect as ratification. In the practice of certain states, … can take additional domestic measures to address the adverse health and en- vironmental impacts these traditional …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Case Study - OSPAR - Protecting marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

… the North-East Atlantic from pollution and from the adverse effects of human activities. The OSPAR maritime area, …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of the generation, management, transboundary … will protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects which may result from such wastes. It also … by other international treaties. Thus, the replicate effect is high. XI. The return on investments in the …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Biodiversity - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… compliance has often been inadequate to prevent serious adverse consequences for marine biodiversity. The most … organisms, destroy marine habitats and otherwise have adverse effects on the functioning of marine ecosystems. If …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater