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Environmentally sound management of used electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) in Asia-Pacific

… on e-waste and awareness raising tools. 7. Development of environmental management systems, standards, guidelines or … electrical and electronic equipment. 8. Development of environmental management systems, standards, guidelines or … classification of e-waste, including the development of environmental management systems, extended producer …
18 Jul 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… SUSTAINABILITY Technical background document for theme 3: “Environmental Laws and Regulations” and theme 4: … This paper was developed by the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions of the United Nations … right to water, as part of the human right to an adequate standard of living.181 Although the precise content of the …
18 Jul 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… entry into force!” Dr. Owen McIntyre, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University College Cork. … is a model work and will, undoubtedly, become the standard training manual in the field for the UN Watercourses … Dr. Sokhem Pech, Manager, International Group, Environmental Governance, Hatfield Consultants and Chair of …
18 Jul 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:Introductory Course to the … in ways to collaborate with stakeholders Inclusion of environmental impact assessment in project approval processes … The first approach prescribes a specific quality standard for a particular watercourse, effectively …
18 Jul 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Vessel-Based Sources of Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:Introductory Course to the … the oceans is estimated at one million tonnes dumped in standard operations and 200,000 tonnes spilled in tanker … enforcement actions while still implementing marine environmental standards. A useful technique to promote more …
18 Jul 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Implementation of key operational articles of the Minamata Convention

… • Uses for laboratory-scale research or as a reference standard • Naturally occurring trace quantities in such … in commerce of new mercury-added products, unless environmental or human health benefits for information … health benefits are likely to result from reduction of environmental levels of mercury through decreasing emissions …
18 Jul 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Regional Seas Agreements

… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:Introductory Course to the … all the states in the Caribbean region share similar environmental problems. Nearly 100% of the population of its … making requirements on parties, for example, to conduct Environmental Impact Assessments (“EIA”) of their planned and …
18 Jul 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… Wastes and their Disposal is the most comprehensive global environmental agreement on hazardous and other wastes. It … in Southern Norway. GRID- Arendal’s mission is to provide environmental information, communications and capacity … chain an im- possible task. In 2010, around 24 mil- lion standard-size containers passed through the Port of …
18 Jul 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… by representatives of civil society, including both environmental and health related non- governmental … countries around the world formed in 2005 by the European Environmental Bureau and the Mercury Policy Project.  ZMWG … for sample of Instrument of Accession) Notes: There is no standard form for instru- ments of ratification, acceptance, …
18 Jul 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… of Minamata Disease, in particular the serious health and environmental effects resulting from the mercury pollution, … related to mercury and the roles of relevant multilateral environmental agreements, especially the Basel Convention on … to be used for laboratory-scale research or as a reference standard; or (b) Naturally occurring trace quantities of …
18 Jul 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste