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E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… and obtain your certificate. E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution Author: Kerstin Mechlem Scope: This class … disposal and other impacting activities. In the field of oil and gas exploration and production, State oil and gas regulations protect groundwater resources through …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… 49 Towards a Pollution-Free Planet 3 Transitioning towards a … Coalition 2016). Biotechnology is being used for cleaning oil-contaminated environments using bacteria or fungi for … and maintenance costs are relatively high Large-scale oil spills New generation trawler to recover oil spills 100% …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… 34 Towards a Pollution-Free Planet 2 The first Principles of both the 1972 … more than 80 countries. Governments, the oil and auto industries, and civil society have worked … change in household energy, cooling, bricks production, oil and gas production, agriculture, transport, solid waste, …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols U pd at ed H an db oo k fo r t he … HCH Hexachlorohexane HDV Heavy-duty vehicle HFO Heavy Fuel Oil IC engine Internal combustion engine IFNR In-furnace-NOx … Smelting LEA Low excess air combustion LFO Light Fuel Oil LNB Low NOx burner LOTOS Long Term Ozone Simulation LPG …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Transboundary Air Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and obtain your certificate. Unit 1 – Transboundary Air Pollution Unit 1 – Transboundary Air Pollution Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON … originate from stationary sources, such as coal-fired and oil-fired power stations, and from mobile sources, such as …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Towards a Pollution-Free Planet The health of people and the planet is … been great strides in global Earth observation and marine oil spills and pollution from mine tailings, as well … human water ecosystems. Heavy metals and pollutants from oil and gas exploration and oil sands can accumulate in …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… As demand for products like timber, minerals and palm oil continues, governments, companies and criminal gangs are … steps of the local court building. He had spoken out about pollution of the La Pasión River allegedly caused by the palm oil company Reforestadora de Palmas del Petén, S.A. (REPSA). …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… – with 33 defenders killed after having opposed mining and oil projects – though the number of murders associated with … factor in almost every killing in 2016. Mining and oil are again linked to more murders – 33 cases in 2016 – … to take responsibility for displacing people and causing pollution. Out of desperation, the Adivasi began to blockade …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… by large projects such as dams, logging, mining or oil extraction. What they all have in common is that they … of organic matter from effluent ponds attached to a palm oil mill owned by reforestadora de Palmas del Petén, s.a. … degradation and destruction of ecosystems … including the pollution of water and lands, and the depletion of local …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships MOP Meeting of the Parties NGO … Annexes that address different types of pollution (e.g., oil (Annex I), noxious liquid substances (Annex II), harmful … countries whose economies rely on the exportation of oil.26 OPEC’s stated mission is to stabilise the oil market …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance