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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… 49 Towards a Pollution-Free Planet 3 Transitioning towards a … Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the cross-cutting categories of chemicals and … water and access to sanitation for all by 2030 Land/soil pollution 19. Adopt agroecological practices and …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… and obtain your certificate. E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution Author: Kerstin Mechlem Scope: This class … international law to prevent, control and abate aquifer pollution. It explains the specific vulnerability of aquifers … recovery (in case of surface spreading techniques, called “soil aquifer treatment” - SAT) and to improve groundwater …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson 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 … at specific transboundary water basins, while land and soil pollution is indirectly addressed by the United Nations … or sewage as well as the growing of food on contaminated soil. In all actions against pollution, it is also important …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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 … and buildings. Rain containing SO and NO acidifies the soil and water, killing plants and animals. Surface water …
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 … not only on the environment it is in (air, water or soil) but also the mix of other pollutants that are present … EFFECT Acidification and eutrophication of water and soil, crop damage, climate change (both warming and cooling …
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 … monitor chemical components in other media such as water, soil and vegetation, as well as a similar monitoring … Critical, target and monitoring loads are defined for each soil class and management actions are prescribed as per the …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Scientific Assessment Report - UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution - Summary for policy makers

… Tackling air pollution requires international cooperation Scientific … of the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Summary for policy makers – draft 19 October 2015 … indicate regions with a high degree of accumulation in soil and ecosystems (source: /CCE) Air pollution is more than …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… seed systems Workshop 2.2: Agro-ecosystems Workshop 2.3: Soil and water issues Workshop 2.4: Knowledge and knowledge … 39 NEXUS AMONG WATER, SOIL, FOOD AND BIODIVERSITY IN MEXICO OSWALD-SPRING, URSULA … GEOCHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL APPROACH TO SOIL AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL IN MINING AND FLOODS AFFECTED AREA IN THE …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… species, overexploitation of resources and many forms of pollution. Global Biodiversity Outlook 2 demonstrates that, … of wastes, flood control, storm and coastal protection, soil formation and conservation, sedimentation processes, … the production of all other ecosystem services, such as soil formation, nutrients cycling and primary production. • …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Desertification - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… and poor land-use planning. Such human activities degrade soil fertility and other useful components, loosen soil structure and reduce vegetation cover, thereby exposing … of nutrients and/or loss of organic matter, salinization, pollution and acidification. The physical processes involved …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere