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D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

… efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy production. Purpose: Participants will learn the ways … gas generating energy sources (sometimes referred to “renewable”’ energy sources). These renewable energy sources include solar, wind, wave, …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… infrastructure in cities 7. Increase investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency 8. Improve access to clean … environmentally sustainable production methods, such as renewable energy, water-efficient irrigation and waste …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… standards Laws and regulations Waste burning Industrial energy efficiency Clean production incentives Vehicle … also offers economic and employment opportunities. Renewable energy provided jobs for 9.8 million people … in 2016, compared to 5.7 million in 2012 (International Renewable Agency 2013 and 2017). Waste recycling and reuse …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Defenders of the Earth

… defenders. In 2013, the World Bank introduced a new energy policy that sought to limit funding of coal-fired … p.9. Available at : https://business-hu- manrights.org/en/renewable-energy-investor-briefing-managing-risks-responsi- … 182 ENGIE, (17 May 2013), ‘Jirau: The world’s largest renewable CDM project obtains registration at the United …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… steadily towards a world economy that no longer obtains energy from fossil fuels. Still, some countries are showing … produces nearly 95 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy. Iceland produces almost all of its … actions taken to mitigate or adapt to climate change. Renewable energy projects and efforts to protect forests, …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… such as health, environment, education, agriculture, food, energy, fisheries and industrial water users. “I have … replenishes at such a slow rate that it is considered non-renewable and it is not related to any immediate … on transboundary groundwater initially with a focus on non-renewable or fossil groundwater unconnected to surface …
30 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

… Nutrient World: the challenge to produce more food and energy with less pollution” provides a global overview of the …
30 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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

… and other chemical substances to different types of energy. The severity of a pollutant for human health and … for the chemical destruction of waste, waste-based energy systems, and avoid recycling of waste containing … caused by insect pests and rodents feeding pesticides, energy) used to produce and fungal metabolites, increasingly …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

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

… artificial islands or installations for producing energy from the water, currents or winds. Another use of the … of marine fish, namely that they are a common property and renewable natural resource that moves around freely. Failure …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

… effectively disclosed the ocean’s huge reserves of non-renewable resources, dramatically increased fishing effort, … on the other hand, is to get rid of substances or energy but not to cause environmental damage or pose a threat …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater