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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 ARTICLE 30: POLLUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 ARTICLE 31: NOISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … that is toxic, hazardous, or bioaccumulative . ARTICLE 31 NOISE Parties shall take all appropriate measures to minimize …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… water 80 16. Manage wildfires 82 17. Reduce impacts of noise and artificial nighttime light; keep aware of research … by crime, vandalism, littering, dumping, and light and noise pollution; and • Are subject to such urban edge effects as …
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Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)

… processes to occur, the result of these minimizing the pollution potential of any leachate and allowing the capacity … landscape and sewage systems (contaminated by leachate, noise levels, odour levels, vermin, scavengers), and traffic … beams and/or trees planted to serve as a visual screen and noise barrier. It will also serve as a margin of safety for …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… Authority, Raj- asthan Bd for Prevention & Control of Pollution; 1990 Sc 123 128 12. Union Carbide Corporation v … 6, 7 Slovak Republic 1 Negligence Canada 8 Brazil 2 xxv Noise Pollution Bangladesh 2, 4 India 28 Sri Lanka 1, 3, 6 … (2) the potential risk of nuisance to nearby neighbours by noise, odour and fly proliferation. Legal Framework …
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Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts

… converted—can be a source of domestic energy and reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Collected effluent is … on local tides. Others such as disturbance effects from noise, shadows, electro- magnetic fields and changed … habitat loss at large wind farm sites; undersea noise pollution. • Tidal power plants may disrupt migratory …
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Report - Alternatives to fenthion for quelea bird control

… added to bait grain or water Immobilises birds. Minimal pollution. Risk to non-target birds. Requires birds to be … with sticks on poles or flame throwers Lethal No pollution. Provides source of protein. Labour intensive. … scare birds Birds frightened away from crops by waving and noise. No pollution. Labour intensive. Often possible only on …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… species, overexploitation of resources and many forms of pollution. Global Biodiversity Outlook 2 demonstrates that, … effluents or other chemical, thermal, radiation or noise emissions - relate level of assessment to the ecosystem … effluents, or other chemical, radiation, thermal or noise emissions, introduction of invasive alien species or …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… Cooperation – Taking Stock • Czech Republic – integrated pollution register • Finland – Tarkkailija • Canada – … protection and another 19 complaints relating to noise pollution, with most of the complaints expressing … received a number of complaints, including relating to noise pollution, waste transportation, the right of children …
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Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects

… services such as flood control, groundwater recharge, pollution control and supply regulation (Opperman 2009). 3 … their aesthetic value, improved air quality, reduced noise pollution, water nutrient pollutant control and carbon … ¬ Aesthetic value ¬ Improved air quality ¬ Reduced noise pollution ¬ Carbon sequestration ¬ Energy savings …
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First report on the protection of the atmosphere

… 14-23723 2/58 (a) Multilateral agreements relating to air pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … related to environmental protection — general provisions, noise and local air quality (resolution A38-17) and … most notably in the form of aerial navigation. Acoustic/noise pollution has raised transfrontier problems for …
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