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White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… 96 Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Basel, 22 March 1989. In … 95 Madrid, Spain and entered into force on 24 March 2011. Hazardous Wastes Protocol: Protocol on the Prevention of … Decision-making Decisions of the Commission on matters of substance shall be taken by consensus. The question of …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… Act of 2001 (RT I 2001, 85, 512)67 defines environmentally hazardous activities and lays down principles for the … to article 58, fuel means "combustible material or substance which is used in combustion plants for the purposes … solid waste management, wildlife, protected areas and hazardous wastes, among others. In relation to the …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… production  systems  often  involve  some  of  the  most  hazardous  activities  to  human,  animal  and  … cult working postures, lengthy hours, as well as the use of hazardous  … The  use  of  pesticides,  fertilizers  and  other  hazardous  agricultural  inputs  can  be  regulated  to  …
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Stockholm Declaration (of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment)

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Transboundary Air Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… two thirds of the Parties. The 1998 POPs Protocol adds new substance focuses on a list of sixteen substances that have … specific limits for the incineration of municipal, hazardous, and medical waste. The 2009 amendments to the …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Developing a Global Soil Regime

… on reducing ‘the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and … 2014); Third Global Soil Week (GSW) 2015 – ‘Soil. The Substance of Transformation’, (Berlin, 19-23 April 2015), … to climate change, biodiversity, desertification, trade in hazardous wastes, endangered species, the ozone layer, and …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Bridging information

18 Jun 2026 Document

UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… requirements for those wishing to sell or distribute hazardous substances or pesticides. iii. Innovative Green … includes stringent restrictions on the transportation of hazardous waste in the province, the requirement that codes … creeper, leaf or herb; b) fish with lime and poisonous substance, a spear gun or an explosive; c) have in his …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects. Pollution … land uses, including food production). o Substitute more hazardous chemicals with less hazardous ones: As evidence improves on impacts of industrial …
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POPs Chemicals - Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF)

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