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Guide for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements

… into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Waste within Africa (Bamako Convention) applies only within … for a Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), concluded in 2006, the Africa Group and …
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The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration

… and a relatively dense population associated with poor waste and waste water management is contaminating rivers and affecting fisheries …
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Community - based incentives for nature conservation

… economic concerns play a central role in natural resource management, and most strategies for nature conservation now … to nature degradation. Examples include untreated domestic waste, the use of hazardous or toxic chemicals or the … sensitive areas or contain inadequate consideration of waste management and pollution control, and environmental …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… water governance capacity is the foundation of efficient management of water resources. Water governance reform … of flood and drought by storing water and to carry away waste. However, as human numbers grew and as society … usually by requiring permits for water withdrawals or waste disposal. 50 2. Water law must be consistent with …
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Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam

… Rights to benefit from management and use of resources … store, biodiversity, scenic beauty Wetlands Flood control, waste treatment, water supplies, biodiversity Mangroves … Protection 2005, to refer to services such as waste management. To distinguish the services provided by …
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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… issues, and we have developed our decision-making and management systems so that we can go farther. MEAs have … on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping Waste and Other Matter. Adopted in 1972, entered into force … energy, transport, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste management; and economic diversifi cation. Special …
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Brexit: environment and climate change

… includes such diverse areas as nature and biodiversity, waste and recycling and chemicals regulation, while the EU’s … substances) • Circular economy (such as the avoidance of waste and promotion of new uses for materials) • Clean air … the Water Framework Directive, river basin and flood risk management, drinking water, bathing water) • Environmental …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… 32 .................. 18 Box 8: National Environmental Management Act of South Africa, No. 107 of 1998, section 1 … is the sanitation department which is responsible for waste management, including the management of garden waste and the recycling or disposal of urban tree residues. …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… strengthening governance of investment appraisal and management, as outlined under CFS‐ … culturally acceptable food, and reducing food loss and waste;   ii. … for  smallholder women and men.   Incentives to reduce waste and losses in the food system, including post‐harvest  …
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The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment

… Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (2009 to … concerned a plant for the treatment of toxic industrial waste, the ECHR held: Breaches of the right to respect for … pollution caused by the noise and odours generated by a waste-treatment plant, the Court stated that “severe …
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