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

… ‘foundations’ for national action on: nutrient management; waste-water management; and marine litter; • Policy and … Honolulu Strategy - a global result-oriented framework for prevention and management of marine debris, was finalized in … resource efficiency and economic development through waste prevention; to increase awareness on sources and …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Feasibility study on establishing transboundary cooperation in the potential Tara-Drina National Park

… water quality. There is a general problem with solid waste management in the Drina River watershed. This prob- lem … tion and pollution of soil is connected mainly with solid waste management. Research studies on heavy metals in plants, … basin through a framework for sustainable pollu- tion prevention and environmental protection. The goal of the …
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Guidelines on compliance with and enforcement of multilateral environmental agreements

… management of hazardous substances and chemicals, prevention and control of pollution, desertification, … of the agreement and thus lead significantly to the prevention of disputes; (iv) The final determination of …
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Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… the landscape. With the decrease in vultures, carcasses waste disposal problems, and a growing range of health … Wetlands (West Bengal) form an important component of waste water treatment infrastructure of the city; treating … Act, 1958; Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; The …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Compliance under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

… wastes and “other” wastes •Pillars: •Minimization of waste generation (Article 4) •Environmentally sound …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Patents and clean energy technologies in Africa

… thermal, followed by nuclear energy (20 %) and biomass/waste/com- bustion/CCS technologies (17 %), especially … for ethanol production and for biogas from animal waste. Regarding the regional distribution of clean energy … thermal, fol- lowed by nuclear energy (20 %) and biomass/waste/combus- tion/CCS technologies (17 %), in particular …
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The World Charter for Nature

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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… piped from rivers and reservoirs some distance away, and waste may be disposed miles away from its source. The same is … for construction materials, the amount of construction waste that has to be disposed of, and other types of damage … and social benefits, this action has contributed to the prevention of improper land use, including potential …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… and precaution 52. It has long been recognized that prevention of environmental harm must be “the Golden Rule for … of the containment and other protective measures, the waste management, and emergency re- sponse measures”. 259. … modified organisms from contained use; e) disposal of waste containing living genetically modified organisms; f) …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… and precaution 52. It has long been recognized that prevention of environmental harm must be “the Golden Rule for … of the containment and other protective measures, the waste management, and emergency re- sponse measures”. 259. … modified organisms from contained use; e) disposal of waste containing living genetically modified organisms; f) …
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