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Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)

… measurements 23 6.2. Taking an exposure history 25 6.3. Environmental assessment 26 6.3.1. Soil and dust 26 6.3.2. … and Joanna Tempowski of the Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health at the World … below 5 µg/dL, can be associated with neurological damage in children (NTP, 2012). Indeed, studies to date …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… A B S S eries N o. 4 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre Godesberger Allee 108-112 53175 Bonn … notification’. The LICEN- SOR may request compensation for damage against the LICENSEE. 36 If PROVIDER submits …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… nature et des ressources naturelles Deuxième édition IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 56 Rev. IUCN – The … by: IUCN, Gland, Switzerland in collaboration with IUCN Environmental Law Centre, Bonn, Ger- many Publié par: UICN, … wartime actions, including actions causing environmental damage. While the original focus of the Conventions was to …
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UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015

… Formula for Success UNEP at work Handle With (Better) Care Environmental Champion Erin Brockovich Reflections 16 10 42 … billion per year. Chemical mismanagement also results in environmental problems. Local species and eco- systems are … community that the kind of human health and environmental damage that happened in Minamata must not be repeated …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II

… Habitat Modification Cases Elinor Colbourn Assistant Chief Environmental Crimes Section Environment and Natural … endangered species. The defendant admitted the resulting damage to the shrimp was a “taking” within the definition of … specimens may be scavenged or intentionally removed, environmental conditions may change, and substances may …
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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… para el Desarrollo Convention on Biological Diversity Environmental and social management guidelines Food and … an essential tool/approach to protect the rights (human, environmental, land and customary) of all affected … harm to Indigenous Peoples and their territories, or damage to the reputation of the implementing organization), …
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Towards responsible trade

… Improper use, inadequate storage and control, can lead to environmental damage, serious illness, sick and absent farm workers and … often are unequipped to handle hazardous chemicals safely; damage to the environment; the creation of dangerous, …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… 22 3.3. The need to take account of environmental considerations ..................... 23 3.4. … 85 10. ENVIRONMENTAL ALLOCATIONS … machinery and coercive power of the state.5 Loss of, or damage to a water right is prima facie subject to the payment … that water rights trading does not result in environmental damage where a new licence or a variation to an existing …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 83 A n E xplanatory G … the N agoya P rotocol on A ccess and B enefit-sharing IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law Centre … cases of present or imminent emergencies that threaten or damage human, animal, or plant health; and � consider the …
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Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power

… 128 Debt-for-nature swaps 128 Conservation Trust Funds or Environmental Funds 129 Tobin-type and other taxes 129 … Eastern Africa Regional Office and the Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP). It was … but the return journey, carrying the heavy load, can damage their health” (Rodda 1991: 84). Po v e r t y a n d C o …
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