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Defenders of the Earth
… deaths in more countries 8 Key Questions 10 > Who is at risk? 10 > What’s driving the attacks? 10 > Who is … are failing in their duty to protect activists at risk. They are permitting a level of impunity that allows the … navigate specific laws and contexts, establish risk management procedures, and design effective grievance …
Women as change-makers in the governance of shared waters
… WfWP Women for Water Partnership WRM Water Resources Management WWAP UN World Water Assessment Programme WWC World … Conference “Collective Action: Reducing Shared Water Risk to Support Sustainable Growth.” Dar es Salaam, May 2013 … were trained in climate change adaptation, disaster risk resilience, enhanced food security through eco-friendly …
Ridding the world of POPs: a Guide to the Stockholm Convention Persitent Organic Polluants
… of combustion and industrial processes. While the risk level varies from POP to POP, by defini- tion all of … evidence to convict the 12 POPs of posing a significant risk. But it also recognizes that there are other suspects …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… measures are applied in order to lower or eliminate the risk posed to human, animal or plant life or health by pests, … systems, monitoring and surveillance systems, effective management frameworks, trained and competent staff, well … plant quarantine procedures. The IPPC guidelines for pest risk assessment provide a scientific basis for governments to …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… including questions on the sharing of benefits; area-based management tools (ABMTs), including marine protected areas … intensified and increased in recent decades. They are at risk from the impacts of shipping and fishing, which leave … Nonetheless, “any observation of a natural system has the risk that it will disturb that system” (Bernal & Simcock, …
PIC Chemicals An Introduction to the Chemicals Listed in the Rotterdam Convention that are Subject to the Iinternational Legally-binding Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure
… consists of government-designated experts in chemicals management. The Committee reviews chemicals against criteria … persistence, bioaccumulation potential and dietary cancer risk in laboratory animals, accompanied by concerns for the … matter. This inhalable form of lead presented a risk to whole populations, especially in highly populated …
Land and water - the rights interface
… permission should be addressed to the Chief, Publishing Management Service, Information Division, FAO, Viale delle … tenure "rights" that addresses only formal rights will risk omitting coverage of a large aspect of the concept of … legality of reforms to either land tenure or water rights risk legal challenge: the legality of the abolition of …
Technical guidelines on hazardous wastes: physico-chemical treatment (d9) and biological treatment (d8)
… and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan or strategy. They should not be used in … and may reduce the degree of hazard and consequently the risk of environmental harm. C Converting hazardous … generated in a steady and consistent stream, with minimum risk of sudden variations in concentrations and constituents. …
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report
… Groups of environmental human rights defenders at higher risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 V. Empowering … to the resolution to fully consider the heightened risk posed by business activities to environmental human … approach in their policies for fund allocation and management; condition their funds on such an approach, in …
Vital Waste Graphics 3
… against the adverse effects resulting from the generation, management, transboundary movements and disposal of hazardous … and nearby inhabitants, pollution control systems and risk mitigation measures are often insufficient in such … and official waste disposal sites with inadequate risk protection pose threats by the mere presence of …