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Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures

… to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects that may result from hazardous and other … disposal of waste in a manner that results in an ad- verse effect. The Environmental Management (Licensing) Regulations …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types

… objectives and being separate protected areas: in effect, these “parts” are individual protected areas that … nonetheless significant. For example several NGOs have in effect only “counted” categories I–IV as protected areas, … which convey the site’s significance; ● Not suffer from adverse effects of development and/or neglect. Potential WH …
19 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Technical Guidelines on wastes collected from households (Y46)

… transport or improper disposal of household waste can have adverse environmental impacts, such as: - Air pollution and …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment

… of public authorities that may have a significant effect on the environment is also expressed in foundational … is a major global environmental problem, with various adverse effects on health and the environment. Transboundary … conserve and restore habitats and to prevent or minimize adverse effects of activities that seriously impede or …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General

… of public authorities that may have a significant effect on the environment is also expressed in foundational … is a major global environmental problem, with various adverse effects on health and the environment. Transboundary … conserve and restore habitats and to p revent or minimize adverse effects of activities that seriously impede or …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems

… and interactions with the external environment. To this effect, the approach to total economic value helps to … economic, recreational and cultural activities. To this effect, De Groot et al. (2007) proposed four steps in the … of partial information have the disadvantage of producing adverse secondary effects that can undermine the expected …
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Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector‑borne diseases

… it was assumed that awareness among coun- tries about the adverse health and environmental conse- quences of DDT, and …
19 Jun 2026 Document

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

… and aquatic organ- isms and may cause long term adverse effects in the environment. HS Code 2908.99 (Pure …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… particularly, this will lead to a decrease in associated adverse health impacts (and the feral dog population), as … of economic development and associated activities have adverse impacts on coastal and marine biodiversity across the … by uncertainties of threshold effects, judging “marginal” effect is not straightforward. A likely complication of …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017

… countries going even further and claiming an absence of adverse health impacts on their population, despite a …
19 Jun 2026 Document