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Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… proved technically treacherous, the mine operator, Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML), received permission in 1984 from the … of legal actions in Australia, where BHP, multi-national mining company and then majority shareholder of OTML, was … to garner the support of affected communities to continue mining, OTML negotiated Community Mine Continuation …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… exploitation of natural resources, such as logging, mining, and game reserves. in short, the State must recognize … the form of the immediate removal of the toxic waste from mining that had been dumped in San Mateo de Huanchor, Peru, … land, or water. Article 3(3, 4) prohibits primary mining of mercury; however, mercury mines currently in …
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National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment Madagascar

… 13 2.5 Coastal management laws 16 2.6 Fisheries 16 2.7 Mining 17 2.8 Individual responsibilites and sanctions 17 3. … or sustainability dimension. This body often intervenes in mining disputes (Soritra, ONF-International and REDD-TC … National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment: Madagascar 17 2.7 Mining Mining law in Madagascar is regulated by the Mining
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case

… within the business community have come from the mining sector. In 2003, Solid Energy, a state-owned mining company in New Zealand, was the first to commit to an … no net loss (NNL) of biodiversity, including 15 from the mining and aggregates sectors (see Figure 1). The current …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… while in Peraliya, a nearby area, where extensive coral mining degrades reefs, waves were 10 m high and damages and … 0 5,302.2 12,556.3 16,356.3 11,256.8 32,915.4 6.6 Mining 0 247.3 169.4 445.1 0 692.4 0.1 Nature conservation 0 … increasingly vulnerable to coastal hazards. River sand mining and sea level rise are likely responsible. Forest …
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Operational articles of the Minamata Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Table of contents 1. Primary Mercury Mining (Article 3.4) 2. Mercury supply sources and trade … compounds (Article 5) 5. Artisanal and small-scale gold-mining (Article 7) 6. Emissions (Article 8) and releases … 11) and contaminated sites (Article 12) 1. Primary Mercury Mining (Article 3.4) The Minamata Convention bans new primary …
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Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishery, water management, mining, veterinary and health (co- ordinated inspection … for tourism; 8. Working group for transport, energy and mining; 9. Working group for education, informing and … animal protection, for- estry, hunting, water management, mining, energy, transport, tourism and other relevant areas, …
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Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas

… of species at risk of extinction. Shipping, deep seabed mining, scientific research and bioprospecting may also have … of Part XI of the Convention” (regarding deep-seabed mining) and the “UN Agreement for the Conservation and … How do these relate to particular threats (e.g., fishing, mining)? • Where are the gaps in the mechanisms? What are the …
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Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… Global Reporting Initiative ICMM International Council on Mining and Metals IFC International Finance Corporation INCR … direct footprints on ecosystems, such as the oil & gas, mining, and construction, as well as sectors that have … (thus on biodiversity), such as the oil & gas, the mining and utilities sectors, or sectors that are dependent …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… more distant ar- eas. There is growing interest in seabed mining, marine genetic resources, and other new activi- ties. … main marine mineral deposits 19 Figure 10. Types of seabed mining 19 Figure 11. Impacts of human activities on the deep … the ISA has been developing regulations related to seabed mining in the Area. The rules, regulations and procedures …
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