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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector
… many pollutants in surrounding water bodies including persistent toxic chlorine compounds like dioxin, organic materials that consume oxygen during decomposition, … and maximizing conservation opportunities (e.g. purchasing organic or sustainably-certified cotton minimises the impact …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… waters, ozone layer depletion, land degradation and persistent organic pollutants. Its implementing agencies are UNEP, UNDP, … the Kyoto Protocol (UNFCCC). POPRC Persistant Organic Pollutant Review Committee, a subsidiary body under the …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… or flora, erosion, loss of human life and the dumping of persistent pollutants into the sea, for example, create … http://leo.informea.org/terms/persistent-organic-pollutant http://leo.informea.org/terms/environmental-damage …
Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends (Summary for Policy Makers)
… improvement in data collection. 2.4 Banned and regulated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are widespread, but mainly at low … abundance of floating plastic debris Pollution indicator: persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in plastic pellets …