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Assessing environmental impacts - A global review of legislation

… regulations and procedures to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment from mining activities in … on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution (Kuwait Convention, 1978) was the first agreement … Worldwide (ELAW) helps communities speak out for clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet. ELAW is a global …
25 May 2026 Literature

The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources

… network embracing universities, public authorities, open-air museums and zoological parks, the WWF, the Swedish … to all sectors of the economy, to prevent soil, water and air pollution which also affect agricultural enterprises. Forty …
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Helping nature help us - Transforming disaster risk reduction through ecosystem management

… cover disasters caused by environmental degradation or pollution” (Twigg, 2004). Chapter 2 99 2.1 Degradation of … et al., 2015). Once production collapses (mainly due to pollution and disease), production ponds are abandoned, … illegal wildlife trade, habitat loss, climate change, air and water pollution as well as invasive alien species. …
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The Sacred Dimension of Protected Areas: Proceedings of the Second Workshop of the Delos Initiative - Ouranoupolis 2007

… caused by the vast number of pilgrims who visit the open-air sanctuary to pray is apparent. Some environmental dam- … natural snowfall) and construct forthwith an immense open-air wastewater tank with a capacity just short of 38 million … its unsanctioned activities in the for- ests. Increasing pollution caused by waste around the settlement and on the …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… terrestrial ecosystems as well as weather patterns. Land, air, freshwater and marine pollution further threatens conditions in the natural … physical destruction and alteration of habitats, marine pollution, introduction of exotic species and overuse of …
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Building Resilience to climate change - Ecosystem-based adaptation and lessons from the field

… such as food, fuel, construction material, clean water and air, and protection from natural hazards. Ecosystems, … tourists, reducing negative impacts from sedimentation and pollution, and conserving resources essential for the … control - Climate regulation (provision of clean air) - Sustaining water quality (purification) Supporting: - …
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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… exotic species are wreaking havoc with native communities; pollution is altering biogeochemical and climate cycles; and … Problematic native species Introduced genetic material Pollution Domestic and urban waste water Industrial and … forestry effluents and practices Garbage and solid waste Air-borne pollutants Noise pollution Thermal pollution Light …
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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… 171 Article 21 | Prevention, Reduction and Control of Pollution 173 21.1 Commentary 173 21.2 Application 179 21.2.1 … 164-172 Article 21 - Prevention, reduction and control of pollution 1. For the purpose of this article, “pollution of … Trail Smelter arbitration, a case involving transboundary air pollution emanating from a smelter in Canada (Trail) and …
25 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… damage to the oceans is caused by sea-based and land-based pollution, unsustainable exploitation of living and … endorsed a regional cooperation approach to address marine pollution and in 1974 the UNEP Regional Seas Programme (RSP) … (1995). 29 Protocol, and the regulation of vessel-source air pollution through Annex VI to the MARPOL. As regards …
25 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Best practice guidelines for the re-introduction of great apes

… include disease, hunting pressure, human-ape 8 conflict, pollution, poisoning, competition with or predation by other … and water must be possible (with the probable exception of air transport). Qualified personnel should accompany the … DC. IATA. 2006. Live Animals Regulations. International Air Transport Association, Montreal. http://www. …
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