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Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… contributing to success of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; (c) Global impacts of persistent organic pollutants … such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions, as …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa

… pollution, intensive extraction of natural resources, and climate change. The necessity of maintaining the global natural … and in maintaining the conditions essential to life (climate, water and energy cycles) are at the roots of the …
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Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare

… a Swiss referendum modified the federal constitution to change the status of animals from "things" to sentient … recommends shelter to protect the animals from extreme climate conditions, and requires the use of safe building … space, strength of partitions, safety, ventilation, climate control, waste management and light, and the …
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POPs and PIC Chemicals

… 2016; UNEP/POPS/POPRC.12/11/Add.4 4. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Human Health State of the Science Report on Decabromodiphenyl Ether (decaBDE). Environment and Climate Change Canada. 2012. …
18 Jun 2026 Document

The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

… 150 States of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, the … principle 19, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (New York, 1992), article 6 (a) (i), the Con- …
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The green economy and corporate, social and environmental responsibility

… responsibility NOTING that the structural cause of global climate change and major environmental problems is the consumer … promote the green economy as a means to address global climate and environmental problems; 3. URGES governments to …
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Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders

… countries, violations are intertwined with the overall climate of criminalization of the work of EHRDs, especially … Philippines, Brazil and this situation can perpetuate the climate of impunity, sending the message that EHRDs cannot … Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change have engendered high expectations among EHRDs around …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

World Wetlands Day 2017 Factsheet 1: Wetlands: A natural safeguard against disasters

… has more than doubled in just 35 years, driven by climate- and weather- related hazards like flooding, tropical … are water-related. And the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts even more extreme events going …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas

… over the Tribal Areas did not bring any considerable change in the mode of governance and social life of the … system your rights will remain protected. There will be no change in your powers and privileges. You will have … the markets, which requires cash. 3. In recent times, the climate has changed. There is less snowfall and rain now. …
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Factsheet - Ecosystem Services

… value in conventional markets. They include regulation of climate through the storing of carbon and control of local … and their impacts (ex. drought, floods, etc.) n Mitigate climate change n Absorb and store CO2 n Protect water channels and …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity