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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… assessed as by far the most serious, followed by mining, oil and gas projects, road construction and construction of … dams and hydroelectric energy projects and mining and oil and gas development; other issues require international … 22 CURRENT THREATS AFFECTING NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITES POLLUTION 42 Air-bornepollutants Solid waste 11 Agricultural …
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Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General

… required not only to take measures against environmental pollution, but also to cooperate on liability regimes. This … Ozone Convention), preamble; International Convention on oil pollution preparedness, response and cooperation, 1990 … regimes cover diverse areas such as nuclear energy,266 oil pollution,267 the transport of dangerous goods and …
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Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment

… required not only to take measures against environmental pollution, but also to cooperate on liability regimes. This … Ozone Convention), preamble; International Convention on oil pollution preparedness, response and cooperation, 1990 … regimes cover diverse areas such as nuclear energy,266 oil pollution,267 the transport of dangerous goods and …
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Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… our Constitution in 1978, we know that the degradation and pollution of the natural environment has continued unabated. … deforestation, overgrazing, wetland clearing and draining, oil production, mining, and toxic spills. Se ing achievable … forecast is that emissions from thermal power (coal and oil) will be higher than the transport sector in the near …
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Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives

… 16 1. Air pollution and air quality … and the Annex thereto to prepare for and respond to an oil pollution incident.” International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness Response and Co-operation, 1990, …
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On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… As demand for products like timber, minerals and palm oil continues, governments, companies and criminal gangs are … steps of the local court building. He had spoken out about pollution of the La Pasión River allegedly caused by the palm oil company Reforestadora de Palmas del Petén, S.A. (REPSA). …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… rapidly while the demand for coastal resources and the pollution of coastal waters has increased in most areas due … Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (London), 327 UNTS 3; UKTS 54 (1958), Cmnd. 595; 12 UST … q.v. 1969 International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (Brussels), 973 UNTS 3; UKTS 106 (1975), …
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Global Land Outlook

… 179-206. 25 Shiva, V. 2002. Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution and Profit. Pluto Press, London. 26 Weber, T. 1988. … driver,14 especially the production of beef, soybeans, and oil palm.15 Although the net area devoted to agriculture … of deforestation, forest degradation, and soil erosion.48 Oil and gas extraction – in addition to their role in …
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GEO yearbook 2003

… sites, and reducing disturbances, habitat loss and pollution. The seventh meeting of the Conference of the … change, the health impacts of air pollution, rising oil prices, and the need to ensure energy access for all, … in 2006. Chemical waste storage of a soap and vegetable-oil factory in Lusaka, Zambia. Source: Ron Giling/Still …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… from 48 Asian and European countries to Gas flaring at oil drilling site on the Napo river, Amazone, Ecuador Pe te r … communities to seek transparency and accountability of oil companies and Governments on environmental matters. … Cooperation – Taking Stock • Czech Republic – integrated pollution register • Finland – Tarkkailija • Canada – …
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