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Handbook 4: Avian influenza and wetlands

… (AEWA), the Food and Agriculture Organization, World Health Organization, BirdLife International, Wetlands … of the disease gave rise to some high-profile negative public attitudes toward waterbirds and their habitats. There … noted a need to broaden the traditional perspectives of public health and their epidemiological approaches into one …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… The Obligation to Make Environmental Information Public ............................................13 … Obligation to Facilitate Public Participation in Environmental Decision-making … of the inhabitants of the town of Taboshar about the health risks associated with the nearby abandoned uranium …
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Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… its compounds, including information on the chemistry and health effects, sources, long-range transport, and prevention … by that Party or non-Party. The Secretariat shall keep a public register of all such notifications. 8. Each Party … from non-Parties. The Secretariat shall maintain a public register of all such notifications. The Implementation …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… sustainable development – • Launched at the UN Congress on Public International Law, 13 March 1995 • 2nd and 3rd … . . . . . . . . . 146 ARTICLE 54: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PUBLIC AWARENESS . . . . 20 Commentary . . . . . . . . . . . … in cities in developing States, maintenance of public health requires their abatement . There must be an increase …
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Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

… and targets are the result of over two years of intensive public consultation and engagement with civil society and … universal access to quality education at all levels, to health care and social protection, where physical, mental and … concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed. Public finance, both domestic and international, will play a …
19 Jun 2026 Literature

Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs

… of the Stockholm Convention. This book is intended for public information purposes only and is not an official … of the Stockholm Convention. This book is intended for public information purposes only and is not an official … from where they were used, and threaten long-term health and ecology in ways that were never anticipated or …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… others, Case No. 1672/1995, South Africa 22 5. Minister of Health & Welfare v Woodcarb (Pty) Ltd & Another, 1996(3) SA … Case) Corte Suprema 27 May 1997 86 5. CODEFF v Minister of Public Works and others, Corte de Apelaciones 21 August 1985 … Cuesta Novoa and Milciades Ramírez Melo v The Secretary of Public Health of Bogotá, Constitutional Court, May 17 1995 90 …
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UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015

… all stakeholders to commit to a chemical- safe future for health, environment and economic growth. Chemical … and/or the environment. Both businesses and the general public are increasingly aware that proper diligence is needed … chemistry and improved, more sustainable use of materials. Public relations: when customers ask questions about …
19 Jun 2026 Document

The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… Programme WFD Water Framework Directive WHO World Health Organization vtaBle of contents Table of Contents … produce considerable returns for both investors and the public at large. For example, wetlands have been calculated … are coming under increasing pressure from the public to institute new and innovative policies and …
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Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Position Paper

… recognised human rights. They are also the foundations for public health and human development. For example, an estimated 1.6 … of the 1998 Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice …
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