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The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region
… President, Suriname), Judith Torres (Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment, Uruguay), Luis Chinchay … (Art. 7) Emissions to air (Art. 8) Releases to water and land (Art. 9) Environmentally sound interim storage of … atmospheric deposition of mercury was 3,200 tons/year to land and 3,700 tons/year to the oceans. However, much of the …
The development of international environmental law at the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Conference of the Parties and its validity
… five thematic clusters: • Biodiversity;6 • Atmosphere;7 • Land;8 • Chemicals and hazardous wastes;9 and • Oceans, seas … waste into or under the seabed from the sea but not from land by tunnelling.81 The procedure for adopting decisions … as detailed criteria and guidelines for eligibility and access to and utilization of the financial resources …
Outcome of court trials in the first two years of implementation of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013 - Courtroom Monitoring Report 2014/2015
… compared to the period between 2008 and 2013. We could access nearly 92% of case files in 2014 compared to the … implemented: NGOs are monitoring trials and are given access to documents by the ODPP and Judiciary. The Court … illegal business of commercial transportation of ivory by land, sea and air. In the previous report, we referred to …
Wildlife Poaching: Africa's surging trafficking threat
… elephant range Exit point, by air Exit point, by sea Land route Main shipping route Other shipping route Ivory … and local leaders were central to many conservation and land-use decisions. Leaders would attend court during the … conservan- cies” now operate in a fifth of Namibia’s land area, and the conservation and tourism benefits have …
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
… Zones of coastal states. These high-seas areas are open-access common resources, and as such may be particularly … unproductive areas of the tropical ocean, distant from land, and greatest abundances are found in the coastal … separated. Deep-sea trenches are also often close to land where the wastes are created, such as mining tailings. …
Engaging people in sustainability
… sustainability and fair distribution of wealth and access to resources. There is a strong premise that both … America to develop comprehensive landuse plans and craft land and resource protection strategies. He has facilitated … throughout North America. His published work has covered land use and development conflicts throughout western North …
Pangani River Basin, Tanzania - Building consensus on water allocation and climate change adaptation
… “promotes coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources, in order to maximize the … numbers of livestock and the expansion of cultivated land, as well as fishing, mining and hydroelectric power … worldwide. The Network's overall aim is to allow people to access, share and discuss information, knowledge, experiences …
Protecting human health and the environment: A guide to the Rotterdam Convention on hazardous chemicals and pesticides
… or her family or spur people to migrate from agricultural land to the slums of the developing world's cities. There … member countries to ensure that their citizens have access to information on hazar- dous chemicals and … requires that the general public have appropriate access to information on hazardous chemicals and pesticides. …