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Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)

… ENGINEERED LANDFILL Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements on Hazardous Wastes and Their … approach could be summarized as follows: Environmental protection should be undertaken whereby preventive measures … of the recipient environment to accommodate any released species not to be exceeded. There are parallels here with the …
25 May 2026 Document

Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … delicate and vulnerable. The earth’s oceans and seas need protection by and from the planet’s dominating species. The oceans are thought to have been formed as a … to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Introduction to the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … delicate and vulnerable. The earth’s oceans and seas need protection by and from the planet’s dominating species. The oceans are thought to have been formed as a …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to Marine Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … delicate and vulnerable. The earth’s oceans and seas need protection by and from the planet’s dominating species. The oceans are thought to have been formed as a …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Introduction to the International Legal Framework on Marine Pollution

… This learning material is part of a course in the InforMEA e-learning platform, go to … delicate and vulnerable. The earth’s oceans and seas need protection by and from the planet’s dominating species. The oceans are thought to have been formed as a …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law

… FAO LEGISLATIVE STUDY 87 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2005 Perspectives and guidelines … Safety, Animal and Plant Health IPPC International Plant Protection Convention ISO International Organization for … plant and animal pests and diseases, alien invasive species and genetically modified organisms. In a number of
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Global Warming of 1.5°C - an IPPC special report on the impacts of global warming

… GLOBAL WARMING OF 1.5 °C an IPCC special report on the impacts of global … On land, impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, including species loss and extinction, are projected to be lower at … social well-being, economic prosperity and environmental protection. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals …
25 May 2026 Literature

Responsible renewable energy sources

… renewable energy sources RECALLING that the mission of the IUCN is to “influence, encourage and assist societies … the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is … of mitigating direct negative impacts on habitats and species where they occur; The World Conservation Congress, at …
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Access to and use of marine genetic resources: understanding the legal framework

… VIEWPOINT Laura E. Lallier et al. Access to and use of marine genetic resources: understanding the legal … that such rights only apply to specic activities (i.e. protection of the environment, or the exploration and … These rights grant states jurisdiction over the ‘sedentary species’ (benthos) of the seabed therein. However, for the …
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Marine plastic litter and microplastics

… to protect human health and the environment from POPs. As of 2018, the Convention controls 28 POPs, including those … fluoride; • Short-chain chlorinated paraffins. Nature of the problem: Marine plastic debris has been a growing … animals – for example, by entanglement in debris. Many species of birds ingest smaller pieces of plastic. Plastics …
25 May 2026 Document