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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… disaster, the area of the Drina River is recipient of waste waters and pollution derived from several polluters … in the Chernobyl zone, has implications for the spread of radioactive contamination. Emissions of into the atmosphere … pollution of soils with heavy metals, pesticides, radioactive nuclides; secondary salinization, solonetzization …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas

… accordance with the precautionary principle to avoid the waste and/or deterioration of this precious 16 Water … cobalt and/or mercury) and, at times, naturally occurring radioactive materials. Its composition and volume may vary … operations), but also for storing salt water and waste produced by other industries. CHAPTER II 17CHAPTER II - …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… a group of Canadian citizens alleged that the storage of radioactive waste near their homes threatened the right to life of … and agro-industrial activities may involve transport of waste and consequent impacts, as well as risks of explosions. …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… problems in negotiating the treaties on ozone, hazardous waste, climate change, and biodiversity. During the … trade, environmentally sound management of hazardous waste, marine pollution from land-based sources, weather … Treaty. Article V bans nuclear explosions and disposal of radioactive wastes (at least pending the conclusion of any …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… River Rules 1952 261 5.1.2.17 Hazara Management of Waste Land (Guzaras) Rules 1950 265 5.1.2.18 NWFP Protection … Laws that pre-date the 1973 Constitution provide that radioactive minerals, oil and gas are regulated by the … and non-metallic substances but shall not include- (i) radioactive minerals necessary for the generation of nuclear …
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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… active chemical, biological, biotechnological, physical, radioactive, pharmaceutical, and other sub- stances in … Control Law, 2004 22 Gives government authority to control waste pollution in nature reserves, and forbids construction of industrial or household waste collection and disposal sites in nature reserves; no …
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Global Land Outlook

… and consumption, and ensuing levels of food loss/waste, further accelerate the rate of land use change, land … of storage and transport while in wealthy nations, food waste is a result of profligacy and inefficiencies towards … earthquake29 and still highly unstable today. The highly radioactive waste from nuclear fission also requires …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… pollution of the lake and its environment ; n ensure that waste is not disposed of into the lake except under, and in … to water pollution, wastewater treatment, municipal solid waste and related matters. Furthermore, the Contracting … neutralisation, safe destruction and burial of toxic and radioactive wastes, and in the process of making them …
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Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… to degrade organopollutants in ra- dioactive, mixed-waste environments (Cavicchioli and Thomas 2000). Genetic … reliability and interest in avoiding the use of radioactive isotopes. From the beginning, the Panama ICBG … anti-plasmodial bioassay that does not require the use of radioactive isotopes has been one of the single largest …
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ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime

… the following acts in critical habitat(s) (i) dumping of waste products detrimental to wildlife; (ii) squatting or … competent State body. 4. Failing to bury toxic substances, radioactive substances, waste and other hazardous substances … treated to environmental standards; discharging toxic, radioactive and other hazardous substances into land or water …
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