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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… Court at Kampala 40 THE AMERICAS Canada 1. R v Varnicolor Chemical Limited Tri Union Chemical of Elmira and Severin … they were not receiving and transferring PCBs and other restricted contaminants to the United States. The accused … on the basis that the environmental legislation in force restricted the citizen's property rights. Arguing the …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… include untreated sewage, agricultural run-off and chemical substances. These affect all forms of freshwater as … accumulated during the economic operation process) may be restricted or prohibited in ground water protection zones; … this Article, the operation of the water object shall be restricted, suspended or prohibited in procedures set forth …
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The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment

… how to proceed in the event of an accident at the nearby chemical fertilizer factory. In Giacomelli v. Italy, the ECHR … those at the Chernobyl nuclear facility in Ukraine and at chemical facilities in Bhopal, India, and Seveso, Italy, have … were produced through farming methods that did not use chemical pesticides or fertilizers; and some detergent labels …
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The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa

… 6.3.3 Restricted range species … 8.1.3 Distribution of restricted range species … (FAO 1991). Aquatic pollution is both physical and chemical. Physically, sedimentation in freshwater bodies … discomfort and reducing the productivity of the system. Chemical pollution creates a situation where fishes are more …
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Spring: Managing groundwater sustainability

… can be contaminated where recharge water carries chemical pollutants – usually from agriculture, waste … the scope for application of this approach may be more restricted than it first may seem.87 82 Figure 4.2 Historical … is seemingly self-evi- dent, yet too often overlooked or restricted to superficial engagement. Simply put, if …
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Technical guidelines on specially engineered landfill (D5)

… These will allow for improvement in the chemical and biochemical degradation of the wastes leading to … of drummed and liquid wastes which may or may not be restricted to portions of the landfill area. In the case of … associated with a site, since site access is usually restricted to a point where exposures are rather infrequent. …
27 May 2026 Document

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… that takes a final regulatory action on banned or severely restricted chemicals to notify the Secretariat no later than … reg- ulatory action taken to ban or severely restrict a chemical (Articles 5(1) and 5(2)), and the consequences of a … (Article 10). For chemicals that are banned or severely restricted by a Party but not listed in Annex III, that Party …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… text provides a brief discussion of monitoring trade in restricted substances and endangered species. n There is a … on Climate Change, Desertification, Biodiversity, Chemical Substances, and CITES. For more information, see … the portal is for the moment only accessible to a restricted network of judges and members of IUCN’s Commission …
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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… ful in ecological terms because its leaf litter contains chemical exudates and prevents other species from growing. … the Resource Management Act of 1991, is classified as a “restricted coastal activity”, unless the plant is already … assessment and where appropriate, their import and trade restricted or prohibited. Because people travel with their …
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Brexit: environment and climate change

… of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation,11 which regulates chemical substances in 6 HM Government, Review of the Balance … market. Presumably, we will want chemicals that have been restricted at the EU level to be restricted at the UK level. These are not simple questions …
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