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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… CDM in 2000 (art. 12(10)). Most of them involve methane recovery and electricity generation – which is also evident … following project types: avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes (AM0025); fuel switch from fossil …
Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds
… valued uses. Second generation bio-energy inputs include waste material or species that are not consumed by humans and … unsuitably for present cultivation, or securing value from waste resources. However, some of the candidate feedstock … intensity of the impacts, the extent and outcomes of the recovery process (if any) are often not well known. The value …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… water, which in turn is the result of polythene and other waste ma er that clog the drainage systems, there is a recipe … or controlling the discharge, deposit or emission of waste into the environment which will cause pollution. … disposal method in many countries including Sri Lanka. Recovery of waste materials can be done in two ways: reuse …
Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
… based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted … based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted … in proportion of depleted target and bycatch species with recovery plans Trends in population of target and bycatch …
Marine plastic litter and microplastics
… to the ocean floor. A less significant share of plastic waste is carried on ocean currents and can accumulate in … marine plastic litter and microplastics. The Household Waste Partnership was established under the Basel Convention, … of waste, including waste prevention, minimization and recovery, to address the underlying causes of marine litter. …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… unless current patterns of production, consumption and waste management are dramatically altered. Sustainable … and natural resource concerns (e.g., air, water, waste, endangered species, etc.), and is intended to serve as … authority. • Negligence. A negligence theory would allow recovery for conduct causing harm that falls below the …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… and at least two general mechanisms designed to ensure recovery of individual species. Listing criteria and … may include but are not limited to: artificial housing; waste removal; health care; protection from predators; and … Users of biodiversity components should seek to minimize waste and adverse environmental impact and optimize benefits …
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 … indicate land degradation, or increasing trends indicate recovery. For further evaluation with the aim of identifying …
Energy law and sustainable development
… are the following: air pollution including "acid rain," waste water pollution, significant solid and hazardous waste products from mining or combustion of coal or use of … possibility is to develop new approaches to resource recovery, replacing waste disposal with reclamation that both …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… 34 3.2.3 Cost Recovery (The Polluter Pays Principle) … Within a country or region, transportation of soil, garden waste, tree nursery products or seeds of other species can … 7, Annex III); • specific precautions also apply to waste disposal (Annex III). Under Article 2(3), the generator …