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Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual

… and conversion. However, some effects, such as those from chemical pollutants, waste or excess nutrients, are more … ducks Somateria mollissima � Lead poisoning Technology and industrial changes � Food production changes � Breakdown in … agricultural intensification and expansion, increasing industrial and human population pressures including the …
27 May 2026 Document

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

… 1992 ECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (Industrial Accidents Convention), adopted at Helsinki on 17 … how to proceed in the event of an accident at the nearby chemical fertilizer factory. In Giacomelli v. Italy, the ECHR …
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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity

… of Classification Societies IBC International bulk chemical(s) ICJ International Court of Justice IMDG … by chemicals carried in bulk, in packaged form and on chemical tankers. Chemical tankers built after 1 July 1986 … at http://ec.europa.eu/ enterprise/maritime/maritime_industrial/leadership_2015.htm European Commission (2005a). …
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The status of natural resources on the high-seas

… fauna has adapted to exploit the extreme physico-chemical conditions found at vents. Over the past 24 years 30 … Bacterial bioremediation of waste sulphides for industrial purposes has already been developed on laboratory … (Pyrococcus horikoshii) and bioprospecting genes for industrial application is currently underway(7). The deepest …
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Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments

… a year in each extraction site, followed by a complete chemical analysis if drastic changes in salinity is [sic] … activity in coastal areas as a result of urban growth, industrial activities, tourism and irrigated agriculture. … landslides or earthquakes, or from human conduct, such as industrial accidents. 2. A watercourse State shall, without …
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Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?

… uniquely adapted to environments that are ill-suited to industrial livestock or crop production. Standard approaches … use system uniquely adapted to environments ill-suited to industrial livestock or crop production. 18 18 As with all … this average increases to 712 and 683 respectively111. Chemical inputs As global livestock production intensifies …
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Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Analyzing the benefits of implementing the IPPC

… and availability of domestic produce with minimal chemical residue. In a commitment to maintain the medfly area … on strategies, tactics and technologies that employ non-chemical practices to minimize pesticide use and reduce … of crop production through 2020. This change would take chemical use to the level it was at the turn of the 21st …
27 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

…  Ecosystem Management  Environmental Governance  Chemical and Waste  Resource Efficiency  Environment Under … dioxide, carbon monoxide and dioxide, nitrogen oxide);  Industrial sites (power plants, manufacturing facilities, … Activity According to the International Energy Agency, industrial activities account for almost a third of the …
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)

… States and competent international organizations of any industrial or other technological emergency or natural … populations affected by community, transportation and industrial noise, adopt health guidelines and legislation for … Article 198 of the UNCLOS (1982); Article 11 of the Rhine Chemical Convention (1976); Article 9(2) of the Barcelona …
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Waste or Wealth

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