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Ridding the world of POPs: a Guide to the Stockholm Convention Persitent Organic Polluants

… tackling addi- tional chemicals identified as unacceptably hazardous. It recognizes that a special effort may sometimes … – dumps of these toxic substances. These stockpiles and waste sites have to be found, managed so that leaks and other … governments to become familiar with the threats posed by hazardous chemicals, to realize they have to work together, …
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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… following project types: avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes (AM0025); … Act of 2001 (RT I 2001, 85, 512)67 defines environmentally hazardous activities and lays down principles for the … solid waste management, wildlife, protected areas and hazardous wastes, among others. In relation to the …
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Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration

… Small-scale fish handling and pro- cessing generate waste inputs (water, fuelwood, etc.), Figure 1 Illustrative … impact on that effort; mainly through the re- duction of waste and litter produced by land-based activities that … needs. Marine-based activities such as solid and liquid waste from sailing, shipping and cruising activities (ECLAC, …
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Candidate POPs - Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid), its salts and PFOA-related compounds

… compounds are released into the air, water, soil and solid waste, and degrade to PFOA in the environment and in … firefighting foams. PFOA has been detected in industrial waste, stain resistant carpets, carpet cleaning liquids, … incineration of fluoropolymers from municipal solid waste incineration with inappropriate incineration or open …
18 Jun 2026 Document

An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… impact on the environment 11 3.1 Control of pollution and waste management 11 3.2 Military and hostile activities 12 4. … Convention on the Control of Transbound- ary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 1989. 24 … reduce the adverse effects of radioactive, toxic and other hazardous substances and waste. In order to achieve this …
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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

… is held by public authorities, including information on hazardous materials and activities in their communities, and … measures to ensure that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials takes place in the lands or territories … concerned a plant for the treatment of toxic industrial waste, the ECHR held: Breaches of the right to respect for …
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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 …
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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 … action to reduce risks associated with the use of Highly Hazardous Pesticides, including phase outs.206 Policy makers … reach USD 90 billion if no action is taken to control hazardous pesticides and poor practices.208 2. Irrigation and …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… projects, are also addressed, although the liability for "hazardous trees" still remains unresolved in many … do not contain provisions on liability for damages from "hazardous trees" incurred by people or properties. In some … is the sanitation department which is responsible for waste management, including the management of garden waste
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Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017

… of society, it has also brought numerous potentially hazardous products, used daily, and which are too often far … called blue asbestos), which is defined as the most hazardous fibre and responsible for more deaths than any … the whole process into a deceptive smokescreen with a waste of energy and resources (including the taxpayer’s money …
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