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First report on the protection of the atmosphere

… found that it was impossible to ascertain the necessary reduction in sulphur content to Ducktown Company’s emissions … Second, if all the criteria are met, it drafts a risk profile to evaluate whether a substance is likely, as a … thereby warranting global action. Third, it develops a risk management evaluation, taking into account socioeconomic …
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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… very quickly, with considerable time and investment at risk, not to mention the value of substantive outputs. Some … order to allow time for translation, otherwise there is a risk of a misunderstanding leading to opposition or the need … are obligations of result and unless the means of reduction are specifi ed in a treaty, each party will have …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… RFB. Challenges for the implementation of EAF include the reduction of fragmentation in policies, sectors, institutions … - or ‘Constitution’ - for the oceans, that lessens the risk of international conflict and enhances stability and … strategy and action plan to address climate change and disaster risk management in fisheries and aquaculture, as …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty

… considered as economic damage just after the Chernobyl disaster. In 1988, the International Court of the Environment … are choices necessitating decisions not only about how risk should be regulated, how much protection is enough, … to improving living conditions in urban areas and a reduction in conflicts over natural resources in rural areas. …
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Rule: Reforming water governance

… most devastating impact of poor sanitation is an increased risk of infectious disease and premature death, accounting … administrative decision making and ensures a rights-and- risk-based approach that provides a more effective framework … flexibility, measurement and outputs. NPM argues for cost reduction in public policy implementation. The ten principles …
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Chemicals for a sustainable future; Report of the EEA Scientific Committee Seminar (Copenhagen, 17 May 2017)

… Chemicals and risk: improving assessment of chemicals … European forests, or the 1976 Seveso dioxin pollution disaster. Policy responses have typically addressed specific … economy. • Europe has seen substantial improvements in the reduction of pollution, which shows that the progressive EU …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners

… INTRODUCTION NIGER. Cattle census and accelerated poverty reduction project. ©FAO/Ado Youssouf TANZANIA. Pastoral … related to improved agricultural skills as that might risk disrupting their nomadic traditions, while they consent … implementation of their operations and limit the risk of local resistance. Lessons Learned, the “gold …
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Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing ecosystem services : Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage sites, and protected areas

… baseflows for drinking water provision, inland flood risk reduction for flood-prone villages) and their intersection … that can supply natural infrastructure outcomes and disaster risk reduction benefits can all attract support or …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… 1992) 4-7. 3 Peter H. Sand on the topic,7 – and at the risk of over-simplifying matters – we can boil down the … added). 11 Peter H. Sand for the prevention, control and reduction of pollution of the marine environment of the … and illegal trade in arms and drugs; natural hazards and disaster risks such as earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… energy efficiency, energy and water conservation, and the reduction, reuse and recycling of materials. 6. Demonstrate, … example, will be eroded, leaving urban populations more at risk. The cities most immediately vulnerable to sea-level … fire and water pollution Royal National Park is at high risk from wildfire, which is often caused by arson. In 1994, …
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