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Albania and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… uncontrolled urban and tourism development; increased pollution in particular due to untreated waste and sewage … MPAs: — Law on “Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution and Damage” (8905 / 06.06.2002) — Law on “Fishery … 15 B.1. Law on protection of the marine environment from pollution and damage The Law No. 8905 on protection of the …
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The status of natural resources on the high-seas

… Note for example that: a) contrary to popular expectation, pollution and other forms of man-made disturbance can act to … but technology limited Limited Limited / moderate (nil, pollution) Waste disposal Deep-sea reefs High for geology and … biology Possibly moderate Moderate / considerable Fishing (pollution) Waste disposal (adjacent industry) Seabirds <?> …
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Protecting coastal and marine environments from mining waste

… Target 14.1 to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based … ALSO NOTING Aichi Biodiversity Target 8 that "by 2020, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought … adopt laws and regulations to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment by dumping"; AWARE that …
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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… compaction, loss of nutrients, salinisation, and soil pollution (by pesticides and fertilisers). ■ Removal of … handling, traffic, etc. It is most often linked to soil pollution of different kinds (either point source or diffuse) … e.g., control of “soil erosion”, control of “soil pollution”, prevention of “soil degradation”, “establishment …
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Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement … disposed of in 2010 . In order to reduce the environmental pollution in the world caused by the export of waste … and inefficiency of policies to ensure the environmental pollution caused by chemicals and wastes is reduced . 21 …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Aspects contemporains du droit de l'environnement en Afrique de l'ouest et centrale

… le transport de déchets dangereux, l’immersion, la pollution résultant d’activités d’exploration et … que les plastiques et autres papiers de tous genres ; la pollution atmosphérique du fait d’engins motorisés polluants … des coûts environnementaux, les taxes et redevances de pollution, les permis de pollution négociables, tout comme le …
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Technical Guidelines on wastes collected from households (Y46)

… can have adverse environmental impacts, such as: - Air pollution and unpleasant odors; - Potential health hazards … operations, and to prevent household waste causing pollution or damage to human health, it is most important to … a balance between high volumes of gas production and low pollution potential of leachate and the reverse to control …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… crime, vandalism, littering, dumping, and light and noise pollution; and • Are subject to such urban edge effects as more frequent and more severe fires, air and water pollution, and the introduction of invasive alien species. … production and moderate addition of matter, usually with pollution added) 3 Highly intervened system (still includes …
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Economic measures for biodiversity planning: An annotated bibliography of methods, experiences and cases

… Ecosystem or sector focus: Forests, Watersheds Topics: Pollution, Valuation, Economic instruments #17. Barbier, E. … fishing, blast fishing, coral mining, sedimentation, pollution and over-fishing. These destructive activities are … America and the Caribbean. These include valuations of air pollution in Chile, Coral reef degradation in the Netherlands …
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… developing, including in ABNJ. This has contributed to pollution, overexploita- tion of resources and destruction of … 14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based … activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution 14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine …
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