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Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… of watercourses with ‘heavy’ metals, chemical waste or pesticides and fertilizers. It is also worth … originating from rivers; and• Chemicals substances, solid waste products and spillages, with an impact on coastal … cause, a damage and potential adverse effects. Damage Prevention Each State that is part of a shared basin has the …
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Montenegro and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs

… recommended to establish two to three ‘no take’ zones); — Prevention of disturbances from diving and tourism: area near … mitigation of coastal erosion and absorbing/degrading of waste water and waste). Box 1.: Economic value of PAs in Montenegro: the key …
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Urban Protected Areas: Profiles and best practice guidelines

… Participate in local and national partnerships for prevention, early detection, eradication and control. … in such areas as energy, housing, transportation and solid waste reuse and recycling. But the negative side is usually … efforts to cope with these problems, and seeks to have waste treatment and sediment control requirements included in …
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Legal and institutional frameworks for sustainable soils: A preliminary report

… areas of implementation, com- pliance and enforcement, and prevention and mitigation of environmental damage. This … power generation, infrastructure and urbanisation, waste handling, traffic, etc. It is most often linked to soil … the degradation of the environment by pollution, waste management, discharge of harmful substances, and …
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UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015

… Governance 35 v. Sub-programme 5: Chemicals and Waste 32 vi. Sub-programme 6: Resource Efficiency 36 vii. … field of the environment. Sub-Programme 5: Chemicals and Waste Objective of the Organization: To promote a transition … the United Nations Millennium Declaration, through waste prevention and minimization, the control of transboundary …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources

… a staggering scale with 9.5 million tonnes of new plastic waste flowing into the ocean each year. This is impacting our … and knowledge surrounding the original sources of the waste matter. Primary Microplastics in the Oceans : a Global … and industrial products. Although mismanaged plastic waste is still the main source of marine plastic pollution …
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3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference: Book of abstracts

… delivering the following outcomes: Better anticipation and prevention of the impact of climate change on land … disaster, the area of the Drina River is recipient of waste waters and pollution derived from several polluters … including mines, power plants, industry facilities without waste water treatment plants as well as from inadequate or …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: Some critical issues for fisheries law

… Procedure7, under which a potential dumper of industrial waste in the North East Atlantic region has to prove, among … sea lanes passage "in relation to fishing vessels, the prevention of fishing, including the stowage of fishing … 2 All ER 475. 37 Contrary to section 2(1) of the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act, 1951. 38 [1972] 2 All ER 475 at …
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PCB inventory guidance (PCB Elimination Network)

… and Ms. Heidelore Fiedler from the Chemicals and Waste Branch, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics … work; and to Ms. Inara Namazova from the Chemicals and Waste Branch for her contribution during the finalization. … the following information to the Office of Pollution Prevention & Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Review of laws, policies and economic instruments related to payment for ecosystem services in Vietnam

… store, biodiversity, scenic beauty Wetlands Flood control, waste treatment, water supplies, biodiversity Mangroves … Protection 2005, to refer to services such as waste management. To distinguish the services provided by … and • 60-70% if they are allocated protection forest for prevention of wind, sand or tide erosion, sea encroachment or …
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