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The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… The Convention also sets out rights for the “public” (natural or legal persons, as well as organizations) and “the … and a whole range of factors in their physical (natural and man-made) and social environment. The two main … corporations. These included major providers of natural gas, electricity, and sewerage and water services. In the …
Mapping the linkages between oceans and other Sustainable Development Goals: A preliminary exploration
… ternational Resource Panel has explored the links between natural resources and SDG targets (UNEP, 2015a). The latest … ocean acidification is the only by-product of greenhouse gas emissions that was included as a target. Impacts of … into coastal waters and remove, alter, or destroy natural habitat. Pollution also affects the protection of …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… and control of pollution, desertification, conservation of natural In the Guidelines and the Manual, “compliance” … was completed by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, which made its own independent assessment. … change and to meet its obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to the Protocol’s requirements. …
Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Best Practice Guidance on Recognising Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types
… unmodified or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and influence, without permanent or … human habitation, protected and managed to preserve their natural condition II National park: Large natural or … roads, pipelines, power lines, cellphone towers, oil and gas Category Ib protected areas are usually large unmodified …
Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention
… disposed can impact humans; (d) Countries vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes or hurricanes run the … not been properly disposed of so that leakage occurs when natural disasters occur; contamination of toxic chemicals can … the environment; (f) Inadequate extraction of the methane gas produced in landfills by fermentation of organic matter …
Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… related to the exploitation of the environment and its natural resources are insidious, with implications for every … 41 6.4 NATURAL RESOURCES … Fossil-fuel emissions (e.g. coal, petroleum, natural gas): in particular, the transportation sector (road and … are better known as fossil fuels (e.g. petroleum, natural gas, coalbed methane, tar sands). 50 The bulk of mining takes …
Pueblos indígenas y tradicionales y áreas protegidas: Principios, directrices y casos de estudio
… Introducción 21 Caso de estudio 1 Parque Nacional y Área Natural de Manejo Integrado de Kaa-iya del Gran Chaco, … de Doi Inthanon, Tailandia 99 Caso de estudio 9 Reserva Natural de Xishuangbanna, China 107 Caso de estudio 10 … la participación de Transredes S.A. del lado boliviano. A Gas Oriente S.A., una subsidiaria de Transredes S.A., le fue …