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Review of the compatibility of sectoral laws with the right to food

… laws must be checked to make sure that they have no adverse effects on the exercise of the right to food, but …
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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… that will conserve these benefits is for us to reduce our adverse impacts on the natural world, so that biodiversity … natural-style plantings can all help a hotel to reduce its adverse impacts on biodiversity. Similarly, a hotel’s … fishing practices can also have an unintended effect on non-marine species. Each year, 100,000 albatrosses …
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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… downstream releases. Other measures need more time to take effect, such as those requiring retrofit or those to promote … growing water scarcity in minor river catchments due to adverse, multiple impacts of water-intensive, exotic species … that the power it produced fell short of justifying the adverse environmental impacts. Funds for the dam removal and …
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Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… or minimize the cause of climate change and mitigate its adverse effects...” The next sentence, however, repeats … but it need not do this for the PPP to have its intended effect. Examples The 1990 International Convention on Oil … as well as a growing awareness of the corrosive effect of corruption on public morale, economic efficiency, …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… tional Law (1996) 774-795. 38 Thomas Bernauer, ‘The Effect of International Environmental Institutions: How We … countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The Exec- utive Committee … to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change. 3.11 Other important …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Protection of the deep ocean ecosystem and biodiversity from the threats of sea bed mining

… exploration or seabed mining, in order to ensure that adverse environmental impacts are avoided; 3. CALLS on all …
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Volta River Basin Ghana & Burkina Faso - Transboundary water management through multi-level participatory governance and community projects

… Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso bringing the Convention into effect. Information about the Volta Basin Authority is … of ecosystems and building adaptive capacity to combat the adverse effects of climate change. 12 WANI Case Study – Volta …
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Recycling used lead-acid batteries: health considerations (WHO)

… can have on a community. The document then discusses the adverse health impacts resulting from exposure to lead. An … (though even these concentrations are likely to result in adverse health effects – see section 3.2). The review also … HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS / 19 Blood lead concentration Health effect Reference <5 µg/dL Children: • Decreased IQ, cognitive …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… to satisfy the dietary needs of individuals, free from adverse substances, and acceptable within a given culture. … activities. Human rights courts and tribunals have given effect to various human rights linked to environmental … proposed activities that are likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment and are subject to a …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities

… risk management procedures (RMP), thereby mitigating any adverse BBRs, the report outlined a general procedure. The … resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of … Pensions Act46 1995 UK This legislation, which came into effect in July 2000, has proved very powerful in focusing …
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