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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… is estimated to contribute some 5 percent of global emissions of carbon dioxide, one of the main gases that … if it is to grow in a sustainable manner, by reducing emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming … wildlife. It is also important to consider the ethics of trading mineral and fossil souvenirs (see Box 15). See …
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Modern water rights : Theory and practice

… of water becomes more widely understood the possibility of trading transferable rights is seen by some as providing an … (See for example Bolt, K. et al., 2001) and the concept of emissions trading entered upon the world stage with the entry into …
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The Durban accord

… has not started substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. We voice concern that we face a closing window of …
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Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee

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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… from ships and land based sources, and atmospheric emissions affecting both marine and terrestrial areas); • … animal manure and fertiliser, and vehicle and industrial emissions. Severe eutrophication has occurred in several … discharges • Duties to use clean technologies; • Emissions trading. Other sources of pollution These include litter and …
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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… smelter to continue operating subject to a very stringent emissions regime meant to avoid unreasonable harm in the USA … for any damage caused despite complying with the emissions regime. Few other countries have referred to the … from pollution; leading to a reduction of global GHG emissions in proportion to states’ status quo right by …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues

… through the progressive reduction • of discharges, emissions and priority substance leakages; Ensures the … navigate with customs related patrol ships for commodities-trading purposes, as set out in the aforementioned Article, … of a particular measure for limiting discharges, emissions and waste. In determining whether a set of …
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D1 - Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Services

… self-organized deals, mixed public-private schemes and trading schemes.[4] [1] MA, 2005b, page 27; also see TEEB, …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

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

… Hence the policy- response in relation to industrial emissions will be to adopt or develop clean technologies … an assessment of the risks of various levels of pollutant emissions. It is still, it must be said, controversial. At …
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Technical guidelines: General technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants

… N° 007/1997 · Determines limits for PCDDs and PCDFs on emissions from medical waste incinerators with capacity > 200 … thermal waste treatment systems, provides limits on emissions of PCDDs and PCDFs. Brazil Resolution CONAMA, N° … CETESB (São Paulo state), N° 26/2003 · Sets limits for air emissions of PCDDs and PCDFs of cement kilns treating waste …
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