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Illegal Trade in Ivory and Rhino Horn: an Assessment Report to Improve Law Enforcement Under the Wildlife TRAPS Project
… when simultaneously occurring with habitat loss, pollution and other debilitating forces. Unprecedented … occasionally illegal consignments of ivory are shipped as air freight, sometimes to move ivory internally within Africa … of transport, 2009 - 2013 (ETIS, 09 January 2014) Year Air Sea Land Total Number Weight Number Weight Number Weight …
Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention
… which those wastes are properly handled and managed. The pollution or contamination caused by the improper management … consideration when supporting efforts aimed at reducing air and water pollution, which directly impact the health and productivity …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… planning, coastal management, water resource management or pollution control. At the local level, customary laws and … flows, groundwater); c) changes in water quality (e.g., pollution, eutrophication, sedimentation); and d) … to set standards to minimise impairment of land, water and air resources; to monitor compliance; and to punish illegal …
Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean
… environment influence our climate, water supplies and air quality, and help protect us from extreme weather, … change, destructive fishing, declining water quality from pollution and degradation of coastal habitats. Built over … today. • Pollution: Chemicals, fertilisers and pesticides, air pollutants, wastewater and solid wastes can all cause …
Measuring the Effectiveness of MEAs: the Stockholm Convention as a case Study
… environment. o For legacy POPs, concentrations measured in air and in human populations have declined and continue to … All treaties should be doing it, not just those monitoring pollution The process provides valuable insights into …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… compaction, loss of nutrients, salinisation, and soil pollution (by pesticides and fertilisers). ■ Removal of … 1997, Environmental Performance Indicators, Proposals for air, fresh water and land; Australia, New South Wales, … to sustainably use, manage, protect and conserve (a) land, air, water, and minerals; (b) plants, animals and other …
Directives pour l’élaboration d’une stratégie nationale de gestion des eaux de ballast (version française)
… à la loi. Actuellement traité comme une source de pollution marine des navires et problème de sécurité des … (1999) Convention internationale pour la prévention de la pollution par les navires 1973/78 Convention sur le Commerce … méditerranéen pour l'intervention d'urgence contre la pollution marine accidentelle (REMPEC) Albanie, Algérie, …