Search results
494 Results
Sorted by relevance
Ratification and Implementation Guidelines
… the critical findings of UNEP’s first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002,3 and the updated 2013 Global Mercury … and the serious challenges facing its continued use and risk. In 2009, the UNEP Governing Council agreed to estab- … b) Engaging the public; c) Human health and environmental risk assessments; d) Options for managing the risks posed by …
The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region
… of at that time UNEP Governing Council, the �rst global assessment of mercury and its compounds was published in … the region have developed their inventories of Mercury and Risk Management Planning. Such is the case of Argentina, … and programmes to identify and protect populations at risk, particularly vulnerable populations, and which may …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… of the welfare gains from trade liberalization and an assessment of the practical operation of trade facilitation … measures are applied in order to lower or eliminate the risk posed to human, animal or plant life or health by pests, … plant quarantine procedures. The IPPC guidelines for pest risk assessment provide a scientific basis for governments to …
Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case
… including business practices and policies. A recent global assessment found that almost two-thirds of the ecosystem … adopted the Equator Principles on environmental and social risk management for project finance. These financial … PricewaterhouseCoopers (2010b). Biodiversity and business risk: a global risks network briefing. A briefing paper for …
Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities
… discussions on climate change impacts and a monitoring assessment conveyed by IUCN-Med and RAC/SPA. We are grateful … change by the end of the current century. Since the impact risk will depend on the areas considered, these efforts will … of building a strategy for assessing and minimizing the risk posed by climate change to marine and coastal …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… differences between consumer preferred and less health-risk products and those that are less so. While the design of … measures are applied in order to eliminate the risk posed to human plant or animal health by pests, … the voluntary guidelines on biodiversity-inclusive impact assessment (Decision VIII/28); • the work programme on …
EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficing
… even species of timber such as rosewood are severely at risk of extinction. In addition to the threat to … criminal groups. It is all the more attractive as the risk of detection is low, penalties are often insignificant, … the end of 2016 COM/ Europol/MS Based on common risk-based assessment of EU-wide priorities agreed at the EU Wildlife …
Large-scale marine protected areas - Guidelines for design and management
… 22 Box 13 Engaging Indigenous peoples 25 Box 14 Governance assessment 25 Box 15 Institutional frameworks 26 Box 16 … Zone EMC Environmental Management Charge ERAs Ecological Risk Assessments FLECs Future Leaders Eco Challenges FWS … large scales means there is both greater opportunity and risk due to the size of the MPA (Wilhelm, et al., 2014). In …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… 6.3 Environmental Impact Assessment … Atmospheric Administration (U.S.) NDRMS National Disaster Risk Management System OSPAR Convention for the Protection of … law” for States to undertake an EIA where there is a risk of significant adverse impact on a shared resource.39 …
Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2011 - More case studies from around the globe
… Skelton P. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Regional Assessment. pp. 21 - 37 Fish 20 The successful … were identified that could support, with low population risk, the extraction of individuals for translocation to the … exchange among local populations sufficient to minimize risk of adverse genetic effects. Indicator 4: Information on …