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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… for environmentally sensitive agriculture) or potentially harmful (e.g., wetland drainage, watershed deforestation). … and prevention or mitigation of conditions that may be harmful to other watercourse States, including siltation, … reduce flood damage; • preventing or mitigating conditions harmful to other watercourse States; • providing prior …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Human rights and the Environment: Rio + 20 - Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP

… to participate in decision-making processes concerning harmful activities may prevent or mitigate the threatened … as the breakdown of the fundamental ecologic equilibria is harmful to physical and moral health.” In a recent case, … The degradation of these services is particularly harmful to many of the world’s poorest people and is …
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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… of protecting human health and the environment from the harmful effects of chemicals by 2020. Its global approach … historic baseline levels of consumption and production of harmful ozone-depleting substances have been phased out. … community is made to bear a disproportionate share of the harmful effects of pollution. Sustainable development is not …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Rule: Reforming water governance

… as the right of life or the right to an environment not harmful to one’s health and wellbeing. At the same time, it … in the late 1980s and early 1990s when unsustainable and harmful changes in land use and agri- cultural practices in …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… agencies, projects and programmes to prevent or remediate harmful impacts on water resources. These may address … the mandated procedure, the NWC first declares an area harmful to the public interest and then deals with the … outcomes for ecosystems, then government may offer a subsidy or payment to reduce water use or increase water …
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Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development

… and insufficient product information ➢ Environmentally-harmful and inefficient production facilities ➢ Investment … currently cover dumping from ships and aircraft, oil and harmful pollution emergencies, land-based pollution, … development of inefficient, underused and environmentally-harmful infrastructure. The Strategy promotes the integration …
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ITTO/IUCN guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests

… subsidies and credit schemes encourage activities that are harmful to biodiversity, such as the conversion of forest to … conservation and sustainable use • Ensure that subsidy and credit schemes take into account the value of the … prevention and control measures in agricultural credit, subsidy and incentive programs. 66 Part III Implementing the …
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Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

… 3 By 2020, at the latest, incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity are eliminated, phased out or … the number and value of incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity, removed, reformed or phased out 21 …
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Community - based incentives for nature conservation

… • Fiscal measures: budgetary measures which apply tax and subsidy systems; • Financial measures: measures which …
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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… loss of integrity of the soil environment and in a manner harmful to human health. 69 Principle 15 Obligation to notify … or other emergencies that are likely to produce sudden harmful effects to the soil environment of those States. The … emergencies that are likely to produce short or long term harmful effects to the soil environment of those States. 153 …
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