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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… were met. In Chapter 12, Economic Feasibility of Aggregate Mining, Holland et al. demonstrate the use of cost benefit … to inform key policy choices concerning coastal aggregate mining in atoll nations. They note that, given the threats to wellbeing of people from coastal mining and availability of limited number of alternatives to …
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Implementation of key operational articles of the Minamata Convention

… Exemptions (Article 6) • Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (Article 7) • Emissions and releases (Article 8 and … purposes only  Each Party shall not allow primary mercury mining that was not being conducted at the date of entry into … for it  Each Party shall only allow primary mercury mining that was being conducted for a period of up to 15 …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… health risks associated with the nearby abandoned uranium mining site. In Armenia, Aarhus Centres held public … the AKOBEN programme to assess the performance of mining and manufacturing operations through a five- colour … Accountability, Monitoring, Extractive Industry, Mining, Corporations Implementing Actors: National Ministry: …
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Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… industrial, household and agricultural activities, such as mining and smelting operations, preparation of nuclear fuels … metals such as mercury, for example in the treatment of mining tailings; the vegetation is then incinerated with gas … releases, such as in artisanal and small-scale gold mining to mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold thus a …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security

… fisheries an estimated 11–24 billion USD, • Illegal mining estimated at 12–48 billion USD; • Waste at 10–12 … the largest cocaine production in the world, illegal gold mining is becoming a profitable alternative to drugs. … and security. Environmental crimes, including illegal mining of gold, diamonds, illegal unreported and unregulated …
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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… Uganda 2 Illegal Discharge of Mine Water Canada 6 Illegal Mining Antigua and Barbuda 1 India 19 Indigenous Peoples … Canada 9 Brazil 1 Licensing Sri Lanka 7 Limestone Mining India 19, 29 Locus Standi Bangladesh 1 Chile 2 ECJ 1 … 6 Medicinal Products ECJ 14 Minefields International 6 Mining Lease India 16, 21 Venezuela 2 Mining Operations …
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IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2014: A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites

… change is assessed as by far the most serious, followed by mining, oil and gas projects, road construction and … from large dams and hydroelectric energy projects and mining and oil and gas development; other issues require … and �ooding 11 Habitat shifting 11 ENERGY PRODUCTION AND MINING 19 Mining and quarrying 19 Renewable energy GEOLOGICAL …
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Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case

… Concession agreements In many countries, laws related to mining, energy and utilities require developers in these and … can form part of such agreements. In many jurisdictions, mining concession agreements between host governments and … Botts, a representative of Antamina, a multi-stakeholder mining project in Peru, expressed the same thought: …
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Biodiversity management in the cement and aggregates sector: Regulatory tools.

… the obvious case of, for example, clearing a forest before mining. Some indirect links may be suspect- ed between … In the context of the BIRS, the creation of post-mining habitats that are rare or of high pri- ority for … balance sheet. Ruderal Habitats: These are very common in mining areas, particularly on road verges or in other fairly …
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Legal frameworks for REDD: design and implementation at the national level

… of Land, Forest and Carbon 31 harvesting rights;48 mining rights or mining exploration rights. These entitlements must be … 2002; and Ballard, C. (2001). Human Rights and the Mining Sector in Indonesia. London, UK: International …
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