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Global Mercury Assessment

… 2013 Mercury is a global threat to human and environmental health. This report, focusing on anthropogenic emissions of … foods, making aquatic pathways the critical link to human health. A large open artisanal and small-scale gold mining … form of mercury, which presents the greatest health risk to humans and wildlife, is mainly formed in …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Gender Action Plan of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BRS-GAP) for 2016-2017

… 4 of the Bali Declaration on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood “We are convinced that full and … progress can be made in the area of poverty eradication, health, education, gender equality, environmental … reporting system is to identify incidents of acute human health effects related to pesticide exposure. The system may …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Marine plastic litter and microplastics

… litter. The Stockholm Convention aims to protect human health and the environment from POPs. As of 2018, the … and crustaceans, which are consumed by humans - the health impacts are unknown. Secretariat of the Basel, … hazardous waste and their disposal aims to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of …
19 Jun 2026 Document

The Social Dimension of Ecosystem-based Adaptation

… food resources, maintaining a high level of ecosystem health is thus fundamentally important for food security. … EbA’s aforementioned benefits (e.g. maintaining ecosystem health, increasing food security and diversifying livelihood … also indirectly improve gender equity (goal 3) and human health (goals 5 and 6). Environmental sustainability is …
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Wilderness Protected Areas: Management Guidelines for IUCN categories 1b protected areas

… the diversity of life on earth. The vision supports human health and prosperity and secures a bountiful, beautiful … aspect of this objective is the emphasis on biological health and intactness. Category 1b objectives help protect … must systematically monitor the site’s conditions and health of the flora and fauna that reside within the site. © …
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The Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… diversity, taking also into account risks to human health. In the event of damage, Parties must require the … http://www.informea.org/terms/health https://www.informea.org/en/terms/local-administration …
19 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance

… can influence both water quantity and quality; b) health of freshwater fisheries – backwaters, ditches and … in the marine environment ultimately depend on the health of tropical coastal ecosystems, such as mangroves, … and coral reefs, for maintenance of their stocks. The health and integrity of mangroves are critical to maintaining …
19 Jun 2026 Document

State of Biodiversity in West Asia

… Asia depend heavily on the nutritional, industrial and health benefits of the region’s biodiversity, which are … via ballast water, with resulting ecological, economic and health problems. West Asia is part of the Arab region and the … a rapidly growing area of concern for ecosystems and health in the region, notwithstanding the benefits of …
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Ecological Restoration for Protected Areas - Principles, Guidelines and Best Practices

… practices are a necessary part of maintaining ecosystem health. Indigenous peoples are a keystone biotic component of … including services related to water, and contribute to health, livelihoods and well-being, are restored and … as poverty alleviation, sustainable livelihoods, human health etc. Poverty can lead to environmental degradation, so …
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Explaining Ocean Warming: Causes, scale, effects and consequences

… . . 409 4.6 Impacts and effects of ocean warming on human health (disease) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … on their severity, may have enormous socio-economic and health effects in some regions of the world. South America is … El Niño had already severely impacting the livelihoods and health of 60 million people by April 2016, with 50 million …
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