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The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa

… in western Africa are urban development, industrial waste, and the use of pesticides. Urban pollution is mainly organic and stems from domestic waste, particularly sewage and garbage. It originates from … and institutions such as schools and hospitals. Industrial waste may include chemicals, mine waste, waste from …
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Initiating effective transboundary conservation - A practitioner’s guideline based on the experience from the Dinaric Arc

… on common threats to environment and/or nature • enhanced prevention of natural hazards and man-made threats to … uncontrolled intensive sand and gravel excavation, Illegal waste disposal, unsustainable hunting and fishing, excessive … of mineral resources; pollution, mismanagement of solid waste; inappropriate wastewater management; and unsustainable …
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Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee

… with any national standards that may exist. 4.5. Waste management Purpose: To ensure that countries are aware … the key factors affecting release? a. Open or closed b. Waste water treatment (if relevant) (ii) What options exist … and uses; (b) Section 3.3: Alternatives; (c) Section 4.5: Waste management; (d) Annex I: Further information on the …
18 Jun 2026 Document

A critique of transboundary natural resource management in Southern Africa

… of species, water, with trickle resources and the toxic waste, down effects environment biodiversity internationally … and management of transfrontier reserves for con- flict prevention and confidence building. Environmental …
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Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas

… accordance with the precautionary principle to avoid the waste and/or deterioration of this precious 16 Water … operations), but also for storing salt water and waste produced by other industries. CHAPTER II 17CHAPTER II - …
18 Jun 2026 Literature

Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… Programme MARPOL 73/78 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the … weather events; • sand production, nutrient cycling, waste assimilation and water quality maintenance; • provision … (for example, protected areas, recreation, road-building, waste disposal sites and landfills, restricted use areas such …
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Introductory presentation to the SEA Protocol

… sustainable development. SEA allows the identification and prevention of possible environmental impact right from the … including mining, transport, regional development, waste management, water management, telecommunications, …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”

… A GEF project (USD 750,000) had no visible impact on the prevention of poaching. Despite the protected areas clearly … research on anacondas, avoid resource misuse and waste, and maximize local income in a manner that would … and precautionary – i.e. in order to avoid or minimise waste, harvest levels should be aimed at meeting market …
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Mediterranean marine protected areas and climate change: a guide to regional monitoring and adaptation opportunities

… promotes excessive growth of algae. Discharges of waste through underwater drainage system. Photo: V. Tasso, … coast to create natural shading; reus- ing and recycling waste; incorporating climate change considerations into the … tool for climate change adaptation through the adoption of prevention, mitigation and adaptation measures to tackle the …
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B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice

… of other resources; 9. The avoidance of unnecessary waste in the use of waters of the basin; 10. The … by the principles of equitable and reasonable use and prevention of significant harm. The requirements of vital …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance