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The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Western Africa
… 5.4.3 Mining … due to deforestation, agriculture, human settlements, mining, and oil. The majority of threatened species are found … subsequent impacts on freshwater species and habitats. Mining in many parts of the region and oil production in the … Water pollution, habitat loss due to deforestation, mining, and agriculture are the greatest threats to …
Negotiate: reaching agreement over water
… proved technically treacherous, the mine operator, Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML), received permission in 1984 from the … of legal actions in Australia, where BHP, multi-national mining company and then majority shareholder of OTML, was … to garner the support of affected communities to continue mining, OTML negotiated Community Mine Continuation …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… exploitation of natural resources, such as logging, mining, and game reserves. in short, the State must recognize … the form of the immediate removal of the toxic waste from mining that had been dumped in San Mateo de Huanchor, Peru, … land, or water. Article 3(3, 4) prohibits primary mining of mercury; however, mercury mines currently in …
National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment Madagascar
… 13 2.5 Coastal management laws 16 2.6 Fisheries 16 2.7 Mining 17 2.8 Individual responsibilites and sanctions 17 3. … or sustainability dimension. This body often intervenes in mining disputes (Soritra, ONF-International and REDD-TC … National Blue Carbon Policy Assessment: Madagascar 17 2.7 Mining Mining law in Madagascar is regulated by the Mining …
Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The business case
… within the business community have come from the mining sector. In 2003, Solid Energy, a state-owned mining company in New Zealand, was the first to commit to an … no net loss (NNL) of biodiversity, including 15 from the mining and aggregates sectors (see Figure 1). The current …
Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
… while in Peraliya, a nearby area, where extensive coral mining degrades reefs, waves were 10 m high and damages and … 0 5,302.2 12,556.3 16,356.3 11,256.8 32,915.4 6.6 Mining 0 247.3 169.4 445.1 0 692.4 0.1 Nature conservation 0 … increasingly vulnerable to coastal hazards. River sand mining and sea level rise are likely responsible. Forest …
Operational articles of the Minamata Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Table of contents 1. Primary Mercury Mining (Article 3.4) 2. Mercury supply sources and trade … compounds (Article 5) 5. Artisanal and small-scale gold-mining (Article 7) 6. Emissions (Article 8) and releases … 11) and contaminated sites (Article 12) 1. Primary Mercury Mining (Article 3.4) The Minamata Convention bans new primary …
Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishery, water management, mining, veterinary and health (co- ordinated inspection … for tourism; 8. Working group for transport, energy and mining; 9. Working group for education, informing and … animal protection, for- estry, hunting, water management, mining, energy, transport, tourism and other relevant areas, …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… of species at risk of extinction. Shipping, deep seabed mining, scientific research and bioprospecting may also have … of Part XI of the Convention” (regarding deep-seabed mining) and the “UN Agreement for the Conservation and … How do these relate to particular threats (e.g., fishing, mining)? • Where are the gaps in the mechanisms? What are the …
Biodiversity, the next challenge for financial institutions ? A scoping study to assess exposure of financial institutions to biodiversity business risks and identifying options for business opportunities
… Global Reporting Initiative ICMM International Council on Mining and Metals IFC International Finance Corporation INCR … direct footprints on ecosystems, such as the oil & gas, mining, and construction, as well as sectors that have … (thus on biodiversity), such as the oil & gas, the mining and utilities sectors, or sectors that are dependent …