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The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… energy demands, rapid urbanization, and air and water pollution. The Guide is an essential reference for … include those that are not concrete or physical, such as noise, emissions, smells or other forms of interference. A … amenities of his home ha[d] been adversely affected by the noise generated by aircraft using Heathrow Airport”. In López …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… and private investments that reduce carbon emissions and pollution, enhance energy and resource efficiency, and … air and water, freedom from excessive and unnecessary noise, and the natural, scenic, historic, and esthetic … of Article2 Of the Clean Air Conservation Act, noise and vibration control facilities under subparagraph 4 …
Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment - Report of the Secretary-General
… required not only to take measures against environmental pollution, but also to cooperate on liability regimes. This … waste, the protection of soil, the use of pesticides, noise pollution, human rights and biodiversity,117 the Arctic … Convention No. 148 on working environment (air pollution, noise and vibration). Specific instruments address hazards …
Final: Gaps in international environmental law and environment-related instruments: towards a global pact for the environment
… required not only to take measures against environmental pollution, but also to cooperate on liability regimes. This … waste, the protection of soil, the use of pesticides, noise pollution, human rights and biodiversity,117 the Arctic … Convention No. 148 on working environment (air pollution, noise and vibration). Specific instruments address hazards …
Technical guidelines on incineration on land (D10)
… burn completely. Combustion gases are discharged to air pollution control systems while the solids are discharged … is then removed by a primary cyclone collector before pollution control systems remove residual particulate matter. … to subject them to an external vitrification process. 36. Noise levels in particular from fans and pumps associated …
Towards a strategy for high seas marine protected areas: Proceedings of the IUCN, WCPA and WWF Experts Workshop on High Seas Marine Protected Areas
… is expected to double in twenty years. Ship generated pollution including spills, intentional discharges, and noise 4 Bertrand Richer de Forges, J. Anthony Koslow, & … vii) pollution (atmospheric deposition, ship-generated, noise) ; and viii) the impacts of climate change. Identified …
Croatia and marine protected areas: Legal and insituttional framework assessment for conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity and establishment of MPAs
… to enforce regulations in Marine Protected Areas (e.g. pollution), they need to be identified and applied using … with generator blades or their habitat quality is altered (noise, disturbance, habitat fragmen- tation because of … corridors, and animals are disturbed by the operation and noise of wind farms and ac- cess roads. According to the …
Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean
… change, destructive fishing, declining water quality from pollution and degradation of coastal habitats. Built over … indigenous plants for landscaping and minimizing light and noise. Hotel restaurants: Seeking sustainable sources of food … indigenous plants for landscaping and minimizing light and noise. • In the destination: Promoting responsible recreation …
The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… in the Convention is the development of systems of pollution inventories or registers. These mechanisms for … Convention 37 (b) Factors, such as substances, energy, noise and radiation, and activ- ities or measures, includ- … grammed as follows: [Factors (such as substances, energy, noise and radiation), and activities or mea- sures (including …