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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

… Holding 25 tonnes of Dangerous Substances Register of Radioactive Substances Register of Notifications of Intended … the processing of irradiated nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste; • For the final disposal of irradiated … nuclear fuel; • Solely for the final disposal of radioactive waste; • Solely for the storage (planned for more …
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Integrating mining and biodiversity conservation: Case studies from around the world

… exposure of acid- generating rock or subsoil that leads to contamination of waterways with acid and mobile metals. … addition, a number of uranium mines remain unsealed, and radioactive tailings potentially threaten important …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… to prevent, eliminate and reduce the adverse effects of radioactive, toxic and other hazardous substances and waste. … detrimental effects on the environment, in particular from radioactive, toxic, and other hazardous substances and …
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Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II

… to consider the illegal fish metaphorically “glowing” or “radioactive.” What makes the fish glow? The most common types … one that commits the underlying offense. Once the fish is “radioactive,” the defendant has to knowingly do something … that is, where it was possibly exposed to infestation or contamination by pests. Normally, this will be the place …
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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… can intrude into the freshwater aquifer and cause contamination of potable freshwater supplies. An interesting … the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management available at … including sewage, persistent organic pollutants, radioactive substances, heavy metals, oils, nutrients, …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity

… the Basel Convention in its coverage (for instance, radioactive wastes are included in Annex I(A)) and in … shipping remains a significant contributor to contamination and damage of the marine environment and its … cargoes on board (such as oil, noxious liquid substances, radioactive materials). As noted in section 4.3 above, SRS …
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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security

… among others, surface and groundwater depletion and contamination, increased soil erosion, damage to native … are adopted. Floods are frequently associated with water contamination and accelerated processes of soil degradation. … events such as fires, oil spills, air pollution and radioactive contamination are another serious type of threat …
17 Jun 2026 Literature

Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach

… a group of Canadian citizens alleged that the storage of radioactive waste near their homes threatened the right to … physical environment. Accordingly, where environmental contamination and degradation pose a persistent threat to … taken to remedy existing pollution and to prevent future contamination that would threaten peoples’ lives and health, …
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White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… (HSC); the Offshore Industry Committee (OIC); the Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC). The meeting of the … Pacific, adopted in 1989 and entered into force in 1994. Radioactive Pollution: Protocol for the protection of the South East Pacific from radioactive pollution, adopted in 1989 and entered into force …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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

… allow the import and disposal of low- and medium-level radioactive waste fell under this subparagraph of the … Holding 25 tonnes of Dangerous Substances • Register of Radioactive Substances • Register of Notifications of … the processing of irradiated nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste; • For the final disposal of irradiated …
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