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PCB inventory guidance (PCB Elimination Network)

… milk is for PCB. Once in the environment, PCB enter the food chain: More than 90% of human exposure to PCB is through food. Such exposure also has neurotoxic and immunotoxic … fluids Heating and cooling agent in various chemical, food and synthetic resin industry. Preheating agent of the …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Towards responsible trade

… many more will be added in future. Secretariat at FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale … is served by a Secretariat jointly managed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 6 Cultural heritage -- Wetlands -- a cultural landscape

… rice has been grown for centuries, constituting the basic food for a large portion of that population and creating a specialized food culture in these regions. “The wetland landscape is …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities

… protect the marine environment, recognising the effects on food security, poverty alleviation, and ecosystem health, as … “Our Nutrient World: the challenge to produce more food and energy with less pollution” provides a global …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

The human right to water and sanitation

… for their survival and to meet their basic needs such as food, housing and health; ALSO AWARE that water is … existing fundamental human rights (right to life, health, food, self-determination, adequate standard of living, …
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Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species

… invasive. Whilst most current biofuels are produced from food crops that are well understood and have been … benign and may bring significant benefits such as food production, forestry, and biological pest control. There … First generation biofuels are normally produced from food crops such as corn (maize), sugar cane, soy, palm oil …
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Share - Managing water across boundaries

… competing needs of billions of people for drinking water, food, energy, and industrial production – leaving less water, … locations for different activities (e.g., fisheries, food and fibre production, hydropower generation, recreation … yield major benefits from the river, such as increased food and energy production. Tensions between co-riparian …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… to the Parties, including energy, mineral resources, food, agricultural and animal resources, forestry, water … Conservation Union (IUCN), in collaboration with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UNESCO, in … of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture41 (the “ITPGRFA”) which aims at the …
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Environmental Rule of Law: Critical to sustainable development

… Ecosystems and the services they provide, including food, water, disease management, climate regulation, … of human rights, such as the right to life, health, food and safe drinking water. At the same time, human rights …
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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

… Gaugitsch Helmut Gaugitsch studied technical chemistry and food chemistry at the technical University of Vienna, graduating with a PhD in technical chemistry and food chemistry. He joined the Environment Agency Austria in … Agency EfE “Environment for Europe” EFSA European Food Safety Authority EIA environmental impact assessment …
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