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The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: Some critical issues for fisheries law

… clean technologies rather than simply to rely on an assessment of the risks of various levels of pollutant … to the threat itself. This may well be relevant to an assessment of the extent to which normal procedural …
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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

… below. 1985 Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of cer- tain public and private … countries. Through these activities, UN/ECE reduces the risk both of cross-border tensions and of disagreements … economic interests are at stake, persons who take the risk of demanding that the rules should be complied with and …
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Reference Guide - European Union Wildlife Trade Regulations

… moved and cared for in a manner such as to minimise the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment and, in … in a species from a particular range State, following an assessment of compliance with the relevant conditions … age); • harvest characteristics (volumes, trends, etc.); • risk of mortality after capture and before export (live …
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Closing Strategy - Ending Ivory Trade in Hong Kong

… actions against illegal ivory. This report presents an assessment of commercial ivory trade in Hong Kong. Market … before the local ivory trade ban is in place. With the risk that existing commercial stocks could potentially be … Crimes: Penalties to Suit a Serious Crime The element of risk is a prevalent part of the equation for would-be ivory …
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Values of protected landscapes and seascapes: protected landscapes and agrobiodiversity values

… Animal breeds are also being lost, and around 20% are at risk of extinction. 190 of some 7,600 breeds in the FAO … in the past 15 years; a further 1,500 are considered at risk of extinction (Rischkowsky and Pilling 2007). Some … have recently been summarised in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA): “Genetic diversity has declined globally, …
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Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases

… Contempt of Court India 4 Continuous Environmental Impact Assessment International 9 Copper Tailing Wastes Chile 3 … in a residential area, and (2) the potential risk of nuisance to nearby neighbours by noise, odour and fly … the Secretary of State to issue regulations to remove the risk by restricting the level of the electromagnetic fields. …
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Gender Action Plan of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BRS-GAP) for 2014-2015

… exposure. The system may be designed to identify high risk groups or to better understand the risks for vulnerable … according to the indicators developed for the baseline assessment and evaluate the progress that has been made as a … that will have the greatest impact on gender issues Impact assessment study, based on information documented in …
18 Jun 2026 Document

The Land in Numbers

… rest of the century. 38 • By 2050, the number of people at risk of hunger as a result of climate change is expected to … and build resilience to drought. We would also reduce the risk of forced migration and conflict and would secure … 2013, p. 13. 8. International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre. http://www.un-igrac.org/publications/422 …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… disasters such as earthquakes or hurricanes run the risk of contamination from toxic chemicals if they have not … wastes, which contain heavy metals; (c) Some countries risk losing important income flows from tourism if hazardous … a guide for policy and programme development and for assessment of their effectiveness. The targets are ambitious, …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Guidance for identifying and designating peatlands, wet grasslands, mangroves and coral reefs as Wetlands of International Importance

… development. A strong correlation has been found between risk of degradation and coastal population density. The … likely to decline in the next 10 - 30 years. At greatest risk are the reefs in the wider Indian Ocean; Southeast and … establishment of long-term monitoring programmes for the assessment of environmental change. 77. The importance of …
18 Jun 2026 Document