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Position document for Rotterdam Convention COP8 Meeting - 2017

… they are wrong and not well informed in this regard, zero risk does not exist. 1 I RotteRdam ConventIon - CoP8 meetIng … been the target. one knows that there no such thing as “no risk” and efforts should be made to define what is safe. It … and science. the importance of science to proper risk assessment is also acknowledged. many countries have made …
18 Jun 2026 Document

The economic value of wild resources in Senegal : A preliminary evaluation of non-timber forest products, game and freshwater fisheries

… and discussion of the major findings to date; preliminary assessment of policy implications; identification of … created in this way are strictly temporary there remains a risk of over-exploitation, as suggested by the use of … return for preferential low prices. At the same time, the risk incurred by poachers in pursuing their activities should …
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Technical guidelines: Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with hexabromocyclododecane

… . Environment Canada and Health Canada, 2011. Screening Assessment Report on Hexabromocyclododecane. Available at: … European Commission, 2008. Risk assessment hexabromocyclododecane, CAS-No.: 25637-99-4, … Compounds , vol. 71, pp. 1553-1558. Available at: http://risk.kan.ynu.ac.jp/publish/masunaga/masunaga200908_3.pdf …
18 Jun 2026 Document

State of Biodiversity in Africa

… and the park’s World Heritage status all remain at risk from the effects of climate change, periodic droughts …
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The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study

… March 1970. 2/ FAO/Alhéritière D., Environmental Impact Assessment and Agricultural Development. A Comparative Law … p. 809). 160/ FAO/Alhéritière D., Environmental Impact Assessment and Agricultural Development, supra (note 2), p. … and even, conflicting objectives, with the subsequent risk of failure on several fronts. Experience has shown that …
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MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… pays principle (Principle 16) • environmental impact assessment (Principle 17) • States to cooperate in the … very quickly, with considerable time and investment at risk, not to mention the value of substantive outputs. Some … order to allow time for translation, otherwise there is a risk of a misunderstanding leading to opposition or the need …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Legislative and regulatory options for animal welfare

… care of animals, they serve as a useful framework for the assessment of whether animals' basic welfare needs are being … to meet high EU animal welfare standards would run the risk of being edged out of the market by cheaper imports … and welfare is in each case not unnecessarily put at risk".12 Most COE member states have signed these …
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International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

… large whales. Intensive hunting therefore brings a high risk of over-exploitation, the collapse of stocks and even … intended to have been subject to a ‘comprehensive assessment’ by 1990 ‘at the latest’, but has been in effect …
18 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Share - Managing water across boundaries

… true values of benefits and costs are recognized in the assessment of alternative options. “WATER USERS WILL SHARE … works including social and environ- mental impact assessment. STAGES OF PROCESS POSSIBLE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY … right. This creates a fear among states that they risk losing water rights, is a disincentive to sharing of …
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World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species

… international community. We must stop the plundering or risk irreparable loss of our planet’s precious biodiversity. … species of wild fauna and flora, and provides a broad assessment of the nature and extent of the problem at the … and persons should be further mobilized to improve risk management systems and promote their active use. - -- …
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