Search results

Explore only content tagged with
236 Results
Sorted by relevance

The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security

… and minerals, illegal fisheries/fishing, trafficking in hazardous waste and chemicals and threat finance using wealth … counterfeit products and arms to any new opportunity – hazardous waste and chemicals, forest products, pangolins, … which is based on “the lack of delivery of an invisible substance to no one.”163 Another market is the trade in …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

… Degradation 47 Energy 49 Waste: Solid Waste, Toxic and Hazardous Waste, E-Waste 50 Disasters 52 Biodiversity and … contaminants are terms used interchangeably to refer to a substance which can cause damage to the environment and have … use of other methods to remove or contain a toxic spill or hazardous materials from a 32 Gerba, C.P. and Pepper, I.L. …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

GUIDANCE on feasible flame-retardant alternatives to commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether - 2009 (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/INF24)

… available alternative flame retardants that are less hazardous than c-PentaBDE. It is important to search for … would strengthen the case for the use of the particular substance for any specific market. The Index of Flame … through the RoHS (Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment) …
17 Jun 2026 Document

POPs Chemicals

… human health and the environment: PFOA is identified as a substance of very high concern with a persistent, …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Persistent Organic Pollutants: Contaminated Site Investigation and Management Toolkit

… Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal to, inter alia: … (c) … distribution in commerce, use, or disposal of [a substance that] is likely to result in injury to human health … adverse health effects (current or future) caused by hazardous substance releases from a site in the absence of …
17 Jun 2026 Document

UNEP. The first 40 years

… Page 81 Chapter 8: TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL … are to have any lasting meaning; � We have approved the substance of an Ocean Dumping Convention that will be … plan specific references to the transboundary movement of hazardous waste (TMHW) except in the context of the marine …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal … on the Prior informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in international Trade … concern of humankind, and that it differentiates the substance of this obligation based on the particular …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Convention on … to identify and seize environmental contraband (such as hazardous waste, ozone-depleting substances, or endangered … The Committee strives to make decisions “on all matters of substance by consensus.” As a last resort, the Committee may …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Sources of international water law

… of the dispute. Article 12 Decisions both on procedure and substance of the arbitral tribunal shall be taken by a … measures to prevent, control and reduce the release of hazardous substances into the aquatic environment and to … for co-operation between the Riparian Parties; 6. "Hazardous substances" means substances which are toxic, …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Risks from Maritime Traffic to Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Identification of Issues and Possible Responses

… DISCHARGES .......................................18 5.6. HAZARDOUS AND NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES ...................19 5.7. … Zone EPZ Ecological Protection Zone EU European Union HNS Hazardous and Noxious Substances IAS Invasive Alien Species … the impacts of international shipping and the transport of hazardous cargoes through the Mediterranean Sea (i.e. transit …
17 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX