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Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats

… VAT Value Added Tax WCO World Customs Organization WEEE Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment WIST Wildlife … and includes timber, fish, minerals, and even hazardous waste. Other aspects, such as the illegal exploitation and … Handbook (2013) o Strategic Analysis Report on Illegal Export of Electronic Waste to Non-OECD Countries (2011) o …
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Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific

… or logging levels. Together with unsustainable levels of waste resulting from non-biodegradable products and … 109 Chapter 13 Mainstreaming economics to waste management in the … industry took over in the early 21st century. The 2008 export value associated with the sugar industry was FJ$138 …
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Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector

… the animals are raised (e.g. water pollution from animal waste, habitat degradation from grazing, and pasture … in general (EPA 2013), adds substantially to household waste streams and contributes to environmental impacts … of selected species to certain controls. All import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of species …
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Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… 391 Institutional Frameworks to Control Import and Export ............................... 400 Clear Authority … and seize environmental contraband (such as hazardous waste, ozone-depleting substances, or endangered species). … illegal transboundary movements and disposal of hazardous waste; and so forth. In addition to these MEA-specific …
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Report on the technical assistance needs of developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition for the implementation of the Basel Convention and the technical assistance available from developed country Parties and others

… procedure for the transboundary movements, as well as waste minimization. African States also highlighted needs in … 16.7% 28.6% Illegal traffic 28.9% 31.3% 33.3% 0% 35.7% Waste minimization 26.7% 25% 22.2% 50% 21.4% Accidents, … for the contract specifying ESM in relation to import/export and regarding insurances, bonds or guarantees. 25. …
17 Jun 2026 Document

The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment

… on fully recycled paper, FSC certified, post-consumer waste and chlorine- free. Inks are vegetable-based and … illegal fisheries, illegal mining and dumping of toxic waste. It is a rapidly rising threat to the environment, to … for Al Shabaab. The overall size of the illicit charcoal export from Somalia has been estimated at USD 360–384 million …
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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… such as acid rain (Box 3). With regards to chemicals and waste, existing multilateral environmental agreements enable … in international trade, of hazardous and household waste, and more recently mercury, with the entry into force … layer would result in reduced production, import, and export of ozone- depleting substances. 82 Towards a …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

PCB inventory guidance (PCB Elimination Network)

… and Ms. Heidelore Fiedler from the Chemicals and Waste Branch, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics … work; and to Ms. Inara Namazova from the Chemicals and Waste Branch for her contribution during the finalization. … · data on total quantities of its production, import and export of PCB or a reasonable estimate of such data; · the …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Compliance under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

… wastes and “other” wastes •Pillars: •Minimization of waste generation (Article 4) •Environmentally sound … •National decision-making process on their import and export with consequences at the international level … provide import response (Article 10: right to say no) and •Export notification for chemicals banned or severely …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Energy law and sustainable development

… are the following: air pollution including "acid rain," waste water pollution, significant solid and hazardous waste products from mining or combustion of coal or use of … of weakened demand due to the Asian financial crisis. OPEC export revenues had fallen by 35% in just one year, to the …
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