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Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

18 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

UNEP Policy and Strategy for Gender Equality and the Environment 2014-2017, February 2015

… the disproportionate impact of shortages of resources and pollution on women. 191. UNEP will ensure that assessment and …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Managing MIDAs - Harmonising the Management of Multi-Internationally Designated Areas: Ramsar Sites, World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks

… the national territory from threats of environmental pollution and improve the quality of life for the public so … the degradation of air, water and soil quality, the noise pollution, the pressures of expanding infrastructure and … their territory as a result of technological developments, pollution and human interference. Contracting Parties are …
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Identification and gap analysis of key biodiversity areas : Targets for comprehensive protected area systems

… exotic species are wreaking havoc with native communities; pollution is altering biogeochemical and climate cycles; and … Problematic native species Introduced genetic material Pollution Domestic and urban waste water Industrial and … Garbage and solid waste Air-borne pollutants Noise pollution Thermal pollution Light pollution Geological events …
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Ozone Depletion - Chapter 9 - UNEP Training Manual on International Environmental Law

… reactions involving emissions from vehicles, industrial pollution and sunlight. Because ozone reacts strongly with …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. A Global Species Assessment

… impacted by a broad array of significant threats, notably pollution (including climate change, 29% of threatened …
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A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… audacity to publish in Nature his findings of transgenic pollution, thereby risking corporate grants at UC-Berkeley … a company seeking permission to operate must meet air pollution standards, and in this process receives a specific … to utilize the acquired credits. The system supports air pollution goals by providing that any use of credits will …
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Marine protected areas and climate change - Adaptation and mitigation synergies, opportunities and challenges

… the impact of non-climate change stressors such as water pollution, overfishing, and habitat destruction. Marine …
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Net Positive Impact for biodiversity. The conservation case

… and 91% of threatened plants) and over-exploitation and pollution also rank among the top threats to biodiversity …
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Can carbon dioxide storage help cut greenhouse emissions?

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