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Promoting regional approaches to tackle the global problem of marine debris (litter)
… and the law of the sea, which notes with concern that a range of human-related threats, including marine debris, may … in recovery and treatment of plastic waste; 2. ENCOURAGES State Members to reduce existing marine debris by: a. …
Assessing the global applicability of the concept of ancient forests as understood in European forest policy and management
… FURTHER RECALLING that forest ecosystems provide a wide range of ecosystem services that are critical to human … requiring compensation for their degradation, etc.). State and agency Members of the United States abstained …
Supporting privately protected areas
… and recognition of individual and/or community, non-state conservation efforts; FURTHER RECOGNISING that private … recreational or scientific interests; AWARE that the State has the primary, non-delegable responsibility to … policies and protected area systems; and iv. the range of law and policy tools that may be used to support …
PCB inventory guidance (PCB Elimination Network)
… and immunotoxic effects. In addition, PCB undergo long-range transport through air, water and migratory species. … electrical system has been contaminated can vary and the range of possible applications of PCB is extremely wide. The … of Industry could provide supervision and training of the state-owned power transmission companies, power distribution …
Toolkit for the Sound Management of DDT for Disease Vector Control
… once released, persist in the environment, undergo long range environmental transport and cause adverse environmental … or new guidance on DDT, but collates information from a range of existing authoritative guidance documents, primarily … “for households where IRS is undertaken, there was a wide range of 19 DDT and DDE serum levels between studies. …
Strengthening the World Heritage Convention
… Heritage; COMMENDING the World Heritage Committee, the State Parties to the Convention, and UNESCO and its World … auditors in 2011, and endorsed by the General Assembly of State Parties to the World Heritage Convention, especially … impacts of conflict, the loss of management capacity and a range of other threats and pressures, that have resulted in a …
Recognising, understanding and enhancing the role of indigenous peoples and local communities in tackling the illegal wildlife trade crisis
… that the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) in a wide range of taxa is of great concern, increasingly involves … September 2016: 1. URGES the Director General to work with State and Non-State Members, Commissions, Regional Offices and …
C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards
… sovereignty. According to this theory, each watercourse state is entitled to use the waters of the watercourse within … Smelter Case (International Joint Commission 1938): “… no state has the right to use or permit to use its territory … a definition of “pollution” that accommodates a wide range of situations. It considers that development may cause …
Instruments adopted under the auspices of FAO
… on the High Seas Application Responsibility of the Flag State Record of fishing vessels International cooperation and information exchange 3. FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, … its Committee on Fisheries (COFI) - has adopted a wide range of fisheries instruments, both legally binding and …