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Defenders of the Earth
… – with 33 defenders killed after having opposed mining and oil projects – though the number of murders associated with … factor in almost every killing in 2016. Mining and oil are again linked to more murders – 33 cases in 2016 – … to take responsibility for displacing people and causing pollution. Out of desperation, the Adivasi began to blockade …
Technical guidelines on incineration on land (D10)
… would be a much smaller quantity of such products. Wood, oil, and coal, for example, are all composed of organic … The burner is fired with, for example, natural gas, oil or waste solvents. The major advantage of the rotary kiln … burn completely. Combustion gases are discharged to air pollution control systems while the solids are discharged …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… and private investments that reduce carbon emissions and pollution, enhance energy and resource efficiency, and … NNPC) in continuing to flare gas in the course of their oil exploration and production activities in the Applicant’s … in other cases including, Th. Majra Singh v Indian Oil Corporation (1999) 179 M.I. Builders v RadheyShyamSahu …
Biodiversity offsets: Views, experience, and the business case
… to be declining worldwide, due to loss of habitat, pollution, the spread of invasive alien or “exotic” species, … can (and have) been struck with companies extracting oil, gas, and timber. (See ten Kate, 2003.) 4.3.4 Policy that … all round the world. Such was the case of the OCP oil pipeline in Ecuador and the Chad-Cameroon pipeline …
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 2 - A conservation assessment of all natural World Heritage sites
… including roads, dams, tourism facilities, mining and oil and gas development are also among the top potential … The rapid expansion of tourism facilities is causing water pollution due to excessive water use and inadequate sewage … Aquaculture Avalanches/ Landslides Utility / Service Lines Oil/ Gas exploration/development Air Pollution Renewable …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… sponsoring UN agencies on the scientific aspects of marine pollution. GHGs Greenhouse gases GHS Globally Harmonized … Commission of UNESCO. IOPC Funds International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds. Provide compensation for oil pollution damage resulting from spills of persistent oil …
The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… not included. For example, lawsuits seeking to limit air pollution from coal fired power plants that do not directly … the challenged action is issuance of licenses for deep-sea oil and gas extraction in the Barents Sea. In the Swedish … 1753 of 2015, establishing energy sources and drilling for oil and gas yield fossil fuels, the consumption of which …
Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… by large projects such as dams, logging, mining or oil extraction. What they all have in common is that they … of organic matter from effluent ponds attached to a palm oil mill owned by reforestadora de Palmas del Petén, s.a. … degradation and destruction of ecosystems … including the pollution of water and lands, and the depletion of local …
Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds
… 13 For example, industry mandatory insurance under the Oil Spill Disaster Recovery legislation; or (in Australia) … Policies to Prevent Ballast-Borne Biological Pollution - An Environmental Law Institute White Paper’ … to provide funding for a national invasiveness response US Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF)/ US Oil Pollution Act, …
State of Biodiversity in West Asia
… and lifestyles, triggered by financial wealth from oil resources in the Arab region and the rise in oil prices during the 1970s and 1980s. 10. In general, the … the overexploitation of groundwater and widespread pollution are all contributing to further water scarcity in …