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The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region

… skin lightening soaps and creams, and not including eye area cosmetics where mercury is used as a preservative and no … Regional workshops on mercury removal in the medical area have been conducted in the health sector. Such work was … material and case studies16 have been produced on this area, including a practical guide for reducing mercury use in …
18 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… debris risk based on the amount of plastic debris per unit area of each large marine ecosystem estimated from models. … Such activities are still in the exploration phase. An area of roughly 2 is currently nder contract with the …
18 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

From reference levels to results reporting: REDD+ under the UNFCCC

… or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of … as when measured removals/emissions occurred in officially protected (conservation) areas or sustainably managed … For example, Chile reported removals in areas with protected status under “conservation”, whereas Viet Nam …
18 May 2026 Literature

PCB inventory guidance (PCB Elimination Network)

… into contact with the skin, immediately rinse the affected area with large amounts of running water. This may be done in … body contacted or under a safety shower if the exposure area is more extensive. If large parts of the skin came in …
18 May 2026 Document

Securing the future for global peatlands

… that peatlands occupy 3% of the Earth’s land surface area yet store more carbon than all the world’s vegetation, … unless coincidentally peatland is located in a designated protected area or is subject to wetland preservation laws; … their legislation is strengthened to ensure peatlands are protected or managed through wise use principles; and 5. …
18 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

International Aspects of Implementation

… needs strong cooperation. The objective would be to link protected area networks potentially beyond national jurisdiction and … http://www.informea.org/terms/protected-area
18 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

National Regulation of Freshwater resources - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… solution to planning and management challenges in a given area. Inclusion of environmental impact assessment in project …
18 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation … contexts that favour certain groups. Valuation is another area where mistakes are often made. Often there are very … voting system, the interests of a minority are not protected. Fifty-one percent of the group can force the …
18 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Issues o compliance: Considerations for the international Regime on access and benefit sharing

… rna t iona l Reg ime on Access and Bene f i t Shar ing One area of compliance that has received some attention during …
18 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Community Based Natural Resource Management in the State of Hawaii

… Marine Areas as a socially inclusive approach to meeting area-based conservation and Marine Protected Area targets and 5.092 Promoting and supporting community …
18 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX