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Achievements and challenges of the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… water rationing. Contaminant: (New Zealand): includes any substance (including gases, [odorous compounds,] liquids, … regarding the future generations’ interest; 7. there is no alternative to water; it has environmental and economic value … meters, and in case of absence of such water meters, an alternative water recording procedure established by the …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… concern of humankind, and that it differentiates the substance of this obligation based on the particular … the municipality supplied nearby areas with water from alternative, non-contaminated sources, but after it … was reduced to a lawful level, it stopped providing alternative water. After the incident, the company tried to …
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UNEP. The first 40 years

… are to have any lasting meaning; � We have approved the substance of an Ocean Dumping Convention that will be … the ability of governments to identify better options for alternative patterns of development and to make better … in the US and American chemical companies began to seek alternative, ozone-safer chemicals. Pressure mounted for a …
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Climate Change and POPs: Predicting the Impacts

… and bioaccumulation. Bioconcentration is partitioning of a substance from the external exposure medium into the tissues … toxicant, most toxicology studies are designed to test one substance at a time. Most POP s have sufficient toxicity data … of motor fleets to electric, solar, fuel cell or other alternative means of vehicle power is also recommended. …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Interactions between aquaculture and the environment

… technologies and feed quality should be improved. About alternative sources for feed ingredients: • The use of alternative ingredients should be encouraged. • The use of … such as tin or chrome. Today, copper is the main active substance, even though several studies show the detrimental …
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Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability

… rate of 5 percent compared with one of 32 percent for its alternative export product, soybean oil). The biofuels legal … Energy Strategy focusing on energy conservation and alternative energy development. Highlighting the need to … to article 58, fuel means "combustible material or substance which is used in combustion plants for the purposes …
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Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide

… current knowledge, soils are biomass produc- tion systems; substance transformation systems; regulation systems; a gene … two types of approach can be taken to deter- mine possible alternative legal and institutional frameworks for … ecological soil standards have been improved over time, an alternative soil use could be authorized if it does not cause …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… plan, taking into account present and future needs of, and alternative water sources for, the aquifer States; and (d) … in the source water body, and a discussion of possible alternative sources for the desired water. For example, under … are not already available to the commissioner; [and] “(5) alternative sources of water or methods which were …
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Supporting document on “The POP separation process in the recycling of WEEE” (EERA)

… part of a stream at the end of the treatment process. A substance, preparation or component is identifiable if it can … use of POPs in new products and materials and as legacy substance in used material. Priority is to stop the …
17 Jun 2026 Document