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UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015

… at sound chemicals management based upon risk control; prevention strategies, including adjust- ment of chemical … control programmes. For instance, in The Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, an ambitious … and surveys on mercury exposure assessments and impact prevention in countries having serious mercury pollution. In …
17 Jun 2026 Document

Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… is complex and expensive. As a result, source protection – prevention of groundwater pollution – is a central focus of … the provisions of the EU Water Framework Directive on the prevention and control of groundwater pollution; sets … water supply and demand; water planning; water pollution prevention; drought mitigation; and others. To further the …
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An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… and precaution 52. It has long been recognized that prevention of environmental harm must be “the Golden Rule for … rehabilitation is often prohibitive. 53. The “principle of prevention” has thus be- come a cornerstone of environmental … or plant life or health, of the environment, or for the prevention of deceptive practices, at the levels it considers …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… and precaution 52. It has long been recognized that prevention of environmental harm must be “the Golden Rule for … rehabilitation is often prohibitive. 53. The “principle of prevention” has thus be- come a cornerstone of environmental … or plant life or health, of the environment, or for the prevention of deceptive practices, at the levels it considers …
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Interactions between aquaculture and the environment

… between aquaculture practices, such as disease prevention and treatment, and the un-intentional release of … can be reduced by good management practices and sanitary prevention measures, such as the use of vaccines and immune … in the cultured organisms and the wild environment, prevention measures and treatments should be put in place. …
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Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report

17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… of the natural resources of the country, and pollution prevention. In Lesotho, sustainable development is … inter-governmental partnership and cooperation; prevention; precaution; protection of cultural heritage; … clean-up operations, rehabilitation and pollution prevention (Article 25).An ESIS is defined as ‘a systematic …
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Shared resources: Issues of governance

… protection of the Arctic marine environment, to emergency prevention, preparedness, and response, and to the … Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment; and Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response. Other developments … the importance of pollution and flood management, prevention, and control. States Parties should also preserve …
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Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… event cycle and progress/spiral upwards towards disaster prevention and consequently sustainable development. This is … ecosystems services such as protection of shores and prevention of erosion (Stolton, Dudley & Randall, 2008; … using cost-effective adaptation measures, such as risk prevention, risk mitigation and risk transfer. This paper …
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Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

… national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species Target 9 By … national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species Table 3: … national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species International …
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