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First report on the protection of the atmosphere
… 2008, replacing (as from 11 June 2010) several earlier “substance-specific” directives on ambient air quality (for … of stockpiles and wastes; and the promotion of best alternative technologies and best environmental practices. … of implementing the treaty, both in terms of the cost of alternative technologies and in terms of the effect on …
Brexit: environment and climate change
… EU, it will be important for the Government to consider alternative alliances that may assist the UK in furthering … 87. Thus were the UK to seek membership of the EEA as an alternative to EU membership, the change to current practices … chemicals which emphasises the hazard of a given substance to human and animal health. Chief scientific …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… Until new classes of quiet ship come into operation, alternative measures should be adopted to reduce noise … new ships and boats; c) encouraging speed restrictions and alternative routes to avoid sensitive habitats, including … the Mediterranean biota TBT is ‘… probably the most toxic substance ever introduced deliberately into the marine …
Regional instruments on hazardous wastes- extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… development of a number of other conventions on hazardous substance at the regional level and to the amendment of … to specifically include provisions for hazardous substance. Article 11 of the Basel Convention encourages … recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative uses. This is allowed only if the state of import …
Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade
… 7 3.3 Alternative bilateral arrangements … and subsequently their negative impacts. In the absence of alternative treatments being available for certain situations … (CPM, 2008) has been adopted in relation to this issue. Alternative treatments that are more environmentally friendly …
Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases
… nature. Except for a fleeting reference to the "no build" alternative without any discussion of its relative … life, liberty and property, the court will be left with no alternative but to intervene effectively by issuing … management of the company 7 days to remove the dangerous substance from the company's premises. Subsequently, the …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… may provide indigenous and local com- munities with alternative forms of subsistence and opportunities to … nomic consequences of introduction; • identify and compare alternative measures, in- cluding likely ecological, social … to be derived from the use of a particular hazardous substance or new organism (section 6). • The Authority has no …
The status of natural resources on the high-seas
… Ridge(4). The sulphide in the vent fluid is the primary substance that supports the unique vent ecosystem, through … which, in turn, support an increased fish population. An alternative hypothesis suggests that seamounts support large … and may possibly be used as an environmentally safer alternative to heavy metal compounds currently used in …