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The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment

… on fully recycled paper, FSC certified, post-consumer waste and chlorine- free. Inks are vegetable-based and … illegal fisheries, illegal mining and dumping of toxic waste. It is a rapidly rising threat to the environment, to … To date, there is no evidence that tiger products have any medical effect, and their use represents superstition and …
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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… 4. Managing Waste Disposal into the Marine Environment ..................38 4.1 Land-Based Waste Disposal Requirements … 4.2 Land-Based Waste Cleanup … more than 25 pounds of batteries, fluorescent lights, medical wastes and expired chemicals, up to 6,400 gallons of …
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Sustainable tourism in protected areas: Guidelines for planning and management

… of practical use in local communities; � Health care: the medical services available to parks staff and visitors can be … and recreation vehicles n Pack stock impacts n Human waste problems n Wildlife disturbance, habituation, or impact … visitor services, such as for accommodation, food, medical care and transport. ©Paul F. J. Eagles 10. Human …
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Governance of Ecosystem Services. Lessons Learned from Cameroon, China, Costa Rica and Ecuador

… Control Law, 2004 22 Gives government authority to control waste pollution in nature reserves, and forbids construction … habitats for national-class wild terricolous animals Wild medical herbals protection managerial regulation, 1987 … issue permits for research and exploitation activities of medical herbal resources for herbals located in nature …
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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - A guide to sustainable use of biological resources in the Caribbean

… piped from rivers and reservoirs some distance away, and waste may be disposed miles away from its source. The same is … number of health conditions, including cancer. There is no medical evidence to support these claims, and coral calcium … and other illnesses, despite a lack of supporting medical evidence for its effectiveness. Buying and selling …
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The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

… engage in particular activities, such as those relating to waste collection. Furthermore, it may cover entities … the definition, such as information relating to specific medical procedures or safety rules for the operation of … of local governments, hospitals, fire and emergency medical ser- vices, and citizens that can be immediately …
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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… impacts, increasing resource efficiency and reducing waste. This compilation will then support legal drafters and … protection of human health and other living things; 3) for medical pharmaceutical development; 4) for the conservation … form of: a. relocation; b. environmental restoration; C. medical and therapy cost; and/or d. compensation of other …
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Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts

… this chapter). Kosan Biosciences, Pharma- Mar, and Eisai Medical Research Inc., for example, have in preclinical and … to degrade organopollutants in ra- dioactive, mixed-waste environments (Cavicchioli and Thomas 2000). Genetic … biota 1 Institute of Chemistry and Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA Biotechnological prospecting …
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The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

… medicines, recreational amenities, shoreline protection, waste processing, and carbon sequestration, among others. … sources are incredibly polluted with human and industrial waste as a result of untreated effluent and unregulated … pollution and the global burden of disease, British Medical Bulletin, Vol. 68 (2003), at p. 20. 48 tHe GreeninG …
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Compendium of Good Practices on Human Rights and the Environment

… N H U M A N R I G H T S A N D T H E E N V I R O N M E N T waste, transport, and financing. For example, under air and … of rhino in a national park, the unlawful disposal of waste, illegal cutting and collection of wood and driving in … as well as other types of urgent assistance, such as medical assistance and legal aid. According to FORUM-ASIA’s …
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