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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
… 1992 UN/ECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, adopted at Helsinki on 17 March 1992. … III and IV (11) nvention on the ansboundary fects of Industrial cidents Prevention of, preparedness for and … at the Chernobyl nuclear facility (Ukraine) and at the chemical facility in Bhopal (India) have brought attention to …
Integration of groundwater management into transboundary basin organizations in Africa - Training manual
… quality by degradation and sorption of biological and some chemical contaminants. Figure 2.4 Aquifer productivity map of … management practices and control and monitoring of agro-industrial practices and processes. Evapotranspiration … River Stream Reservoir Water Treatment Plant Municipal/ Industrial Use Treatment Plant Municipal/ Industrial Supply …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… farming, as well as for commercial agriculture and industrial uses requiring pure water. Principal sources of … include untreated sewage, agricultural run-off and chemical substances. These affect all forms of freshwater as … source, such as a pipe that discharges domestic or industrial waste into a river. In contrast, “non-point …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… through massive deforestation, pollution from unregulated chemical use and disposal, and destruction of livelihoods.15 … trade and move- ment of hazardous waste and dangerous chemical substances by setting procedures and standards for …
Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures
… and Environment, Samoa Gabi Eigenmann United Nations Industrial Development Organization Gabriel Steiner Efice … Institute, El Salvador Ricardo Savigliano United Nations Industrial Development Organization Richard Gutierrez Ban … mercury per year from waste, mainly for the needs of the chemical and electric industries of Russia. Between 1992 and …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… Cetaceans and other vertebrates are affected not only by chemical pollution, but also by noise pollution (Richardson … by a number of other commercial, scientific, military and industrial sources. The most powerful noises (from airguns, … impacts from other activities (shipping, military, industrial and other seismic activities) on marine mammal …
Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… (UNFCCC). CFCs Chlorofluorocarbons. A category of chemical substances that contributes to the depletion of the … the pollutants and environmental impacts inherent in industrial production. Clearing house Mechanism, which … 53 the international coordination and unification of industrial standards. ITLOS International Tribunal for the …
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
… means levels determined in accordance with Article 3. 8. “Industrial rationalization” means the transfer of all or a … Parties operating under Article 5 and for the purposes of industrial rationalization between Parties. 2. Each Party … 300, 331 VII/10 Continued uses of controlled substances as chemical process agents after 1996 1 113 VII/11 Laboratory …
UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… organisa- tions, including the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety, to assess the need for and feasibility of an … Coalition (GIC). The GIC repre- sented a broad range of industrial interests, including farming, commercial forestry, …
Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… organisa- tions, including the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety, to assess the need for and feasibility of an … Coalition (GIC). The GIC repre- sented a broad range of industrial interests, including farming, commercial forestry, …