Search results
386 Results
Sorted by relevance
Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… can be found in plants and animals (Jamieson 2017). due to environmental causes, with at least environmental causes, and … pharmaceuticals, such as antibiotics used for livestock management. These degrade soil biodiversity and functioning, … important to review and introduce modern, environmentally sound technologies for the chemical destruction of waste, …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… on Biological Diversity and the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment, in collaboration with the … 3.2 Objectives of biodiversity management … are too general and impractical; • In order to provide a sound basis for assessing the significance of impacts, …
MEA Negotiator’s Handbook
… Negotiator’s Handbook Version 2.0 June 2007 i Multilateral Environmental Agreement Negotiator’s Handbook Second Edition: … issues, and we have developed our decision-making and management systems so that we can go farther. MEAs have … of adequate disposal facilities, for the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes, that …
Compliance under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
… of Eastern Finland – UNEP Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreements Joeensu, 21 November – 1 December … of waste generation (Article 4) •Environmentally sound management of wastes (Article 4) •Controlling of … Environmental Governance …
B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use
… utilisation. The class takes a particular focus on the environmental protection requirements which are increasingly … seeks to illustrate the requirements of environmentally sound implementation of the principle at the national and … 5. International environmental law and transboundary water management 6. Absolute territorial sovereignty 7. Absolute …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Research (UNITAR) based on its course “Human Rights and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development”, which … InforMEA is steered by the MEA Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) Initiative with the support of UN … threat to the human rights to life, good health and a sound environment for everyone.” The right to life, article 3 …
Global mercury waste assessment - Review of current national measures
… Masaru Tanaka Research Institute of Solid Waste Management Engineering Core Group Members and Reviewers Aditi … Milord V. Ministry of Health, Panama Atiku Abdullahi Abuja Environmental Protection Board Azumi Nishikawa United Nations … to take that action and to protect people by ensuring the sound management of mercury waste. The Minamata Con- vention …
Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention
… environment against the adverse effects of the generation, management, transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous … Wastes and Their Disposal is the most comprehensive global environmental agreement on hazardous and other wastes. There … wastes are managed and disposed of in an environmentally sound manner. Parties are also required to minimize …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… ISSN: 1013–7394 UNEP promotes environmentally sound practices globally and in its own activities. This … policy makers and experts highlight how addressing sound management of chemicals and waste is at the core of … Formula for Success UNEP at work Handle With (Better) Care Environmental Champion Erin Brockovich Reflections 16 10 42 …
Technical guidelines on used oil re-refining or other re-uses of previously used oil (R9)
… their capacity to manage waste in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures or waste management plan or strategy. They should not be used in … which are expensive to operate when all safety and environmental considerations are included into the overall …