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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… but most local-level laws do not yet recognize it. Collection of dead wood is usually not restricted in urban … is the sanitation department which is responsible for waste management, including the management of garden waste and the recycling or disposal of urban tree residues. …
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Promoting regional approaches to tackle the global problem of marine debris (litter)

… areas of developing countries that lack appropriate waste management infrastructure, but also for the world’s … value of plastic wastes in order to incentivise plastic waste treatments and provide socio-economic benefits to local … community to accelerate the development of: a. waste collection infrastructure and plugging of post-collection
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Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors

… change, biodiversity and desertification, to hazardous waste and chemicals. The fulfillment of their objectives and … of such reports; • Monitoring: Monitoring involves the collection of data and in accordance with the provisions of a … ECOMESSAGE and ivory and elephant product seizure data collection form and explanatory notes7. 7 Adopted at the …
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Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources

… a staggering scale with 9.5 million tonnes of new plastic waste flowing into the ocean each year. This is impacting our … and knowledge surrounding the original sources of the waste matter. Primary Microplastics in the Oceans : a Global … use (water infrastructure designer): Ensure water run-off collection and appropriate separation of plastics Water …
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Issues in water law reform

… (d) a lake, lagoon, swamp or marsh, being: (i) a natural collection of water (other than water collected and contained … qualifications of these rights arose from the uncontrolled waste of artesian water, following discovery of the Great … also been closely examined for structuring access to trade waste disposal and are being seriously considered by at least …
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UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics

… to almost every human activity but specially mismanaged waste. These fragments are of different polymer types and of … corrosion and degradation (Boucher and Friot 2017) PLASTIC WASTE MILLION TONNES/YEAR PRIMARY MICROPLASTICS MILLION … It will be necessary to harmonize and standardize data collection methodologies to allow for sharing and use of data …
18 Jun 2026 Document

The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production: a comparative law study

… lakes and underground water, who discharge agricultural waste, used water or noxious substances. These taxes should … technical help, from the State for the construction of waste-water treatment installations (article 130). … ou d'une planification intégrée du milieu naturel, Collection sauvegarde de la nature No. 17, Strasbourg, 1980, …
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Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… few are sold. Not all the households are engaged in NTFP collection. The mean contribution of NTFPs to households is … the landscape. With the decrease in vultures, carcasses waste disposal problems, and a growing range of health … Wetlands (West Bengal) form an important component of waste water treatment infrastructure of the city; treating …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

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 … for construction materials, the amount of construction waste that has to be disposed of, and other types of damage … wildlife through disturbance of animals and plants, or the collection of species for souvenirs and ornaments for the …
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Energy law and sustainable development

… are the following: air pollution including "acid rain," waste water pollution, significant solid and hazardous waste products from mining or combustion of coal or use of … in the name of the State, and receives payment for the collection of rates.182 The law requires the concessionaires …
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