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Industrial accidents can have severe effects on people, the environment and economies, causing fatalities, disease outbreaks, injuries, environmental pollution, biodiversity loss, conflicts, political instability, financial loss and more. National governments and international organizations have developed legal and policy instruments and tools to prevent, prepare for and respond to industrial
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This report assesses the main ingredients needed to navigate the transition towards agreed nitrogen sustainability targets.
Global nitrogen losses pose a serious threat to environmental sustainability and compromise the ability of the
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Agricultural residue burning is a challenge in many countries in the ECE region, as well as at the global level. Substantial and clear evidence exists that fire use has negative impact on soil organic matter by reducing soil fertility and ultimately reducing yields. Moreover, the emissions generated by agricultural residue burning contribute to air pollution and are important drivers of climate
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The Guidance Document on Integrated Sustainable Nitrogen Management was prepared by the Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen. The purpose of the document is to mobilize Parties’ efforts to control pollution from agricultural sources in the context of the wider nitrogen cycle in an integrated manner harvesting multiple co-benefits of improved nitrogen management. The document is in particular aimed to
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Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Disasters (Natech) are becoming a growing concern for the international community and both private and public stakeholders. As climate change persists, extreme weather events such as heavy rains, lightening, floods and heatwaves are projected to be increasingly frequent and destructive, jeopardizing communities, livelihoods and industries. Accidents at
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Domestic wood heating is a major source of emissions of particulate matter, including black carbon (BC), and organic pollutants, such as dioxins/furans, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and benzo[a]pyrene (B(a)P), in the ECE region, resulting in poor local air quality conditions and significant negative effects on human health. The present document responds to the need to inform the
- Pусский
Опубликовано: Ноябрь 2020
В целях поддержки компетентных органов и операторов в практической реализации Руководящих принципов и надлежащей практики обеспечения эксплуатационной безопасности хвостохранилищ Агентство по охране окружающей среды Германии (UBA) в 2016 г.
- English
In order to support competent authorities and operators in the practical implementation of the