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Assessment of Legislative Frameworks Governing Waste Management in Papua New Guinea.

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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The Papua New Guinea government has identified the need for policies and strategies to rectify this situation and to implement its commitments under relevant MEAs effectively. An audit conducted by the Office of the Auditor-General of Papua New Guinea in 2010 included a specific recommendation that the Department of Environment and Conservation consider formulating consolidated solid waste management legislation that deals with the management of solid waste in Papua New Guinea. No such legislation has yet been enacted.

Assessment of Legislative Frameworks Governing Waste Management in Palau.

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Governance over waste issues in Palau is shared between the national government and state governments. State governments have the primary responsibility for waste management. The national government administers the general environmental protection law relating to pollution control and has responsibility for infrastructure planning and public awareness relating to the issue of solid waste.

Assessment of Legislative Frameworks Governing Waste Management in Niue.

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Waste management issues in Niue are governed under general environmental and public health legislation. There is no specific legislation for waste management. Given the lack of natural water sources on the island, another important piece of legislation relevant to preventing water pollution is the Water Act 2012.

Assessment of Legislative Frameworks Governing Waste Management in Nauru.

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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This assessment has been prepared by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s (SPREP) EU-funded PacWastePlus programme (PacWaste Plus or ‘Programme’), drawing upon reporting developed by the University of Melbourne (UoM) on behalf of PacWastePlus for that programme’s Waste Legislative Review project. The UoM team reviewed legislation relevant to waste management in 14 Pacific region countries and Timor-Leste. Separate assessments are provided for each of the PacWastePlus participating countries.

Assessment of Legislative Frameworks Governing Waste Management in the Federated States of Micronesia.

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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This assessment has been prepared by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s (SPREP) EU-funded PacWastePlus programme (PacWaste Plus or ‘Programme’), drawing upon reporting developed by the University of Melbourne (UoM) on behalf of PacWastePlus for that programme’s Waste Legislative Review project. The UoM team reviewed legislation relevant to waste management in 14 Pacific region countries and Timor-Leste. Separate assessments are provided for each of the PacWastePlus participating countries.

Assessment of Legislative Frameworks Governing Waste Management in the Cook Islands

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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This assessment has been prepared by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’s (SPREP) EU-funded PacWastePlus programme (PacWaste Plus or ‘Programme’), drawing upon reporting developed by the University of Melbourne (UoM) on behalf of PacWastePlus for that programme’s Waste Legislative Review project. The UoM team reviewed legislation relevant to waste management in 14 Pacific region countries and Timor-Leste. Separate assessments are provided for each of the PacWastePlus participating countries.

International Environmental Law

Environmental Governance, Biodiversity Conservation

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Dupuy, Pierre-Marie

This book is an attempt to address two main difficulties we have encountered in our teaching and practice of international environmental law. One is of a substantive nature and stems from the daunting reach and diversity of the subject matter. No other area of international law gives the newcomer such an impression of dispersion, lack of articulation, even exoticism. The topics gathered under the label international environmental law range from the protection of wetlands or whales or genetic resources to nuclear energy, ozone depletion or hazardous waste control.

Making Peace with Nature : A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies

Environmental Governance, Climate Change Resilience, Biodiversity Conservation

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United Nations Environment Programme

Humanity is waging war on nature. This is senseless and suicidal. The consequences of our recklessness are already apparent in human suffering, towering economic losses and the accelerating erosion of life on Earth. This report represents a scientific blueprint for howclimate change, biodiversity loss and pollution can be tackled jointly within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. The report is a synthesis based on evidence from global environmental assessments.

Te Ipukarea Society Newsletter Tianuare/ Peperuare 2021

Biodiversity Conservation

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A newsletter that is about caring for the environment of Cook Islands.

Wastewater treatment and reuse technologies

Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Wastewater treatment allows for the safe disposal of municipal and industrial wastewater to protect public health and the ecosystem. Reclaimed or recycled water and adequately treated wastewater is reused for a variety of applications, including landscaping, irrigation, and recharging groundwater aquifers. In many parts of the world, the problem of water scarcity is being exacerbated by urban growth and increasingly erratic rainfall patterns due to climate change.

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