Focus on: Hazardous substances and activities Author various authors Date 1999 Source IUCN (ID: MON-064357) Publisher | Place of publication Basil Blackwell Ltd. | London, UK Pages 238 p. Document type Article in periodical Language English Field of application International Subject Wild species & ecosystems, Air & atmosphere, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pesticides Ozone layer Biotechnology Transboundary effects Risk assessment/management Hazardous substances Abstract Table of contents: Articles on: Hazardous substances and activities 1. International control of Persistent Organic Pollutants: The UN Economic Commission for Europe Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, and beyond 2. The shipment of ultrahazardous nuclear materials in international law 3. Transfer of biological resources under the Biodiversity Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention 4. Reconceptualizing risk assessment 5. European Community legislation on the marketing and use of pesticides 6. Towards new EC rules on the release of genetically modified organisms 7. Decisions in the desert: Report of the 10th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Cairo General articles: 8. Equity and flexibility mechanisms in the climate change regime: Conceptual and practical issues 9. Contractual architecture for the Kyoto Protocol: From soft and hard laws to concrete commitments 10. The European Community' s monitoring mechanism for CO2 and other greenhouse gases: The Kyoto Protocol and other recent developments 11. North-South aspects of the climate change issue: Towards a constructive negotiating package for developing countries 12. Environmental laws as expropriation under NAFTA Other references Treaty Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants Treaty | Multilateral | Aarhus | Jun 24, 1998 Keyword: Education, Air quality/air pollution, Long-range air pollution, Emission standards, Data collection/reporting, Air pollution (non-stationary sources), Transboundary effects, Monitoring, Technology transfer, Enforcement/compliance, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Air pollution (stationary sources), Emissions, Dispute settlement, Research Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001281) Treaty Convention on Biological Diversity Treaty | Multilateral | Rio de Janeiro | Jun 22, 1992 Keyword: Sustainable use, Subsidy/incentive, Policy/planning, Ecosystem preservation, Access and benefit sharing, Traditional rights/customary rights, Protected area, Management/conservation, Financing, Institution, Liability/compensation, Protection of habitats, Alien species, Biodiversity, EIA, Research, Monitoring, Genetic resources, Dispute settlement, Ex-situ conservation, Data collection/reporting, Technology transfer, Biotechnology, Education, Crops/grasses Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001148) Treaty Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Treaty | Multilateral | Montreal | Sep 16, 1987 Keyword: Ozone layer Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-000953) Treaty Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Treaty | Multilateral | Kyoto | Feb 4, 1998 Keyword: Access-to-information, Sustainable development, Clean development mechanism, Energy conservation/energy production, Ozone layer, Joint implementation, Precautionary principle, Public participation, Climate change, Intergenerational equity, International organization, Forest management/forest conservation, Inventory, EIA, Research, Capacity building, Monitoring, Dispute settlement, Data collection/reporting, Technology transfer, Education, Waste management, Emissions Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001269) Treaty Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (London Version) Treaty | Multilateral | London; Moscow; Washington D.C. | Apr 10, 1972 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Toxicity/poisoning, Biological agents, Military activities Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-000419)