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sound environmental management

  • Environmental Governance

Definition(s)

The process of establishing a non-destructive relation between human activities and natural systems. (Source: UNEP)

Hierarchy

Broader: green economy
Related terms: environmentally sound manner, environmentally sound management, environmentally sound co-processing, sustainable production patterns, environmentally sound technology, ESM
Used for: chemical, payment for ecosystem service, sustainable use

Concept URI: https://www.informea.org/en/terms/sound-environmental-management

In other languages

French:
  • gestion saine de l’environnement
Russian:
  • рациональное природопользование
Spanish:
  • gestión ambientalmente racional
Arabic:
  • إدارة بيئية سليمة
Chinese, Simplified:
  • 健全环境管理
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with sound environmental management

You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to view the content tagged with sound environmental management. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
Convention on Biological Diversity2 articles and paragraphs
Basel Convention6 articles and paragraphs72 decisions502 documents
Stockholm Convention2 decisions30 documents
Rotterdam Convention1 article or paragraph2 documents
Hazardous Wastes Protocol3 articles and paragraphs
Abidjan Convention2 articles and paragraphs
Noumea Convention1 article or paragraph
Cartagena Convention1 article or paragraph
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents1 article or paragraph
Minamata Convention on Mercury5 articles and paragraphs1 document
United Nations Environment Assembly1 decision
ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution1 article or paragraph

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