Transboundary movements of hazardous wastes

The exact size of the global waste trade is unknown. The most comprehensive mechanism monitoring the cross-border movements of hazardous waste is a UN treaty known as the Basel Convention.

Not all countries take part in the Convention. The U.S. - among the world’s largest generators of hazardous waste - has never ratified it. Currently, the treaty is in force in 183 of the 195 sovereign states recognized worldwide.

Of these, fewer than 50% reports every year on the type and amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes they have exported and imported as recommended by the Convention.

In 1995 an amendment - known as the Ban Amendment - was adopted to stop exports of hazardous waste from member nations of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), European Union, Liechtenstein and all other states.
The amendment is not yet in force because it must be ratified by 10 more parties. Hazardous waste exports from more to less developed countries are still taking place.

Via toxicwasteroutes.github.io

This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Find cities with similar climate

This map has been created using The Global environmental stratification. The Global environmental stratification (GEnS), based on statistical clustering of bioclimate data (WorldClim). GEnS, consists of 125 strata, which have been aggregated into 18 global environmental zones (labeled A to R) based on the dendrogram. Interactive map >> Via www.vividmaps.com Related posts: - Find cities with similar climate 2050 - How global warming will impact 6000+ cities around the world?

The Appalachian Mountains, the Scottish Highlands, and the Atlas Mounts in Africa were the same mountain range

The Central Pangean Mountains was a prominent mountain ridge in the central part of the supercontinent Pangaea that extends across the continent from northeast to southwest through the Carboniferous , Permian Triassic periods. The mountains were formed due to a collision within the supercontinents Gondwana and Laurussia during the creation of Pangaea. It was comparable to the present Himalayas at its highest peak during the start of the Permian period. It isn’t easy to assume now that once upon a time that the Scottish Highlands, The Appalachian Mountains, the Ouachita Mountain Range, and the Atlas Mountains in northwestern Africa are the same mountains , once connected as the Central Pangean Mountains.

Moose population in North America

The moose population in North America is shrinking swiftly. This decrease has been correlated to the opening of roadways and landscapes into this animal's north range. In North America, the moose range includes almost all of Canada and Alaska, the northern part of New England and New York, the upper Rocky Mountains, northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and Isle Royale. In 2014-2015, the North American moose population was measured at around one million animals. The most abundant moose population (about 700,000) lives in Canada. About 300 000 moose remains in nineteen U.S. states Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The largest moose specimens are found in Alaska 200 thousand moose. Below the map shows the size of US states scaled by the moose population. Via www.vividmaps.com

Ecoclimax

Search This Blog