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POLITICA AMBIENTAL [3 records]

Record 1 2016-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Life
  • National and International Security
CONT

September 11 made the world painfully aware of the immense potential danger of identity fraud, and the vital need for heightened vigilance in maintaining the integrity of the passport, as a key factor in ensuring human security.

OBS

Not to be confused with "human safety." "Safety" is related to protecting from accidents or negligence while "security" is related to protecting from loss or injury by deliberate actions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
CONT

Le 11 septembre a suscité à l'échelle mondiale une prise de conscience douloureuse de l'ampleur du potentiel que représente la fraude de l'identité et du besoin vital d'une vigilance accrue pour conserver l'intégrité du passeport, facteur clé permettant d'assurer la sécurité humaine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Protección de las personas
  • Seguridad nacional e internacional
CONT

[…] la seguridad humana implica la protección de las personas de las amenazas a sus derechos, su seguridad y su vida; ello engloba procurar la seguridad del individuo en distintas dimensiones como la económica, alimentaria, de salud, ambiental, personal, comunitaria y política, para alcanzar una estabilidad duradera. El responsable de proporcionar o propiciar la seguridad humana es el Estado, pero si éste no cumple o no puede cumplir con tal obligación, […] la comunidad internacional tiene el deber moral de procurar la protección de las comunidades […]

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Record 2 2015-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
DEF

A statement by the organization of its intentions and principles in relation to its overall environmental performance that provides a framework for action and for the setting of its environmental objectives and targets.

CONT

Environment Management System Assessment: An assessment of the degree to which a company's environmental management system is effective in achieving the company's environmental policies and goals.

CONT

Some authors ... preferred to separate the concept of significance of impacts from public acceptability, while others ... equated the two. In the words of Longley, "Significance is a determination that links estimations of magnitude made by impact assessment analysts with environmental policies."

OBS

environmental policy: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
DEF

Déclaration par l'organisme de ses intentions et de ses principes relativement à sa performance environnementale globale qui fournit un cadre à l'action et à l'établissement de ses objectifs et cibles environnementaux.

CONT

Or, un pays qui pratiquerait isolément une politique de l'environnement volontariste, via par exemple la tarification, porterait atteinte à sa compétitivité par rapport à celle de ses partenaires commerciaux.

OBS

politique environnementale : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
DEF

Declaración de una organización de sus intenciones y principios en relación con su desempeño ambiental total, la cual proporciona un marco para la acción y el establecimiento de sus objetivos y metas ambientales.

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Record 3 2009-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
DEF

Federal legislation regarding requirements and responsibility for paying for clean-up of contaminated sites, with provision of public funds to pay for clean-up where no responsible party is available that can bear the cost.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
DEF

Loi fédérale concernant l'obligation et la responsabilité de payer les travaux de dépollution, et prévoyant l'utilisation de fonds publics pour ces travaux en l'absence d'un responsable pouvant en supporter le coût.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
CONT

La importancia del movimiento "verde" en la política ambiental de los Estados Unidos, es que ha podido insertar sus demandas en el sistema político y obtener resultados que se reflejan en la creación de leyes y reglamentos [tales] como la Ley del Superfondo [que] destinó 16,300 millones de dólares para la limpieza de basureros tóxicos en todo el país [en 1980].

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