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TEMAS ACTUALES GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN CONSUMER AND EHS LAW AND POLICY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
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protected area: as defined by the World Conservation Union: “an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means.”

Ramsar Convention: treaty signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971 that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. The Convention has some 148 Contracting Parties and has resulted in the listing of 1526 wetland sites totaling 129.5 million hectares. The IUCN serves as secretariat for the convention, based in Gland, Switzerland.

reactive: explodes or reacts violently with air or water.

recycling: the minimization of waste generation by recovering usable materials that might otherwise become waste.

remediation: improvements made to reduce environmental impacts and improve the state of a site.

renewable energy: energy sources constantly renewed by natural process, such as solar, wind, wave, geothermal, hydropower and technologies based on biomass.

Responsible Care: the international chemical industry program designed to improve environmental and safety performance of chemical companies and promote product stewardship.

reuse: material or product reuse without any structural changes in materials.

right-to-know: in the environmental law context, a legal requirement that a business or government provide certain information to the community about defined potential environmental and health hazards.

Rio Summit: the June 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Rotterdam Convention: international treaty on international trade in hazardous chemicals signed in Rotterdam, The Netherlands in 1998. The Rotterdam Convention requires exporters trading in a list of hazardous substances (initially 22 pesticides and five industrial chemicals) to obtain the prior informed consent of importers before proceeding with the shipment.

sanitary code: the common name for a national health code, usually including provisions for the registration, control and oversight of such products as foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

sanitary landfill: the highest standard of land disposal of wastes. It is a planned facility constructed and operated in such a way that pollution and nuisance effects from the site are minimized, both during operation and after its closure.

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