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Funding support available for sound management of chemicals and waste

The French government’s new fund supports activities in support of the global chemicals conventions in developing countries, and has a deadline for project proposals of 4 October 2019.

Funding support available for sound management of chemicals and waste

POPs In the news

News articles about POPs, related chemicals and the Stockholm Convention:

The FDA found 'forever chemicals' in meat, seafood, and chocolate cake sold in grocery stores. Here's how worried you should be

Obesity, chemical exposure speed up early puberty in children

These Chemicals Are Forever: Water Contamination from PFOA, PFOS, and other PFAS

New BRS Press Release: Stockholm Convention POPRC experts recommend elimination of PFHxS

Perfluorohehexane sulfonic acid, its salts, and PFHxS-related compounds, were recommended for listing without exceptions as the POPRC-15 meeting in Rome concluded successfully on 4 October 2019.

Trinidad & Tobago updates its national plan for implementing the Stockholm Convention

Reflecting amendments made at COP-6, COP-7 and COP-8, Trinidad & Tobago has transmitted its updated National Implementation Plan or NIP.

Meeting report from the recent Stockholm Convention COP now available

The advance English version of the meeting report of the recent COP-9 meeting is now accessible.

Follow-up to recent Stockholm Convention COP decisions on persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including on actions related to PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds

Parties and observers are kindly invited to respond to requests from the recent COP-19, for follow-up to the decisions taken by Parties in Geneva, in May.

Activities

To rid the world of POPs, Suriname updates its plan for implementing the Stockholm Convention

The new National Implementation Plan addresses amendments made at COP-4, COP-5, COP-6 and COP-7 and is available online.

Briefing on the fifteenth meetings of the POPs Review Committee and the Chemical Review Committee

The online briefings will provide an overview of the issues that will be considered at the forthcoming meetings of the Stockholm Convention POPs Review Committee (POPRC) and the Rotterdam Convention Chemical Review Committee (CRC), to be held respectively on 1 to 4 October 2019 and 8 to 10 October 2019, in Rome, Italy.

The Basel Convention’s new Plastic Waste Partnership seeks members

The BRS Secretariat is now seeking partners to mobilise business, government, international organisation, academic and civil society interests and expertise on the environmentally sound management – including prevention and minimisation – of plastic waste. The deadline for expressing interest is 31 August 2019.

To rid the world of POPs and beat pollution, Sierra Leone has updated its plan for implementing the Stockholm Convention

Sierra Leone has transmitted its updated National Implementation Plan, or NIP, addressing amendments made at COPs 4, 5, and 6.

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Email: brs@brsmeas.org

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Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
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Postal address: Avenue de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 8271 - Fax: +41 (0)22 917 8098
Email: brs@brsmeas.org

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