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The workshop to be held from 21 to 22 April in Johannesburg, South Africa will support countries in strengthening the science–policy–stakeholder interface, with a focus on newly listed and emerging chemicals under the BRS Conventions, including chemicals associated with plastics.
Sub-regional Workshop on Science to Action for Anglophone Africa
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The report of the Stockholm Convention COP-12, as well as the compilation of decisions adopted, are now available in all the official UN languages.
COP-12 report now available in the six official UN languages
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This World Meteorological Day, we highlight how scientific observation, monitoring, and data sharing guide global efforts to safeguard human health and the environment.
Observing today, protecting tomorrow: How the BRS Conventions works with the Montreal Protocol to protect the environment
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A new technical brief developed jointly by the BRS Conventions Secretariat and the Secretariat for the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP) explores the co-benefits between circular economy and life-cycle approaches and the objectives of the Conventions.
Discover how the objectives of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions support circularity and life-cycle approaches
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The workshop provided training on how Parties can collect data across the life cycle of POPs to complete their national reports under the Basel and Stockholm Conventions.
Regional workshop on national reporting under the Basel and Stockholm Conventions
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The new Manual for National Reports under Article 15 of the Stockholm Convention, is available in English
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This workshop provides training on how Parties can collect data across the life cycle of POPs to complete their national reports under the Basel and Stockholm Conventions.
Regional workshop on national reporting under the Basel and Stockholm Conventions is underway
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The new updated edition of the brochure on “Procedures and Mechanisms on Implementation and Compliance with the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions” is now available in English
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The report presents the environmental performance of the UN system and its continuing progress toward environmental sustainability.
The New GreeningtheBlue Annual Report 2025 is out
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The Government of Fiji transmitted on 16 January 2025 its revised and updated national implementation plan under Article 7, addressing the amendments adopted by COPs 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Norway has transmitted its updated national implementation plan
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Watch our greetings video for 2026
Our warmest wishes from the BRS family
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Parties are requested to submit their sixth national report by 31 August 2026, with the Electronic Reporting System available now.
Sixth National Report Due 31 August 2026
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Read the advance English version of the report of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention.
COP-12 meeting report now available
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UNEA-7 ended with decisions that show multilateralism remains a cornerstone for addressing global challenges towards tackling the interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
UNEA-7 commits to multilateral solutions for a more resilient planet
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In 2027, environmental leaders from around the world will meet in Panama for the Conferences of Parties to the Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions to strengthen global governance on hazardous chemicals and waste and advancing coordinated action to protect human health and the environment.
Panama to host the BRS COPs in 2027
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2025 is the International Year of the Preservation of Glaciers and today is also International Mountains Day. Mountains are home to unique ecosystems, but a silent crisis is unfolding with plastic waste invading these pristine landscapes.
Plastic on the peaks – why our mountains are under siege
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The seventh session of UNEA, to be held from 8-12 December 2025, provides a key platform to deepen global cooperation and advance sustainable solutions to address global environmental challenges for a safer, more resilient planet.
UNEA-7: Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet
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The Stockholm Convention Compliance Committee is convening its first meeting in Geneva from 24–26 November 2025. We spoke with Chair Jimena Nieto Carrasco about the Committee’s priorities, lessons learned from other multilateral environmental agreements, and how it plans to support Parti...
A conversation with the Chair of the Stockholm Convention Compliance Committee Jimena Nieto Carrasco
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The meeting will focus on organizing and guiding intersessional work arising from COP-12 decisions related to the update of BAT/BEP guidelines and guidance, and on agreeing the next steps to develop these documents for submission to COP-13.
Expert meeting on Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices under the Stockholm Convention
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Explore the power of data to support integrated chemicals management, learn from mercury success stories, and in science-policy collaborations including with the Stockholm Convention’s Global Monitoring Plan.
Join us at the Minamata Convention COP-6 Knowledge Lab on Informing Integrated Chemicals Management: Data Needs and Experience from Mercury
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