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UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… is an uphill climb Jining Chen Minister of Environmental Protection, People’s Republic of China 6 China is willing to … Minister, Narendra Modi, got his hands dirty and dug in to plant a tree. Meanwhile, Brazilian authorities hosted an … textile industry to tour the latest wastewater treatment plant. The facility’s owner was eager to show me that the …
Definitions of use categories under the Rotterdam Convention - Resulting challenges for parties
… the import of ethylene oxide to be used as pesticide in plant protection. It is not clear from the import response whether … destroy- ing or controlling any pest, or regulating plant growth. Currently, at national level, definitions of …
A Guide to Cooperation on the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
… is a cooperative effort of UNEP and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the US Agency … (41 22) 797 3460 E-mail: pic@unep.ch Website: www.pic.int Plant Protection Service Plant Production & Protection Division Food and Agriculture …
Ridding the world of POPs: a Guide to the Stockholm Convention Persitent Organic Polluants
… years whether DDT is still needed for this purpose. Thus protection against malaria will not diminish – very important … human beings and animals do not deserve that kind of protection. The Stockholm Convention has enough evidence to … for countries with limited medical and environmental-protection resources. The Convention will also arrange for …
A review of the matrix-based management approach and organization of the Secretariats of the Basel Convention and the Stockholm Convention and the UNEP-part of the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention
… Senior Technical Officer Bill Murray Deputy Director, Plant Production and Protection Division / Executive Secretary for the FAO part of … Offices Name Position Shoki Al Dobai Regional Plant Protection Officer, FAO Regional Office for the Near …
Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
… Phasing out of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) at refrigeration plant of “Frinko” 1,081,724 Phasing out of CFC-11 from … is an important means of risk prevention and environmental protection . As such, the GENASIS provides a model of … drug smuggling and organised crime . Customs and border protection officers constitute the front line of every …