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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… significant health and environmental harms caused by chemical exposure and is the only global forum in which the … health and environmental concerns associated with the chemical life cycle can be identified, assessed and … currently used in industry, and the supply of new chemical resources (United Nations Environment Programme …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… take many forms, ranging from organic compounds and other chemical substances to different types of energy. The … pollutant for human health and ecosystems is based on its chemical nature, Pollution is not a new phenomenon. Nor is … Air pollution from sources to impacts DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION IMPACTS OF WEATHER AND TOPOGRAPHY …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… (PRTRs) to measure progress and provide baseline data on chemical emissions 37. Provide reliable and effective … to be effective. Examples of work to combat pollution are chemical leasing, RECP assessments, SCP strategies, etc. …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… reg- ulatory action taken to ban or severely restrict a chemical (Articles 5(1) and 5(2)), and the consequences of a … listed in Annex III, that Party must, when exporting that chemical, provide an export notification to the importing …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Policy Brief - Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific Technological and Industry Chang

… (the study of metabolites – the substances produced by chemical reactions in the cells of organisms), … pre-screening for interesting biotechnology traits or chemical structures for crop protection – from 20,000 to … or the United States. Genome mining. A diverse range of chemical and biological material has become available from …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… 6-10 6.1.6.9.1. Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical safety … Rotterdam Convention calls for the establish- ment of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC – art. 18). MEA Negotiator’s … ”shall consist of government-designated experts in chemical assessment or management” and that ”the members of …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compliance under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… organisa- tions, including the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety, to assess the need for and feasibility of an …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… organisa- tions, including the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety, to assess the need for and feasibility of an …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits

… mercury, which is harmful to human beings. In addition to chemical substances, items like fishing lines, metal rings, … acidic the oceans become. This alteration of the natural chemical balance affects marine ecosystems, such as coral …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity