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Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4 . Regional Customs Network in support of multilateral environmental … chemicals and wastes: cooperation through the Green Customs Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GCI Green Customs Initiative GEF Global Environment Facility GENASIS …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Illegal Traffic under the Basel Convention

… case of illegal traffic from the Netherlands “When Dutch customs drove alongside a terminal in the harbor of … TV’s, TV’s without any packaging and not well stowed. The customs phoned the VROM-Inspectorate and asked for … would investigate the origin of the TVs. The customs questioned the man who was in charge of the loading …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

The Basel Convention mechanism for promoting the implementation and compliance - Celebrating a decade of assistance to Parties

… and disposal of hazardous and other wastes; (b) Training customs and other personnel; (c) Accessing technical and …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… ‘nothing-to-declare’ entrance – and innocently ask the customs officer whether and how this plant, purchased in … were amazing, and often hilarious. In those days, very few customs inspectors had ever heard of CITES, let alone that … usual reaction was to consult the applicable code of the Customs Co- operation Council (now the World Customs
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Spring 2009WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION OPERATION DEMETER IMPEL-TFS 2 SEAPORT … Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Spring 2009WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION OPERATION DEMETER IMPEL-TFS 2 SEAPORT … ic controls of transboundary movements. UNEP and the Green Customs Initiative23 nevertheless indicate that ‘national and …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Environmentally sound management of used electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) in Asia-Pacific

… refurbishment and recycling schemes. 5. Training of customs and enforcement officers, as necessary, to control or … of e-waste in the Harmonized System of the World Customs Organization. 6. Evaluation of various projects for … refurbishment and recycling schemes and the training of customs and enforcement officers to control the import and …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes

… for example, on all carriers of the consignment, which customs officers it has to pass through, the type of waste … Basel Convention Training Manual on Illegal Traffic for Customs and Enforcement Agencies. …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

… of the rights must be conducted with due respect for the customs, traditions and land tenure systems of the peoples or … tional communities should be in accordance with their customs and traditions, and occur early in the …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region

… storage. For example, according to data from the Peruvian Customs Of�ce, the commercial export of mercury dropped to … in the market, according to the statistics provided by the customs, Mexico has become the region’s main supplier of …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste