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Acting Now!

… coatings are water-based. UNEP’s distribution policy aims to reduce its carbon footprints. MERCURY ACTING NOW! The UNEP … How the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership contributes to the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury … compounds to the atmosphere 21. Reporting 18. Public information, awareness and education 5 and Annex B. …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs

… Stockholm Convention RIDDING THE WORLD OF POPs: A GUIDE TO THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS … the Stockholm Convention. This book is intended for public information purposes only and is not an official document. … scientific and technical research capabilities and promote access to information on POPs. • It calls on the financially …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Notifications under the Basel Convention: national definitions of hazardous wastes and restrictions on movements of wastes

… agreement on hazardous wastes and other wastes. It aims to protect human health and the environment against the … the Basel Convention, Parties have specific obligations to transmit certain information to each other. This includes notifications of: …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… and electronic equipment (e-waste) being exported to developing countries for the purpose of re-use, repair, … (ESM). The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (convened in 2002) recognized that … national inventories, the establishment of mechanisms for information exchange at the national and regional levels, and …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Moving towards effective implementation

… Moving towards effective implementation For information purposes only  This presentation has been developed to provide an overview of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. … and facilitate development, transfer and diffusion of, and access to, up-to-date environmentally sound alternative For …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Waste management for human health and livelihood

… of the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention is Waste Management for Human Health … sanitation. Reducing half the proportion of people without access to improved sanitation by 2015 is one of the … and destroy tissues of living organisms. For further information, please contact: Secretariat of the Basel …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… and Caribbean region Report This report provides basic information on the Minamata Convention on Mercury and its … Design and layout: Webinteligente Special acknowledgment to reviewers and contributors: Fernando Lugris (INC Chair; … 3 Introduction to the Convention Mercury supply sources and trade (Art. 3) …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste