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

… on temperature; in a process known as the “grasshopper effect”, these chemicals jump around the globe, evaporating … Convention works closely with the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their … Convention works closely with the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… 6, paragraph 8).  No Party may have an exemption in effect 10 years after the phase out date currently indicated … developed under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their … Convention and the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

At a glance: Minamata Convention on Mercury

… even in remote locations. No country can control transboundary effects of mercury alone. It can be effectively …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Global Mercury Assessment

… before emissions reductions begin to have a demonstrable effect on mercury levels throughout the environment and in … UN Economic Commission for Europe Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP). Th e report also drew on … UN Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) Convention groups; …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… and Small-Scale Gold Mining Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal … ance” or “approval” of a treaty have the same legal effect as ratification. In the practice of certain states, … management (ESM) of mercury wastes and controls over its transboundary movement. The Con- vention aspires to prevent …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Non-alignment will eventually lead to declining catches in transboundary stocks on both sides of a maritime boundary. As …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

… Non-alignment will eventually lead to declining catches in transboundary stocks on both sides of a maritime boundary. As …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Overview of the Rotterdam Convention

… Organic Pollutants (POPs) and the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… legal or policy requirements. Accession has the same legal effect as ratification, acceptance or approval and was opened … or accession). Since a notification does not have a legal effect similar to a declaration, it does not need to be … Nairobi in June 2014. 2 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… level. • Establishment of an information-sharing system on transboundary movements of e-waste. • Cooperation of all …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste