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Regional instruments on hazardous wastes- extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… in the region from pollution from ships and from dumping of wastes and other matter from ships and aircrafts. … Convention area. Parties are also required to prohibit the dumping of hazardous and radioactive wastes at sea. This could solve problems of illegal dumping at sea as explained in the introductory requirement, …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

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

… load (by mass) are: land-based (82%), vessel-based (9%), dumping of waste at sea (8%) and off-shore activity (1%). … a vessel for the purpose of discharging waste, as that is dumping. Pollution from vessels can take the forms of oil, … sewage, garbage, fumes and invasive exotic species. Dumping is the deliberate disposal of wastes at sea. Offshore …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… of mortality and combating disease Unsound management and dumping of wastes can have significant impacts upon health. …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… countries (often associated with open burning). Open dumping Waste transfer A very costly stepWaste collection 0 … countries (often associated with open burning). Open dumping Waste transfer A very costly stepWaste collection 0 … countries (often associated with open burning). Open dumping Waste transfer A very costly stepWaste collection 0 …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Illegal Traffic under the Basel Convention

… Convention or that result in deliberate disposal (e.g. dumping) of the wastes in contravention of the Convention are … chain and dumped illegally. Individuals, who live nearby dumping sites, are affected by the pollution of the air, the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… which are worth 10,000-12,000 million USD per year, for dumping waste materials illegally1 . Seeing the need for more … the environment A programme developed in the wake of the dumping of toxic waste in Africa is demonstrating how … the Parties to the Basel Convention strongly condemned the dumping of wastes in Abidjan and called upon Parties to …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Waste management for human health and livelihood

… in response to scandals involving uncontrolled waste dumping in Africa and elsewhere in the 1980s. 3. Harmful and … of the Convention; a. through the illicit transport and dumping of hazardous and other wastes, b. through the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… burning of (both industrial and urban) waste and dumping into open dumps without a sound environmental …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

The three pillars of the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… with the required documents; or that result in deliberate dumping of wastes in contravention of the Convention and …
17 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste