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

… Notifications under the Basel Convention: national definitions of hazardous wastes and restrictions on … to each other. This includes notifications of: (i) National definitions of hazardous wastes in addition to those … of the Parties…before the end of each calendar year, a report on the previous calendar year …” Article 13, paragraph …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… on the recommendations put forward by the Committee in its report, the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties … with respect to nine Parties having never submitted a national report: Bhutan, Cape Verde, Eritrea, Guinea Bissau, … the development of guidance on the development of national inventories. During that meeting, the Committee also …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Global Mercury Assessment

… acknowledgement of the source is made. Material in this report can be freely quoted or reprinted. UNEP would … and categorisation of sectors used in different national and international reporting systems. National emissions estimates based on individual facility …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… Manual The Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) is an inter- national coalition of over 95 public interest environ- mental … about the Convention and its obligations, and about national activities which may be undertaken in preparation … Convention on Mercury. 3 UNEP Global Mercury Assessment Report 2002, available at: …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… The waste management sector can contribute to generating national in- come, instead of hampering it. While the … into effective measures. The trends identified in this report hold interesting prospects for society in general as … Zagreb Kiev Waste generation vs. income in selected cities National Gross Domestic Product Dollars per capita per year …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Acting Now!

… ac- knowledgement of the source is made. Material in this report can be freely quoted or reprinted. UNEP would … Transport and Fate Research Global Mercury Assessment and National Inventories 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 THE UNEP … 7. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining Annex C. National action plans 20. Implementation plan 17. Information …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… of mercury while allowing flexibility to accommodate national development plans. In addition, it contains measures … with economies in transition, in order to strengthen national capabilities for the management of mercury and to … In addition, a Party choosing this alternative shall: (a) Report at the first opportunity to the Conference of the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region Report This report provides basic information on the Minamata … Development Secretariat, Argentina), Arturo Gavilán (National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change, Mexico), … Uruguay), Luis Chinchay (Metallurgical Mining Geologic National institute, Ecuador), Maria Inés Esquivel (Ministry …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… A and B. This proposed format, which may be found in the report of that session available at … notify the Secretariat and:  develop and implement a national action plan in accordance with Annex C ;  submit … environment, the practices employed, etc. CONTENT OF THE NATIONAL ACTION PLAN (ANNEX C) Annex C lists the elements …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Moving towards effective implementation

… listed in Annex B shall address emissions and releases, report, and identify facilities and report.  No new … ASGM must notify the Secretariat, develop and implement a national action plan (Annex C), and review the plan every 3 … reducing emissions over time. • Possibility to prepare a national plan • Inventory of emissions within 5 years • …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste