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Highlights of the first Stockholm Convention Effectiveness Evaluation Report, including factsheets on 5 key POPs, now available online.
Monitoring shows regulations are reducing environmental & human exposure to toxic chemicals
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Anne Daniel, Chair of the Stockholm Convention’s Effectiveness Evaluation Committee, shares her thoughts.
How effective is the Stockholm Convention?
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As the first-ever Effectiveness Evaluation report is published, BRS expert Ana-Maria Witt answers your questions on www.unep.org.
Ask your questions about the Stockholm Convention online, now
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The Director of the Basel and Stockholm Regional Centre for anglophone Africa, Taeolo Letsela, shares his thoughts ahead of the 2017 Triple COPs.
Latest regional focus takes us to Pretoria, South Africa
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Maria-Cristina Cardenas is the second in our “Countdown to the COPs” series as UNEP’s expert-of-the-day.
What role for the private sector in implementing the chemicals conventions?
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Addressing amendments from COP-6 and COP-7, Norway has transmitted its updated National Implementation Plan.
Norway transmits updated Stockholm Convention NIP
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Malta has ratified the Stockholm Convention, depositing its instruments to become a Party to both the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions on 17 January 2017, entering into force on 17 April 2017.
Malta ratifies the Stockholm Convention, becoming 181st Party
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With financial support from Switzerland, parties will consult regionally at preparatory meetings organised in March in Bangkok, Dakar, Riga and Sao Paolo.
Regional BRS Preparatory Meetings scheduled to ensure efficient COPs
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The BRS Secretariat welcomes Carlos Martin-Novella as Deputy Executive Secretary. Mr Martin-Novella, previously at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), replaces Kerstin Stendahl, who joins IPCC, as of 1 January 2017.
New Deputy Executive Secretary for the BRS Secretariat
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Addressing amendments from COP-6 and COP-7, Poland has transmitted its updated National Implementation Plan.
Poland transmits updated Stockholm Convention NIP
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Pre-session documents for the three COPs, including the proposed programmes of work and budgets for the conventions for 2018-2019, are now available.
Now online: pre-session documents, including budget documents for consideration by the COPs
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Addressing amendments from COP-4 and COP-5, Rwanda has transmitted its updated National Implementation Plan.
Rwanda the latest country to transmit updated Stockholm Convention NIP
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Addressing amendments made at COP-4, COP-5 and COP-6, Uganda has transmitted its revised and updated National Implementation Plan.
Uganda transmits updated Stockholm Convention NIP
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Find out more about the work of the Basel and Stockholm Regional centre in Pretoria, South Africa.
Focus on regional implementation switches to Africa
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The Executive Secretary and staff wish all parties, observers, collaborators, partners and donors a peaceful and successful (Triple COPs) 2017.
Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year
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The Secretariat recently extended its agreement with IMPEL on illegal waste and chemicals trafficking to include cooperation relevant to all three conventions.
Strengthening enforcement of environmental law in Europe
The Secretariat recently extended its agreement with IMPEL on illegal waste and chemicals trafficking to include cooperation relevant to all three conventions.
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Addressing amendments made at COP-4, COP-5 and COP-6, Turkey has transmitted its revised and updated National Implementation Plan.
Turkey transmits updated Stockholm Convention NIP
Addressing amendments made at COP-4, COP-5 and COP-6, Turkey has transmitted its revised and updated National Implementation Plan.
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The 2015 Stockholm Convention amendments listing: hexachlorobutadiene; PCP its salts and esters; and PCNs, enter into force for most Parties on 15 December 2016.
Amendments listing additional chemicals for elimination enter into force on 15 December for most Parties
The 2015 Stockholm Convention amendments listing: hexachlorobutadiene; PCP its salts and esters; and PCNs, enter into force for most Parties on 15 December 2016.
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The report of the joint meeting of the COPs bureaux held on 3 and 4 November 2016 is now available.
Outcomes of the joint bureaux meeting
The report of the joint meeting of the COPs bureaux held on 3 and 4 November 2016 is now available.
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Addressing amendments made at the Stockholm Convention COP-4, COP-5 and COP-6, Croatia has transmitted its revised and updated National Implementation Plan.
Croatia transmits revised and updated NIP
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