After six years as chair of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC), Peter Dawson looks back on his journey filled of global collaboration.

UN scientific committee agrees that polybrominated dioxins and furans and mixed polybrominated and polychlorinated dioxins and furans meet all criteria for persistent organic pollutants but defers its decision on moving to the next stage for global action under the Stockholm Convention.

Check out the various calls for information and nominations set out in decisions of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention.

View the decisions adopted at the COP-12.