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Three leading multilateral environmental agreements addressing the life -cycle of chemicals and wastes.
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@brsconventions.bsky.social🎉 Join our webinar to celebrate the International E-waste Day!
Learn more about the topic from industry experts and concrete cases.
👉 Follow the event page for details and updates.
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@genevaenvironmentnetwork.orgReposted by @brsconventions.bsky.socialThe GEN is at the #MinamataOnline session "Chemicals & Waste on the Road to @unbiodiversity.bsky.social #COP17Armenia" focusing on updates on pollution and biodiversity & exploring collaborative initiatives of MEAs contributing to the #KMGBF.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.orgReposted by @brsconventions.bsky.socialIn the face of triple planetary crisis, economic pressures & geopolitical uncertainty, Exec. Sec. Rolph Payet underscores how MEAs have never been more relevant. #BRSCOPs2027 provides an opportunity to protect human health & envt. through strengthened intl. cooperation.
@brsconventions.bsky.social🌏 From knowledge to action: strengthening implementation of the Rotterdam Convention across Asia.
✅ 30 participants ✅ 16 countries ✅ 3 days of practical learning ✅ One shared goal: stronger implementation of the #RotterdamConvention
🔗 Learn more about the workshop: www.pic.int/Implementati...
@brsconventions.bsky.social🌊 On #WorldMaritimeDay, we join IMO in highlighting this year’s theme: “From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence.”
Through the #BaselConvention, countries work to control transboundary movements of hazardous and other wastes and promote their environmentally sound management. 🌍♻️
@enb.iisd.orgReposted by @brsconventions.bsky.social#POPRC Flame retardants added to plastics are under review as potential persistent organic pollutants. Several industry associations, including the semiconductor and medical device industries, also suspect they are present in their products. @brsconventions.bsky.social
@brsconventions.bsky.social📱💻 What happens to our electronics when they reach the end of their useful life?
🎥 Take a few minutes to learn more about Tackling the global waste challenge; strengthening controls for transboundary movements of waste in addressing this growing waste stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnMw...
@enb.iisd.orgReposted by @brsconventions.bsky.socialThe Chemical Review Committee reviewed 28 notifications of bans or restrictions of 14 chemicals.
They agreed to recommend listing lead chromates in the Rotterdam Convention and to draft supporting information for countries. @brsconventions.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.orgReposted by @brsconventions.bsky.socialThe EU and Norway nominated two groups of brominated flame retardants used in #plastics, which could prompt a broader review of their potential POPs characteristics.
@brsconventions.bsky.social #POPRC #chemicals
@enb.iisd.orgReposted by @brsconventions.bsky.social#CRC22 Of the 28 notifications from countries that banned or restricted a chemical, four met the criteria for inclusion in the Rotterdam Convention. @brsconventions.bsky.social
@brsconventions.bsky.social🌍 #WorldOzoneDay: Cooperation helps the ozone layer recover. The BRS and Ozone secretariats developed a draft guide; PACE II addresses cooling e-waste. ozone.unep.org/system/files...
@brsconventions.bsky.social📣 Extra! Extra! Busy season ahead!
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