The simultaneous extraordinary meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions was held in Bali, Indonesia, at the Bali International Convention Centre in, Nusa Dua, from 22 to 24 February 2010.
The convening of three independent treaty conferences simultaneously marked a historic departure for international environmental governance.
The Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in consultation with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), took the unprecedented step of convening the three extraordinary meetings, at the request of the ordinary Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions.