The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions are three MEAs that share the common objective of protecting human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals and wastes. However, their scope extends far beyond pollution.
Earth is a mega-ecosystem, consisting of various interconnected elements, which cannot be examined separately from one another. For instance, hazardous chemicals and wastes cause pollution and, at the same time, drive climate change, all of which impacts on biological diversity.
The Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions has developed a series of publications, set to explore and highlight the interlinkages between the chemicals and waste and the biodiversity clusters which demonstrate that environmental issues need to be approached from a holistic standpoint, if they are to be addressed successfully.