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Geneva, Switzerland, 9 May 2025 — Governments from 180 countries adopted a series of bold decisions to advance the sound management of chemicals and wastes, protect human health, safeguard the environment and biodiversity and contribute to tackling climate change.
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Renowned alpine ski legend joins global push to protect mountain ecosystems from plastic and chemical pollution.
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The Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions proudly welcomes an alpine ski legend and environmental champion as our new BRS Advocate for Clean Mountains and Glaciers!
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Read the original press release by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change – Government of India (PIB).
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Global leaders convened in Geneva for the BRS COPs High-level Segment, reaffirming their commitment to tackling pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss through stronger chemicals and waste management. Ministers emphasized circular economy policies, innovative financing, and inclusive global...
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Over 1,600 participants from 170 countries have gathered in Geneva for the 2025 BRS COPs to tackle hazardous chemicals and waste. A High-Level Segment will drive global action on pollution, circularity, and implementation under the theme “Make Visible the Invisible.”
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We invite you to be a part of the second day of the ministerial interactive discussions where outcomes on the sub-themes pollution, circularity, and implementation will be presented and discussed, available in six languages.
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Be part of the global conversation on pollution, circularity, and implementation.
Watch the Opening Ceremony discussions on YouTube in 6 languages :
Watch in Arabic
Watch in Chinese
Watch in English
Watch in French
Watch in Spanish
Watch in Russian
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The 2025 BRS COPs side events officially kicked off yesterday, bringing together bold ideas and technical solutions for sound chemicals and waste management.
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The Thought Starter document containing background information on the theme of the high-level segment and guiding questions to facilitate the ministerial roundtable discussions and the interactive panel discussions is now available in the six UN languages.
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The online registration system for the 2025 BRS COPs will close on 20 April 2025. Register now!
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Preparations intensify for the BRS COPs with the regional preparatory meeting for the Eastern Europea region
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Representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean met in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 18 to 20 March 2025 in preparation for the upcoming meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
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Representatives from Africa met in Lusaka, Zambia from 18 to 20 March 2025 in preparation for the upcoming meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions.
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All meeting documents for the 2025 BRS COPs are now available in the 6 UN languages.
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Two training sessions of potential chairs for meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions were held in Geneva from 3 to 7 February 2025.
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The third call to submit proposals for pilot projects under the Plastic Waste Partnership is now open, with a submission deadline of 30 April 2025. Project proposals can receive funding ranging from USD 50,000 to USD 500,000.
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The proposed programmes of work and budgets for the biennium 2026-2027 to be considered by the 2025 BRS COPs are now available.
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On 1 January 2025 the E-Waste amendments to the Basel Convention became effective, thus making all transboundary movements of
e-wastes, whether hazardous or not, subject to the prior informed consent (PIC) procedure.
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