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The report of the resumed session of the joint meeting of the COPs Bureaux, held online on 26 February 2021, is now available online.
Outcomes of the resumed session of the Joint Bureaux meeting are now online
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The UNEP Special Programme, open until August 2021, supports governments to implement the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm conventions.
Funding available for projects on the sound management of chemicals and waste
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Information sought to guide activities on tackling waste in mountain regions, organised by GRID Arendal, together with UNEP & BRS.
Have your say in the first ever global survey on waste in mountainous regions
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Read our Gender Heroes series for inspiring stories of women’s leadership on implementing at local levels the global agreements for a healthy planet.
On International Women’s Day, and everyday, BRS salutes women around the world working for the sound management of chemicals and waste
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The BRS COP Bureaux have agreed at their resumed joint meeting on 26 February 2021 to hold the Basel Convention’s COP-15, the Rotterdam Convention’s COP-10 and the Stockholm Convention’s COP-10, back-to-back in two segments: an online segment in 2021 and a face-to-face segment in 2...
BRS COP Bureaux agree on a way forward for the organization of the 2021 Triple COPs
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Read the new Global Environment Facility “Guest Blog” by BRS Executive Secretary, Rolph Payet, for news of upcoming priorities for implementing global agreements for a healthy planet.
Stockholm Convention implementation priorities highlighted by The GEF’s guest blog
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Watch Rolph Payet’s video address, which focusses on the environmental dimension for building a resilient and inclusive post-pandemic world.
BRS Executive Secretary addresses the Leadership Dialogue at the 5th UN Environment Assembly, 22-23 February 2021
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Register now for the “Tackling plastic waste through the Basel Convention” UNEA-5 Side Event, kicking off at 1330 Geneva time on Thursday 18 February.
BRS hosts plastic waste Side Event at the 5th UN Environment Assembly, 18 February 2021
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Webinars cover the Basel Convention’s Plastic Waste Partnership, Small Grants Projects, & Strategic Framework Final Evaluation Report; the Rotterdam Convention’s export notification system; & outcomes from the Stockholm Convention’s POPRC-16 meeting.
Join the upcoming BRS webinars, which cover many key aspects of the three conventions’ implementation
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Further consultations ongoing on a proposed way forward for the organization of the 2021 Triple COPs.
BRS COP Bureaux to resume their joint meeting on 26 February 2021 to allow for further consultations
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Continuing preparations for the 2021 meetings of the Conferences of Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, the joint meeting of the COP Bureaux is held online 27 to 29 January.
Joint online meeting of the BRS COP Bureaux to discuss the organization of the meetings of the 2021 Triple COPs
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On the agenda is the proposal to list UV-328, and draft risk profiles for Dechlorane Plus and Methoxychlor. All the documents are publically available, online.
Scientific experts meet online for the 16th meeting of the Stockholm Convention’s POPs Review Committee (POPRC), 11-16 January 2021
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The Basel Convention’s Plastic Waste Amendments become effective on 1 January 2021, changing the way plastic waste is traded, to better protect human health and the environment.
World’s first global, legally-binding measures on curbing plastic waste become effective for 186 States
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BRS Secretariat a proud member of the pan-UN movement to reduce operational footprints, including climate neutrality and reductions in waste generation.
UN family makes progress on “greening the blue”
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Organised by GEN with the BRS Secretariat and a host of other partners, the first of the series focuses on plastic waste.
Join the Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues, online, starting 26 November 2020
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