| BRS HIGHLIGHTS | April 2025 |
The BRS COPs have started!
Get ready—Geneva is about to transform into the beating heart of global environmental action. From 28 April to 9 May 2025, the world will converge at the Geneva International Conference Centre for the 2025 BRS COPs—a high-stakes, high-energy gathering where the decisions of governments, experts, and stakeholders are set to drive ambitious policies and real solutions that will have the power to shape our planet’s future. Imagine walking into a space where science meets diplomacy, where policy meets passion, and where the invisible threats to our environment—hazardous chemicals and waste—are thrust into the spotlight.
This isn't just one conference—it’s three COPs in one, with the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions taking on pollution, advancing circularity, and supercharging implementation. The agenda is packed with a plethora of activities. From negotiations on electronic waste, plastics and nanomaterials, digilatizing the notification process for waste movements, to the potential listing of ten hazardous chemicals, new POPS, PCB elimination progress, and strengthening implementation, we are not not holding back in our efforts to make visible the invisible. A powerful High-Level Segment will elevate the dialogue further with ministers, high-ranking UN officials, and heads of delegation engaging in bold discussions and landmark commitments.
Outside the negotiation halls, the “Make Visible the Invisible” Fair, Side Events and Lake Exhibition promise a visual, interactive experience like no other—where science, art, and activism converge to awaken public awareness. With over 21 vibrant booths, 56 side events, receptions and ministerial dinners and even games with prizes, the energy will be electric. Whether you're a policymaker, activist, scientist, or journalist, the 2025 BRS COPs are where global action gets real—so gear up, get involved, and help make the invisible impossible to ignore.
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