BRS NEWSLETTER

Preventing illegal trade in environmentally - sensitive commodities

Green Customs Initiative: the BRS Secretariat hosts the 11th meeting of the GCI Partners in Geneva, 14-15 April 2016.

Information still required on definitions of pesticides, final regulatory action, exports, and technical assistance

Parties are reminded of the invitation to respond to several questionnaires to provide information sought by the Conference of the Parties by 30 April 2016.

Bahrain makes record submission of 30 import responses

The Environmental Assessment and Control Department of the Supreme Council for the Environment in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has submitted 30 remaining import responses meeting its obligation under article 10 of the Rotterdam Convention.

Bill Murray: FAO and the Rotterdam Convention – global cooperation on pesticide lifecycle management

Greetings from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) part of the Rotterdam Convention in Rome.

Report on 1st Meeting of Effectiveness Evaluation Committee now available

The Stockholm Convention Effectiveness Evaluation is well on track to assess global progress on ridding the world of POPs.

Iraq accedes to the Stockholm Convention

The number of Parties to the Convention rises to 180, with Iraq’s accession, which enters into force for this new Party on 6 June 2016.

Upcoming webinars

Upcoming workshops

First ever MOOC on E-waste - now underway

You can still register for, and since 4 April 2016 join, the first ever Massive Open Online Course on the E-waste Challenge, now underway.

Special Programme on Chemicals and Waste: Call for Proposals Open

Aiming to strengthen national institutions and to promote the mainstreaming of sound management of chemicals and wastes, the 1st Call for Proposals is open until 4 July 2016.

Geneva chemicals and wastes workshop focuses on national implementation of SDGs

Governments, international organisations, civil society and the private sector come together to plan delivery of the SDGs, 11 - 13 April 2016.

Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention (OEWG 10)

Back-to-back with the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA2), at which BRS and many partners will be present, the Basel Convention OEWG10 will be staged in Nairobi, Kenya, from 30 May to 2 June 2016.

China and Asia-Pacific: the work of the Regional Centre in Beijing

Interview between Charlie Avis and Dr. Jinhui Li, Executive Director of the Basel and Stockholm Conventions Regional Centre, hosted by the Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Women and men working together for the environment

Kerstin Stendahl reflects on the successful BRS International Womens Day event, which celebrated inspirational women from many Geneva-based organisations.

Joint Basel and Stockholm Regional Centre in China

The BRS network of 23 Regional Centres (RCs) for the Basel and Stockholm Conventions facilitates the provision of technical assistance and the transfer of technologies in order to assist developing country parties and parties with economies in transition to implement their obligations under the two conventions.