Assisting parties to protect human health and the environment
December 2017 / January 2018 - No. 17
Welcome
Dear Readers,
we hope you enjoy this bumper New Year double edition of the BRS Newsletter, which features new accessions to the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, new resources available online, and an important Basel Convention meeting in China on electronic waste, and much more besides: #Detox!
The State of Palestine has acceded to the Rotterdam Convention, depositing its instruments of accession to both the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions on 29 December 2017, with entry into force on 29 March 2018.
Data collected and submitted by Parties in their national reports can be used in multiple ways, as demonstrated by new research showing declines in DDT production and use.
The State of Palestine has acceded to the Stockholm Convention, depositing its instruments of accession to both the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions on 29 December 2017, with entry into force on 29 March 2018.
UNITAR, the UN’s training and research institute, and the BRS Secretariat, together offer a range of online training modules of relevance for implementing the conventions.
Stakeholders come together in Beijing, 21-24 January, to share experiences and raise awareness on the environmentally sound management of e-waste in the Asia-Pacific region.
During an intensive period at UN Environment HQ in Nairobi, the BRS Secretariat has organised a side event together with the governments of Germany, Mauritius and Uruguay.
