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Rome, Italy, 26 September 2025 - From household gardens to large-scale agriculture, pesticides are widely used around the world, but many carries hidden dangers. At a time when one in eleven people face hunger, the sound management of pesticides, together with sustainable agriculture and food system...
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A five-day workshop organized by the Rotterdam Convention and Mexico’s SEMARNAT to train national authorities and Latin American officers on pesticide evaluation, regulatory updates, Pesticide risk evaluation successes, EU methods, and practical environmental risk evaluation exercises.
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The event which is organized in cooperation with UNEP will present findings and approaches to strengthen the integration of pollution action and the implementation of the BRS conventions in United Nations Cooperation Frameworks, in particular highlighting the work of the compliance committees under ...
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Explore the power of data to support integrated chemicals management, learn from mercury success stories, and in science-policy collaborations including with the Stockholm Convention’s Global Monitoring Plan.
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The amendments to list carbosulfan and fenthion in Annex III enter into force on 22 October 2025. Parties are invited to provide their import responses.
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At the end of her tenure as Chair of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC) of the Rotterdam Convention, Noluzuko “Zukie” Gwayi shares her reflections on the achievements, challenges, and lessons learned over the past eight years.
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The 21st meeting of the Chemical Review Committee will open on 23 September 2025 in Rome.
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Read the advance English version of the report of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention.
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The PIC Circular is a key document in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention, both for the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure and as a mechanism for the exchange of information on hazardous chemicals.
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Check out the various calls for information set out in decisions of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention.
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View the decisions adopted at the COP-12.
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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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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, available in six languages.
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The Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions are now underway from 28 April to 9 May. Join the global effort to make the invisible visible. Explore our daily video highlights and photo gallery in the BRS COPs 2025 Newsroom.
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Discover the inspiring topics that will be explored this year to Make Visible the Invisible in the environmentally sound management of chemicals and waste and join the discussions!
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All meeting documents for the 2025 BRS COPs are now available in the 6 UN languages.
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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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60th edition of the Rotterdam Convention PIC Circular is now available! The PIC Circular is a key document in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention for the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure and for the exchange of information on hazardous chemicals in international tra...
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