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The Rotterdam Convention Secretariat is convening a workshop to facilitate knowledge exchange and ensure members are fully equipped to participate effectively in the Committee’s upcoming work.
Chemical Review Committee Orientation Workshop in Rome
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The Rotterdam Convention Secretariat is convening a workshop to facilitate knowledge exchange and ensure members are fully equipped to participate effectively in the Committee’s upcoming work.
CRC Orientation Workshop in Rome
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The report of the Rotterdam Convention COP-12, as well as the compilation of decisions adopted, are now available in all the official UN languages.
COP-12 report now available in the six official UN languages
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The new updated edition of the brochure on “Procedures and Mechanisms on Implementation and Compliance with the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions” is now available in English
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The report presents the environmental performance of the UN system and its continuing progress toward environmental sustainability.
The New GreeningtheBlue Annual Report 2025 is out
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Watch our greetings video for 2026
Our warmest wishes from the BRS family
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UNEA-7 ended with decisions that show multilateralism remains a cornerstone for addressing global challenges towards tackling the interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
UNEA-7 commits to multilateral solutions for a more resilient planet
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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.
The 62nd edition of the Rotterdam Convention PIC Circular is now available
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In 2027, environmental leaders from around the world will meet in Panama for the Conferences of Parties to the Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions to strengthen global governance on hazardous chemicals and waste and advancing coordinated action to protect human health and the environment.
Panama to host the BRS COPs in 2027
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2025 is the International Year of the Preservation of Glaciers and today is also International Mountains Day. Mountains are home to unique ecosystems, but a silent crisis is unfolding with plastic waste invading these pristine landscapes.
Plastic on the peaks – why our mountains are under siege
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The seventh session of UNEA, to be held from 8-12 December 2025, provides a key platform to deepen global cooperation and advance sustainable solutions to address global environmental challenges for a safer, more resilient planet.
UNEA-7: Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet
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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.
Regional Training Workshop on Environmental Risk Assessment for Pesticides
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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 ...
Join us at the webinar on “Embedding the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in United Nations Cooperation Frameworks: status, developments and perspectives on the way forward”.
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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.
Join us at the Minamata Convention COP-6 Knowledge Lab on Informing Integrated Chemicals Management: Data Needs and Experience from Mercury
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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.
Listing of carbosulfan and fenthion formulations in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention
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