Pesticides
activities to address the use of substances used to destroy insects or other organisms that are harmful to for cultivating plants or human health; includes the activities of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, which is a multilateral treaty to promote shared responsibilities in relation to importation of hazardous chemicals.
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SEE MOREUN Report Details Actions to Minimize Negative Impacts of Pesticides
UN Report Details Actions to Minimize Negative Imp...
Talks on Chemicals and Waste Management Instrument to Resume Ahead of ICCM5
Talks on Chemicals and Waste Management Instrument...
guest articles
SEE MORETowards a Healthier Future: The Contributions of the EU to the Activities of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Closer to Home Than We Think: Chemicals and the Formula for Sound Management
Highly Hazardous Pesticides: Finding Alternatives and Reducing Risk by 2020
Protecting Human Health and the Environment – The Rotterdam Convention: 10 Years of Entry into Force
policy briefs
SEE MOREIntegrating Policy: Water, Endocrine Disruptors, and Pharmaceuticals
Financing the Sound Management of Chemicals and Wastes
Creating a Strong Policy Framework for Sound Chemicals Management
2022: A Full Calendar for SDG Discussions and Global Environmental Governance
Events
SEE MOREBasel Convention COP17, Rotterdam Convention COP12, and Stockholm Convention COP12
28 April - 9 May 2025
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Fifth Meeting of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5)
23-29 September 2023
Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Basel Convention COP16, Rotterdam Convention COP11, and Stockholm Convention COP11
1-12 May 2023
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Second Segment of the Basel Convention COP15, Rotterdam Convention COP10, and Stockholm Convention COP10
6-17 June 2022
Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
High-level Segment of the meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions
1 June 2022
Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Basel Convention COP15, Rotterdam Convention COP10 and Stockholm Convention COP10
26-30 July 2021
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