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Online Segment of 2021 Triple COPs successfully concludes with key decisions adopted

More than 1,300 representatives from more than 160 countries agree key decisions to keep work towards sound management of chemicals and waste on track.

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2021 Triple COPs convened online with more than 1,000 delegates, 26 to 30 July

Read the official press release as more than 150 countries join the online segment of the 2021 meetings of the Conferences of Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, & Stockholm conventions.

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Story map: Plastic waste and the Basel Convention

Follow the plastic waste crisis as it unfolds around the world, with our dynamic data visualization map, and find out more about the role of the Basel Convention’s Plastic Waste Amendments in minimising and managing plastic waste.

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BRS Triple COPs: Technical trials for registered participants of the online segment of the COPs, ahead of the meetings

Officially registered participants are invited to join technical trials on 21 July and 22 July to become familiar with the use of the meeting platforms.

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Triple COPs 2021: Working documents, including budget documents for consideration by the COPs, available online in the 6 UN languages

Pre-session documents for the online segment of the Triple COPs, including the proposed interim programmes of work & proposed budgets for the conventions for 2022, now available.

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Journalists: Cover the 2021 Triple COPs on the sound management of chemicals and waste

Accreditation process now open for correspondents seeking to attend the meetings of the Conferences of Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam & Stockholm conventions, (online segment) from 26 to 30 July 2021.

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Photo exhibition on plastic waste open on Geneva waterfront and online

Photos from around the world showcased through live and virtual exhibitions, organised by the Basel Convention’s Plastic Waste Partnership, Geneva Environment Network, UNEP, Norway, and the City of Geneva.

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Webinar on financial incentives for environmentally sound management of E-waste in Ghana, 7 to 8 July 2021

For the second webinar in this series, attention switches to financial aspects of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Policy.

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