Adopted at COP.12, these much-anticipated guidelines are a crucial resource for parties seeking to sustainably manage this fast-growing waste stream.

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Focal Points from developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition are invited to fill out an online questionnaire, by 10 June 2016.

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ENFORCE brings together regional representatives from Basel Convention parties, Basel Convention Regional Centres and enforcement agencies for capacity building to prevent and combat illegal traffic in hazardous wastes.

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Read the BRS Executive Secretary’s address to the first International Conference on Chemical Safety and Security (ICCSS1) held in Kielce, Poland 18-20 April 2016.

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Aiming to strengthen national institutions and to promote the mainstreaming of sound management of chemicals and wastes, the 1st Call for Proposals is open until 4 July 2016.

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Green Customs Initiative: the BRS Secretariat hosts the 11th meeting of the GCI Partners in Geneva, 14-15 April 2016.

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Our latest interview is with Professor Dr. Jinhui Li, Executive Director of the Basel and Stockholm Conventions Regional Centre, Beijing China.

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You can still register for, and since 4 April 2016 join, the first ever Massive Open Online Course on the E-waste Challenge, now underway.

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As big as the Great Pyramid in Egypt? Watch the BRS short movie to find out.

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Electronic approaches to controlling transboundary movements: two questionnaires for Parties and stakeholders invite input by 1 April 2016.

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BRS secretariat invites tenders for the drafting of ESM factsheets and design options for management of shipbreaking waste.

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BRS Deputy Executive Secretary, Kerstin Stendahl, outlines lessons learnt from 10 years of working on synergies.

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New film shows how science underpins decision-making for the 3 BRS conventions.

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The Executive Board of the UNEP Special Programme holds its first meeting on 2 to 3 February 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Open for comments by 31st March 2016: 1st draft guidance manual on improving the sea-land interface in waste management, building on work by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

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In the last of our popular series on gender, read how Indian women are bringing added responsibility to e-waste re-cycling.

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Best wishes and thanks to all of our parties, partners, donors and stakeholders and looking forward to a fruitful 2016.

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Meet Emily Penn and Lucy Gilliam, leaders of Exxpedition, a team of inspiring women highlighting POPs and plastics in the world’s oceans.

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El Salvador recently deposited its instrument of ratification to the Ban Amendment, meaning only 10 more deposits of instruments are needed for entry into force of the amendment.

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The meeting report of COP-12 is now available in languages.

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Latest in the gender series shows how children are often more vulnerable to the risk of health impacts from hazardous wastes.

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Parties and stakeholders are invited to provide their views by 31 January 2016.

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Latest in the series highlights an inspirational artist leading an initiative to kick out waste and protect lives in Panama.

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See the latest in our Gender Heroes series to find out how two inspiring women helped found and now lead a coalition aiming for environmentally sound shipbreaking.

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The 3rd episode of the BRS Gender Heroes series examines the informal e-waste recycling sector in Africa.

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Initiation of manuals on prevention and minimisation, EPR and financing systems for ESM were among the key results from a meeting held in San Francisco, USA, 10 to 12 November 2015.

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Come and share information with a country of your region on the submission of national reports and the collection of information to be included in the annual report for the Basel Convention. The objective of this webinar is to assist Parties to the Basel Convention in the submission of their national reports, sharing best practices for the data collection.

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To access recognised experts in chemicals and waste, visit the new online Roster, the latest addition to the BRS clearing-house mechanism.

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Jamaica became the latest party to deposit its instrument last week, meaning the Amendment will enter into force with an additional 11 ratifications.

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Outcomes of the 4th International Conference on Chemicals Management, featuring governments, civil society, and private sector, 28 September to 2 October in Geneva.

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The training session which will be held from 20 to 23 October 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria targets national officials from 30 countries Africa, who are responsible and/or involved in the e-waste management process at the national level, specifically in the issues related to the Basel Convention.

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An advance copy of the BC COP-12 meeting report is now available.

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The Implementation and Compliance Committee invites Parties to provide information by 10 September 2015 about their experiences in implementing paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 9 of the Basel Convention. Please click here to view the Secretariat’s Communication and here to view the questionnaire in English, French and Spanish.

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The Small Intersessional Working Group on legal clarity will meet for the third time on 21-22 September 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland

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Seychelles deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Ban Amendment on 15 July 2015, bringing the total number of ratifications to 82 Parties.

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A new summary video film captures the 2015 Triple COPs experience and summarises key data and outcomes

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Representatives from Cote d’Ivoire, Jamaica, Kenya, Phillipines and Nigeria were the winners of the special BRS awards for practitioners who have benefitted from Secretariat training opportunities, and used that training for national implementation.

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More than 130 articles from more than 40 countries: view the articles online.

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View the 4 finalist E-waste photographs honoured at the COPs, including the winning entry from Kai Loeffelbein (Germany).

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Matthias Kern of the BRS Secretariat believes the ITU’s Connect 2020 Agenda goal of reducing E-waste by 50% is achievable.

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Finishing at 03:45 in the morning of Saturday, 16 May 2015, the Meetings of the Conferences of Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions are over, with several key decisions taken.

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The second week of the Triple COPs is underway as parties respond to calls, including from UNEP Chief Achim Steiner, for action on urgent waste and chemicals issues

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Dozens of events, hundreds of partners, and thousands of conversations: the Science Fair was closed by donor partner Finland on saturday having underlined the scientific basis for the three conventions

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Stakeholders and partners highlight the range of relevant issues throughout the two-week COPs, as debates and ideas flourish for sustainable management of chemicals and waste

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Use the interactive BRS App for keeping up with the debates and events

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A look ahead to what to expect from the Triple COPs with Alain Wittig, Andrea Lechner, and Marylene Beau.

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The Presidents of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions met on 21 April 2015 to finalize arrangements for the preparation of the upcoming Triple COPs

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FAO’s Elisabetta Tagliati answers your questions on the Rotterdam Convention and the relationships between pesticides, agriculture and environment.

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Find out all about Rotterdam Convention implementation and the role of FAO in the latest of our interview series marking the Countdown to the Triple COPs.

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Ask Kei Ohno all you need to know about chemicals proposed to be newly listed at this year’s Conference of the Parties

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