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| Title: | Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The Basel Convention is committed to protecting human health and the environment against adverse effects resulting from the generation, movement and management of waste. Current activities cover a broad range of issues including the health and environment [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.basel.int/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Capacity building for Promoting Production and Trading Opportunities for Organic Agriculture in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) (2005/7-2007/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch | ||||||||
| Description: | Organic agriculture (OA) is a unique production system which offers a range of environmental, social and economic benefits for developing countries. To reap the multifaceted benefits of OA, however, governments must create an enabling environment that [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf | ||||||||
| Title: | Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (1991/2-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Economic Commission for Europe | ||||||||
| Description: | The Espoo (EIA) Convention stipulates the obligations of Parties to assess the environmental impact of certain activities at an early stage of planning. It also lays down the general obligation of States to notify and consult each other on all major projects [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unece.org/env/eia/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) (1972-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | International Maritime Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | The Inter-Governmental Conference on the Convention on the Dumping of Wastes at Sea, which met in London in November 1972 at the invitation of the United Kingdom, adopted this instrument, generally known as the London Convention. / / When the Convention [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.imo.org/Conventions/mainframe.asp?topic_id=258&doc_id=681 | ||||||||
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| Title: | ECOPROFIT (ÖKOPROFIT) (1992/1-2017/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | STENUM -STENUM GmbH | ||||||||
| Description: | ECOPROFIT (ÖKOPROFIT) is a city based initiative initiated by the city of Graz commissioning STENUM to do a regional cleaner production programme. Each year appr. 15 companies of the city are involved in a series of ten workshops and consulting to identify [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.oekoprofit.at | ||||||||
| Title: | EIB's Corporate Operational Plan 2004-2006 (2004-2006) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | United Nations (DESA) | ||||||||
| Description: | As the European Union's financing institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB) provides long-term financing for investment projects furthering economic objectives of the EU in the area of regional development; the promotion of a European knowledge-based [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.eib.org | ||||||||
| Title: | Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) (1987/1-2008/9) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | International Energy Agency Energy Technology Data Exchange | ||||||||
| Description: | ETDE is an Implementing Agreement under the International Energy Agency (IEA). Through its member countries and international partners, ETDE provides an extensive bibliographic database (plus full text links) announcing published energy research and technology [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.etde.org/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) (1994-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | TerraChoice Environmental Marketing Inc. | ||||||||
| Description: | The Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) is a non-profit association of third-party, environmental performance labelling organizations founded in 1994 to improve, promote, and develop the "ecolabelling" of products and services. The mission of the GEN [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.gen.gr.jp/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Global Information Network on Chemicals (GINC) (1994/4-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Japan National Institute of Health Sciences | ||||||||
| Description: | The purpose of the GINC project is to foster generation and circulation of chemical-related information among all countries and international organizations for the promotion of chemical safety. It aims at providing networking arrangements for linking [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.nihs.go.jp/GINC/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) (2002-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | ||||||||
| Description: | The “Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals” (GHS) provides the basis for the worldwide harmonization of the different existing systems applied in various sectors (transport, agriculture, workplace safety, consumer protection [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html | ||||||||
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| Title: | IFCS - Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (1995/4-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety | ||||||||
| Description: | The Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS) is a mechanism to develop and promote strategies and partnerships among national governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. The purposes of the Forum are: provide policy guidance; [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.ifcs.ch | ||||||||
| Title: | INFOCAP (Information Exchange Network on Capacity Building for the Sound Management of Chemicals) (2003/7-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety | ||||||||
| Description: | INFOCAP is an internet-based network designed to facilitate the exchange and public accessibility of information related to chemicals management capacity building. The general objective of INFOCAP is to enhance effective coordination and cooperation [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.infocap.info | ||||||||
| Title: | Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) (1995-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Health Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | The Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) is the pre-eminent mechanism for initiating, facilitating and coordinating international action to achieve the WSSD 2020 goal for sound management of chemicals. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.who.int/iomc/en/ | ||||||||
| Title: | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of Ships (1973-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | International Maritime Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of Ships, 1973 was adopted in 1973. This Convention was subsequently modified by the Protocol 1978 relating thereto, which was adopted in 1978. The Protocol introduced stricter regulations for [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.imo.org/Conventions/contents.asp?doc_id=678&topic_id=258 | ||||||||
| Title: | International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Health Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | Provides expert advice and technical assistance on chemical safety issues. The two main roles are to establish the scientific basis, using health and environment risk assessment, for safe use of chemicals, and to strengthen national capabilities for chemical [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.who.int/pcs/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Life Cycle Initiative (2002/4-2010) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Environment Programme - Division for Technology, Industry and Economics | ||||||||
| Description: | The first phase of the Life Cycle Initiative (LCI) started in 2002 and was completed in 2006. The aim was to promote life cycle thinking worldwide. Three programs were established: Application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and life cycle thinking development, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.uneptie.org/pc/sustain/lcinitiative/home.htm | ||||||||
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| Title: | Pacific Regional Solid Waste Management Strategy (2004-2005) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | This programme followed the endorsement, at the Japan/Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PALM 2003), of the need for developing a Pacific Regional Solid Waste Management Strategy building on the draft Master Plan prepared by the Japanese Government. [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.sprep.org/solid_waste/index.asp | ||||||||
| Title: | Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (2003/5-ongoing) | ||||||||
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| Description: | The Kiev (SEA) Protocol, once in force, will require its Parties to evaluate the environmental consequences of their official draft plans and programmes. SEA is undertaken much earlier in the decision-making process than EIA, and it is therefore seen [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unece.org/env/sea/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Harzardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (PIC) (1998-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN -UN Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The Convention establishes a first line of defense by giving importing countries the tools and information they need to identify potential hazards and exclude chemicals they cannot manage safely. If a country agrees to import chemicals, the Convention [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.pic.int | ||||||||
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| Title: | Shopping for a Better World (2005/9-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | United Nations Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | As a key link between producers and consumers, the retail sector is a major driver of production and consumption patterns. Retailers have a great influence on producers, suppliers and consumers and therefore can help contribute to the promotion of sustainability [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep.fr/pc/retail | ||||||||
| Title: | Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (2001-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs). POPs are chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.pops.int | ||||||||
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| Title: | Working Group on Waste Prevention and Recycling (WGWPR) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | ||||||||
| Description: | The Working Group addresses and conducts research in waste management including extended producer responsibility (EPR), Environmentally Sound Management (ESM); and holds workshops and issuing recommendations for member states. | ||||||||
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| Title: | ZERMEG - Zero Emission Retrofitting Method for Existing Galvanising Plants (2002/1-2010/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | STENUM GmbH | ||||||||
| Description: | ZERMEG (zero emission retrofitting of galvanizing plants) aims at zero emission galvanizing. It gives a method to identify all options (organisational and technological) to reduce water consumption and use of chemicals by systematically calculating the [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.zermeg.net | ||||||||
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