A crowd of people stands indoors near two large banners that read COPs Basel/Rotterdam/Stockholm Conventions and BRS 2023 COPs. The setting appears to be a conference or event.

BRS COPs 2023

مؤتمرات الأطراف في اتفاقيات بازل وروتردام واستكهولم
جنيف، سويسرا
May 1-12, 2023

 IPEN welcomed adoption at the COPs meetings of several new policies to protect global health and the environment from toxic chemicals while warning that exemptions to restrictions on harmful chemicals would leave public health at risk globally.

بيان IPEN

Countries Agree to Ban Two Toxic Plastic Chemicals and a Hazardous Pesticide

At the conclusion of the BRS COPs, IPEN welcomed the decision by the COP to ban the plastic additive UV-328, the flame retardant Dechlorane Plus (also often used in plastics), and the pesticide methoxychlor.

However, IPEN warned that exemptions would leave the public at risk. Dr. Sara Brosché, an IPEN Science Advisor noted, “The COP took an important step today toward protecting human health and the environment from three chemicals linked to serious health conditions and threats to biodiversity. But it is clear that some countries are reluctant to put the necessary systems in place that would help track these hazardous materials. The only solution is to move quickly to eliminate these and other toxic chemicals and adopt safer alternatives.”

اضغط أدناه لقراءة البيان الصحفي لمنظمة IPEN.

مقاطع فيديو مميزة

فعاليات IPEN التعليمية

خلال المفاوضات، استضافت IPEN عدة فعاليات لتثقيف المندوبين، بما في ذلك:

  • A panel on “Why Low POPs Content Levels Matter.”
  • A panel on “Plastics and Chemicals Under the Stockholm Convention.”
  • A panel on “PCB Elimination and Non-Combustion Technologies.”

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A woman with a head covering speaking for IPEN at BRS 2023

مواد IPEN

IPEN noted several developments at the 2023 COPs and provided resources for delegates. Some highlights included:

  • آراء ايبن السريعة
  • في إحاطة جديدة, IPEN warned that exemptions to global bans on POPs are a growing problem, particularly given the availability of safer alternatives.
  • To advocate for the global ban on Dechlorane Plus, IPEN released دراسة with Arnika and Ecological Alert and Recovery – Thailand (EARTH) showing high levels of Dechlorane Plus in Thai plastic e-waste workers. 
  • IPEN also distributed its research update on UV-328 to support the global ban on that plastic chemical. 
  • أصدرت IPEN الإحاطة during the negotiations that showed high levels of banned POPs in recycled plastic toys and impacts to the food chain in Kenya, demonstrating the lack of transparency needed for identifying and tracking POPs. 

المنشورات

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