Over 27% of pesticides approved in Togo are highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs). Eight (8) of these highly toxic pesticides were registered by the National Committee of Plant Protection Products of Togo and are commonly used in the country even though they are formally banned in Europe and other countries of the world. Find out more in this national report on HHPs and alternatives in Togo from the Organization for the Environment and Sustainable Development (OPED).
This project relates to Sustainable Development Goals 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
IPEN members researched the situation in their countries around plastic waste fuels, also called refuse derived fuel or RDF. Below are country-based reports with the results from each project.
Increasing plastic recycling has been presented as a solution to the plastic crisis, but the projected recycling numbers are often based on false assumptions and misleading statistics. These are often intentionally presented to oversell the capacity and promise of plastic recycling.
In this research brief, we summarize the science on the limitations of plastic recycling and the skewed statistics that are often used to oversell its potential.
This report presents new data on the total lead content of solvent-based paints for decorative and industrial uses available on the market in Tanzania. It also presents background information on why the use of lead paint is a source of serious concern, especially to children’s health; a review of national policy frameworks that are in place banning the manufacture, import, export, sale, and use of lead paint, and provides a strong justification to strengthen compliance monitoring and enforcement of lead paint regulatory controls in Tanzania.
A new report from IPEN finds that while the EU and other countries have banned the use of lead chromates, they continue to allow production and export of this paint ingredient, putting children and families in recipient countries at risk from lead poisoning.
