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New Guidance materials available to update your NIPs
Nine new Guidance materials were elaborated to assist Parties in updating Stockholm Convention IMplementation Plans, namely in relation to the newly added chemicals (in 2009 and 2011) and they are now available online.
Stockholm Convention continues to allow DDT use for disease vector control
DDT experts met in Geneva 3-5 December 2012.
The eighth Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee of the Stockholm Convention (POPRC-8)
The eighth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-8) of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) took place from 15-19 October 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Success Stories of the Stockholm Convention written by RECETOX
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a publication Success Stories: Stockholm Convention 2001-2011 contributing to the sustainable development on 31 July 2012. Document comprises 37 inspiring stories on successes in implementation and positive impact of the decade long existence of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants.
POPs monitoring experts in Brno
Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX) in cooperation with Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses (IBA) and the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants have organized a 3-day expert meeting on the future of data handling under the Global Monitoring Plan of the Stockholm Convention (13-15 June 2012).
