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Sustainable Chemicals and Materials Policy for Protecting the Climate and Biodiversity

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BUND
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April 2022
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Chemicals and materials policy deals with both the risks and the opportunities of chemicals as well as with the volume of material flows from raw material extraction to waste. As with the policy areas of climate and biodiversity, there is a need for a global transformation in chemicals and materials policy with a strong focus on the guiding principles of precaution and sustainability. The boundaries of our planet must no longer be exceeded.The impacts of chemicals and materials are closely
Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
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Study on industry involvement in the integrated approach to financing the sound management of chemicals and waste

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SAICM
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April 2022
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The integrated approach to financing the sound management of chemicals and waste was proposed to the Governing Council of UNEP, at its twenty-seventh session in 2013, by the Executive Director of UNEP, in his report on the consultative process on financing options for chemicals and wastes.Industry involvement is one of the three pillars of the integrated approach, along with the mainstreaming of the sound management of chemicals and wastes into development planning and dedicated external financing, and it is central
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Minamata Convention Parties Agree to Strengthen Action on Mercury

March 2022

Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury discussed a framework to evaluate the Convention's effectiveness, during

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GEF Provides Overview of Efforts to Better Manage Chemicals and Waste

March 2022

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has published a document on the evolution of its work to

Emerging Policy Issues: Chemicals in products
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Pesticide Overuse Locked into European Agriculture, Says Paper on Pollution

March 2022

The pollution of European water bodies by hazardous pesticides is not effectively limited by state regulation

Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides
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UNEA Launches Negotiation of Plastic Pollution Treaty, Science Body on Chemicals

March 2022

The UN Environment Assembly made history at its resumed fifth meeting, through decisions to undertake negotiations

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Global Plastic Outlook Calls for More Circularity, National Roadmaps

March 2022

Growing awareness of plastic pollution has influenced public opinion and led to stronger policy interventions, according to

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Summary for Policymakers - Environmental Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance

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UNEP
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February 2022
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The Summary for Policymakers - Environmental Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) launched on the sidelines of UNEA 5.2 taking place from 28 February to 4 March 2022.The report calls to strengthen environmental action within the ‘One Health’ response to AMR, looks at the pollutants that exacerbate AMR in the environment, where they come from, and provides an overview of the environmental action required.
Emerging Policy Issues: Pharmaceutical pollutants Chemicals in products
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