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Pesticide Registration Toolkit

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FAO
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June 2020
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The FAO Pesticide Registration Toolkit is a decision support system for pesticide registrars in developing countries. It will assist registrars in the evaluation and authorization of pesticides. The Toolkit can best be considered as a web-based registration handbook intended for day-to-day use by pesticide registrars.Registration staff can use the Toolkit to support several of their regular tasks, including: finding data requirements, evaluating technical aspects of the registration dossier, choosing an appropriate pesticide registration strategy and procedures, reviewing risk mitigation measures
Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides
https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/ipen-studies-evaluate-sdg-links-pesticide-trends-eastern-europe

IPEN Studies Evaluate SDG Links with Pesticide Trends in Eastern Europe

The International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) has published a series of studies on the production and

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Chemicals of Concern in electronics: List of Lists and Regulatory Frameworks

June 2020
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Chemicals in products and hazardous substances within the life cycle of electrical and electronic products have been longstanding emerging policy issues under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). In order to track and control chemicals along the value chains of electrical and electronic products, stakeholders first must identify relevant chemicals to be addressed. Considering the complexity of the chemical world as well as the complexity of value chains in the electronics sector, this important step can be highly
Emerging Policy Issues: Hazardous chemicals in electronics Chemicals in products
Topics: E-waste Chemicals in electronics
SAICM_UCT HHP CoP Discussion 3 2022 Digest
Community of practice summary of discussions

Rights-based approach to Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) management

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SAICM ,
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January 2023
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The SAICM Secretariat, in partnership with the University of Cape Town, established a community of practice on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) to foster discussions, exchange of best practices, and recommendations to address HHPs amongst relevant stakeholders. This is a summary of the discussion on Rights-based approach to Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) management, which took place on 30 November 2022.

Presenters: Baskut Tuncak (TURI), Peter Hurst, Laurent Gaberell (Public Eye)

Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides
SAICM_UCT HHP CoP Discussion 4 Digest
Community of practice summary of discussions

The importance of farmer and farmer organisations’ perspectives on Highly Hazardous Pesticides

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SAICM
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December 2022
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The SAICM Secretariat, in partnership with the University of Cape Town, established a community of practice on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) to foster discussions, exchange of best practices, and recommendations to address HHPs amongst relevant stakeholders. This is a summary of the discussion on The importance of farmer and farmer organisations' perspectives on Highly Hazardous Pesticides, which took place on 12 December 2022.

Presenters: Prof. Hanna-Andrea Rother (UCT), Andrew Ardington (RegenAg SA)

Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides
SAICM UCT HHP CoP 2022 Digest Compilation
Community of practice summary of discussions

Community of Practice on Highly Hazardous Pesticides - 2022 Digest Compilation

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SAICM ,
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January 2023
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The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have established a Community of Practice (CoP) on Highly Hazardous Pesticides to bring representatives from different sectors together and to create a learning network around issues related to addressing Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). This is a compilation of summaries of the discussions, which took place in 2022.

Emerging Policy Issues: Highly Hazardous Pesticides
Topics: Knowledge Management
https://saicmknowledge.org/articles/pesticide-plastic-stabilizer-among-chemicals-advanced-stockholm-review

Pesticide, Plastic Stabilizer among Chemicals Advanced for Stockholm Review

The Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Review Committee (POPRC) to the Stockholm Convention  on persistent organic pollutants

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https://saicmknowledge.org/events/online-discussion-role-and-importance-national-and-regional-highly-hazardous-pesticides
Online discussion: The role and importance of national and regional Highly Hazardous Pesticides strategies

The Secretariat of the Strategic Approach to Chemicals Management (SAICM) and the University of Cape Town

Emerging Policy Issues:
Highly Hazardous Pesticides (74) Hazardous chemicals in electronics (41)
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