Minamata Convention
The Minamata
Convention on Mercury is an international treaty designed to protect
human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and
releases of mercury and mercury compounds.
Basel Convention
The
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and Their Disposal is an international treaty that was designed
to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, and
specifically to prevent transfer of hazardous waste from developed to
less developed countries (LDCs) .
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP
coordinates the Global Mercury Partnership, a multi-sectoral network
that focuses on immediate actions to reduce the harmful effects of
Mercury pollution.
Stockholm Convention
The Stockholm
Convention is an international environmental treaty, signed in 2001 and
effective from May 2004, that aims to eliminate or restrict the
production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
NGO Shipbreaking Platform
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is a global coalition of organisations working to reverse the environmental harm and human rights abuses caused by current shipbreaking practices and to ensure the safe and environmentally sound dismantling of end-of-life ships worldwide.
Nexus3 Foundation / Balifokus
The
Nexus Foundation for Environmental Health and Development or Nexus3
Foundation (previously known as BaliFokus Foundation) works to safeguard
public, especially vulnerable populations, from environment, health and
development problems towards a toxic-free, just, and
sustainable for future generations.
Basel Action Network (BAN)
Basel Action Network (BAN) is a non-profit organization creating a sustainable world where society’s discarded items remain a force for good.