BRS Executive Secretary Rolph Payet, speaking at #MinamataCOP6 on the opportunities to tackle the root causes of the interlinked environmental crises of #climatechange, #biodiversity loss and #pollution.

#BRSConventions #MinamataConvention #Sustainability

The BRS Conventions team has been in Brussels this past week to discuss the outcomes of the 2025 BRS COPs!

#BRSConventions #BRSCOPs2025 #ChemicalsandWastes #EU #GreenDeal #Chemicals #Waste #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #GreenFinance #PollutionBonds #ClimateAction #Pollution #COP2025

Shweta Dabholkar, our policy and project officer, spoke at a #BRSConventions side event last week on the urgent need to phase out #HighlyHazardousPesticides and use safer alternatives 🌱.

We are deeply grateful to to CEJAD, Biovision, PAN International & CPSP for their continued support. 🙏

We are proud to participate in #MinamataCOP6 on #Mercury. See the technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of waste containing mercury tinyurl.com/3tdzmpmt

#BRSConventions #ChemicalsGovernance #WasteManagement

The decision to ban the import of #plasticwaste comes after years of activism and seeks to mitigate the environmental and health effects associated with poor plastic waste management #EARTH, @toxicsfree.bsky.social #BRSConventions #PlasticsTreaty www.theguardian.com/environment/...

👗 Fashion is tied to #ChemicalsandWaste at every stage—from production to landfill—posing risks to people & planet. 🌍 Join our Executive Secretary Rolph Payet’s keynote on 26 Sept 2025. Register: unfashionalliance.org/event/
#BRSConventions #SustainableFashion #MakeVisibleTheInvisible #fastfashion

For #WorldCleanupDay 2025, we focus on a pressing global issue: textile and fashion waste.

We can all be part of the solution by:
👗 Choose quality over quantity
🧵 Repaire and repurposing clothes
♻️ Recycle textiles responsibly
🌿 Choose natural fibers

#BRSConventions #BeatWastePollution

#GEF approves $206.8M program to eliminate toxic PCBs by 2028, hitting key Stockholm Convention goals. A game-changing coalition of the World Bank, UNEP, AfDB & more is tackling harmful chemicals, paving the way for cleaner energy systems. #GEF #PCBs #Sustainability #BRSConventions
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🌊 On #WorldMaritimeDay, we join #IMO to protect our oceans. The #BaselConvention fights marine pollution by regulating hazardous waste for safer, cleaner seas.

🌍♻️ Learn more: www.basel.int/Implementati...
#BRSConventions #MarineProtection #OurOcean #OceanConservation #OceanStewardship

The final #G20 Environment & Climate Sustainability Working Group meetings are underway in Cape Town (13–15 Oct). Ministers aim to adopt a declaration on global environmental priorities from biodiversity to chemicals & oceans.
🔗 Learn more: g20.org
#BRSConventions #ClimateAction

Season's Greetings from the #BRSConventions Secretariat

BRS Exec Secretary in Brussels yesterday:

As Europe faces climate change & geopolitical instability, investing in pollution prevention strengthens supply chains, boosts competitiveness, and builds resilience.

#BRSConventions #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #PollutionPrevention

🌴 On the International Day of the Tropics, let’s remember: Protecting tropical ecosystems starts with protecting those who pollinate, fly, and bloom. Pesticides are not just harming pests, they’re harming entire ecosystems.
#InternationalDayOfTheTropics #TropicsDay #BRSConventions #chemicalsandwaste

We are at the Minamata Convention on Mercury's #MinamataCOP-6! Pop by to say hi and learn about the #BRSConventions, and how we work to protect humans health the environment.

Click here for information on the BRS Conventions and the Minamata Convention: www.brsmeas.org/MediaHub/New...

The #BRSConventions are at the #MinamataCOP6 Special Event "Driving effective and inclusive implementation of the Minamata Convention on #Mercury" facilitating the exchange of experiences and actions to implement the Minamata Convention.

#InternationalMountainDay #BRSConventions 🌍🏔️ 2024 progress:
✅ Pilots in Seychelles, Lesotho, Rwanda, Peru, Kazakhstan
✅ Inventory data in Kazakhstan, Peru, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
✅ Mountain Plastic Waste Workshop (Nov24-Tajikistan)
✅ MoU with snowsports associations
#ProtectMountainEcosystems!