Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
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The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a global environmental treaty that aims to protect human health and the environment by eliminating or restricting the production and use of long-lasting, toxic chemicals that accumulate in ecosystems.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
international treaty
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multilateral environmental agreement → |
| administeredBy |
United Nations Environment Programme
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| adoptedAt |
Stockholm, Sweden
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| adoptedOn |
2001-05-22
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| aim |
protection of human health from persistent organic pollutants
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protection of the environment from persistent organic pollutants → |
| annex |
Annex A
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Annex B → Annex C → |
| Annex ARequirement |
elimination of production and use of listed chemicals
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| Annex BRequirement |
restriction of production and use of listed chemicals
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| Annex CRequirement |
reduction or elimination of unintentional releases of listed chemicals
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| category |
treaty on hazardous substances
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| concludedUnder |
United Nations Environment Programme
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| cooperatesWith |
Global Environment Facility
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World Health Organization → |
| depositary |
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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| enteredIntoForceOn |
2004-05-17
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| entryIntoForceCondition |
ratification by 50 states
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| establishesBody |
Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention
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Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee → |
| financialMechanism |
Global Environment Facility
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| focus |
elimination of persistent organic pollutants
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restriction of persistent organic pollutants → |
| hasProtocol |
no dedicated protocol
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| headquartersLocation |
Geneva, Switzerland
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| includesPrinciple |
precautionary approach
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| initialChemical |
DDT
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aldrin → chlordane → dieldrin → endrin → heptachlor → hexachlorobenzene → mirex → polychlorinated biphenyls → polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins → polychlorinated dibenzofurans → toxaphene → |
| initialNumberOfChemicalsListed |
12
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| language |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| legalStatus |
binding on parties
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| mechanism |
listing of chemicals in annexes
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| monitoredBy |
Conference of the Parties
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| negotiatedUnder |
United Nations
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| nickname |
treaty on the dirty dozen
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| objective |
elimination or restriction of persistent organic pollutants
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reduction of releases of persistent organic pollutants → |
| openedForSignatureOn |
2001-05-23
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| relatedConvention |
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
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Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade → |
| requires |
measures to reduce or eliminate releases from intentional production and use
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measures to reduce or eliminate releases from stockpiles and wastes → measures to reduce or eliminate releases from unintentional production → national implementation plans → |
| scope |
global
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| secretariat |
Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention
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| shortName |
Stockholm Convention
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| subject |
persistent organic pollutants
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| targetSubstanceProperty |
adverse effects on human health or the environment
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bioaccumulation → long-range environmental transport → persistence → |