As the world’s top decision-making body on the environment – the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6), is taking place from 26 February to 1 March 2024 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. UNEA-6 is focused on how multilateralism can help tackle the triple planetary crisis of […]
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, is about to start – EASD is participating
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, is about to start ( 28 November – 2 December 2022) in Punta del Este, Uruguay. EASD is participating virtually, starting on November 26 with participation at Multi-stakeholder Forum of INC-1 . The Forum aims to facilitate the exchange of information and gather perspectives from […]
Happening at UNEP: OEWG1- Science-Policy Panel and pre-event webinar on Lessons learned for the Science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and prevention of pollution
EASD representative participated on October 6, 2022 in the first part of OEWG1: Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (hybrid format). The meeting allowed Member States and observers the opportunity to deliver general statements on the establishment of the science-policy panel (EASD is among […]
Call to action for a tomorrow without toxics
Sign the Call to Action here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecU8_1QRK983bsB1s92c0sHyVBv adDWW2dW–T_46_JiWjgg/viewform Urgent call for a strong SAICM-Beyond-2020-Framework ensuring sound chemicals and waste management! Increasing chemical production, use of harmful chemicals, pollution, and waste are turning into a third planetary crisis[1], beside the climate and biodiversity crises, and at the same time exacerbating them. There is an urgent need […]
Integrated chemicals and waste management approach and SAICM beyond 2020
EASD is National SAICM Focal Point for Serbia. EASD Honorable President and Advisor participated virtually in a side-event organized by the SAICM Secretariat in partnership with the IOMC Participating Organizations, during the face-to-face segment of the Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BC COP-15, RC COP-10, SC […]
Virtual tour on the experience from Italian practices in circular economy
Punto.sud, within the frame of ENV.net project, successfully organized on November 9-11, 2020, virtual tour: Circular city, transition economy and civil society – the experience from Italian practices in circular economy. EASD representatives were in Milan, virtually…. More about tour.
EASD research presented at EurAsia Waste Management Symposium
EASD research on circular economy (paper Circular Economy goes beyond Waste Management 2020), supported by ENV.net project, on October 27 2020, was presented at EurAsia Waste Management Symposium. EurAsia Waste Management Symposium provide a comprehensive overview of effective waste management strategies across the Asian and the European regions. Also, the symposium provide the opportunity to […]
(Our) Berlin Declaration have the quotation in the European Commissions Report
In the Final report on Assessment of the feasibility of phasing-out dental amalgam, on page 32, used Berlin Declaration as the reference, more precisely: *2017: Berlin Declaration: After a gathering at a two-day Pan-European Summit to plan the end of amalgam, environmental and consumer NGOs, dental associations, Members of the national parliaments and the European […]
Country factsheets on resource efficiency and circular economy in Europe: EASD activities mentioned
In July 2019, EEA issued TC/WMGE Reports 4/2019: Country factsheets on resource efficiency and circular economy in Europe – a set of 32 country factsheets that summarise policies and initiatives on the area of resource efficiency and circular economy. In Report for Serbia: Resource efficiency and circular economy in Europe – even more from less, An […]
Global Meeting & Forum on Chemicals and Waste, 2020
EASD participated at IPEN Global Meeting and Forum on Chemicals and Waste, among 93 environmental and health leaders; international health and science experts; and government and UN agency representatives from 51 countries. EASD Honorable President presented ” Initiatives towards MIA – Minamata Initial Assessment implementation: in coal combustion, application, use and disposal of dental amalgam fillings […]