Related Conventions and Other Ongoing Negotiations Regarding Pollution
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
- Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP)
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Read more about this topic: Stockholm Convention On Persistent Organic Pollutants
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