Our Planet : Chemicals Management and Marine Plastics

How the international community manages its response to both the challenges and the opportunities presented by chemicals and wastes enters a new era this year. Over the coming months the three principal treaties in the area — the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions — will streamline their operations and actions in new and potentially far-reaching ways. All three will adopt decisions, as part of reform measures, to enhance co-operation and coordination, maximizing their collective impact and so improving human health.