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China is a large producer and consumer of chemicals. Driven by rapid economic growth in the past several decades, chemical production and use was involved in various sectors of the national economy. This has…
When it comes to the sound management of chemicals and waste, Ghana is looking forward to becoming a role model for Africa. With three years of funding from UN Environment’s Special Programme on Institutional…
India is working hard to establish national management systems for chemicals and wastes. With the help of the UN Environment’s Special Programme on Institutional Strengthening for Chemicals and Waste Management, it…
Every year, large amounts of chemicals are imported into Uganda for use in various economic activities. Recent discoveries of large oil and gas deposits mean the country is poised to experience massive growth in…
“People are not living here, they are only surviving,” says Father Maurizio Binaghi as he surveys the sprawling, smoking Dandora landfill site from an elevated position on the grounds of the school he runs in…
Discovered about 4,000 years ago, asbestos became widely used by the end of the 19th century in buildings and machinery as an insulation material. Its affordability and useful physical properties, such as sound…
As a party to the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Minamata Conventions, Brazil has taken substantial steps to regulate a wide range of substances and chemicals. There are currently regulations for metallic mercury…
Thirty years ago, Emmanuel Avokpo, now 55, ran a lucrative farming business growing tomatoes, yam, maize and peanuts on land he rented. He sold his produce in Tchaorou and nearby Bohicon in southern Benin. But the…
Coral reefs provide food and livelihoods for hundreds of millions of people around the world, support more than a quarter of all marine life, and protect communities and coastlines from natural disasters—and if…
With two-thirds of people expected to live in cities by 2050 and with urban areas accounting for 70 per cent of the emissions that are propelling the planet into a climate unknown, the challenge is both clear and…
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