REALATED ARTICLES

Click on a word or phrase in our Tag Cloud and see all related articles listed below.

 

Current tag:

Sustainable Crop Protection: Rid Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia of obsolete pesticides

(C) FAO 201212-04-2012. Twelve countries in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia will start working with the European Union (EU) and FAO to manage their vast stocks of obsolete pesticides in a partnership that was launched at FAO's headquarters in Rome.

It is estimated that around 200 000 tons of obsolete pesticides, nearly half the world's stockpiles, can be found in twelve former Soviet Union republics. Kept in tens of thousands of unprotected sites, they pose a serious threat to the health of the people around them and to the environment. For the next four years, the EU and FAO will invest €7 million to assist these countries — Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan — in managing obsolete pesticides and reducing the risks of current stocks. At the same time, the project will build capacity to reduce risks from pesticides used in agriculture and avoid build-up of additional stockpiles in future.


The EU is contributing €6 million to the initiative, and FAO, which is to act as implementing agency, has allocated €1 million in funding. This initiative aims to act as a catalyst for the development of obsolete pesticide and hazardous waste management in the region, by helping provide the resources needed for technical and policy support to enable countries to help themselves. Although activities will include the actual disposal of stockpiles, the priority lies in building capacities, for example in the areas of legislative reform, pesticide registration processes, the promotion of alternatives to the most hazardous chemicals in use and the development of communication strategies to raise awareness among farmers and the public. Another important goal is to establish a regional forum geared to the mobilisation of the additional resources needed for full-scale clean-up and the constitution of a region-wide system capable of dealing with future challenges posed by pesticides. Other cross-cutting activities include a survey of regional waste management capacity and the creation of a regional training centre.

In this initiative, FAO and the EU are working together with partners such as WHO, UNEP, the Secretariats of the Convention of Rotterdam, Stockholm and Basel, international NGOs, including the Green Cross and the International HCH and Pesticide Association and the private sector, among others.

Source: FAO

Related Articles

FAO: Major shifts expected in operations

WHO ECEH taps major donation and streamlines European operations

Plants are Nature’s Best Chemists

UK Chemical Industries’ Lessons From the Recession

Dr John Saul, past President of the British Chemical Industries Association on Issues For a Sustainable Future of the Sector

Dr John SaulApril 2011. The chemicals industry in the UK his coming out of some quite difficult times. How sustainable is recovery? In the exclusive interview with B2Bioworld Dr John Saul, past President of CIA provides an outlook on the future of the UK chemicals industry leveraging British Pound, US Dollar and Euro, while seeking opportunities within the UK, in the EU, and emerging countries. Demanding tasks lie ahead. While pharma is the draught horse of the UK chemicals industry, how competitive is the rest of it on a global scale? What is the strategy to reduce dependency on fossil energies and in which ways does it account for nuclear or renewable ones? How is REACH regulations viewed from within the country? Last not least, what are prospects that policy makers coherently attend to industry interests given a rather fragmented scene of lobbying organisations and preferences for the finance and banking sector?

Related Articles

Clariant & Süd-Chemie: “rather limited synergies”

Dr. Günter von Au, Designated Board Member Clariant AG and CEO Süd-Chemie AG

Fighting Crisis in the Chemicals Industry!

Giorgio Squinzi, CEO of Mapei SpA and past President of Italy’s Federchimica

Turkish Chemicals Industry: Opportunities and Threats

Timur Erk, President of TKSD on re-building Turkey’s chemicals industry

What Future for the Chemicals Industry?

Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE



If you would like to read more, please proceed to the download section.

Important: After pressing "Buy this article (PayPal)" below you will be taken to the PaypPal checkout page. There you must press the orange "Return To BioBusinessMedia" button in order to download your article.
In buying this article you agree with our Terms & Conditions which you can consult here.

interview 8 pages

The Global Dimension of EU Health and Food Policies

Paola Testori-Coggi, Director-General for Health and Consumers, European Commission

Paola Testori-CoggiSeptember 2010. The EU needs to ensure that international trade corresponds to its level of standards, says Paola Testori-Coggi, Director-General for Health and Consumers in the European Commission. Broader responsibilities of the food and pharmaceuticals industries are concomitant with these efforts. In an exclusive interview with B2Bioworld Sig.ra Testori-Coggi outlines the directorate’s policy lines for development aid and international trade, supportive actions in developing countries, next funding priorities, as well as expectations for industry and NGOs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related Articles

FAO: Major shifts expected in operations

José Graziano da Silva, new Director-General details his plans and unveils the approach to implementation

Roche Ethiopia: Build-up of an emerging market

No Mercy with Violators of Corporate Compliance

Dr Rüdiger Scheitza, Member of the Board Bayer CropScience, and Labour Director
on ensuring governance and compliance around the world - developing countries included.



If you would like to read more, please proceed to the download section.

Important: After pressing "Buy this article (PayPal)" below you will be taken to the PaypPal checkout page. There you must press the orange "Return To BioBusinessMedia" button in order to download your article.
In buying this article you agree with our Terms & Conditions which you can consult here.

exclusive interview, 3 pages

Turkish Chemicals Industry: Opportunities and Threats

Timur Erk, President of TKSD on re-building Turkey’s chemicals industry

tl_files/images/images_we_own/b2bio content/photo library/editorial content/B2Bio100622_TimurErk5_wk011b_200x202.gifSeptember 2010. What makes Turkey’s chemicals industry more competitive beyond drivelling speeches? How should current petrochemical projects be assessed at Izmir, Adana-Ceyhan and in other parts of the country? Then, what are roles for biosimilars? How could domestic research in nanotechnology and biotechnology contribute to modernisation of the industry sector.

 

Timur Erk, President of TKSD, the Turkish Chemical Industry Association offers an unvarnished look at weaknesses of the draught horse for the country’s economy. In the exclusive interview with B2Bioworld he is discussing sensitive issues of state aids, unregistered trading, and hazardous waste treatment.

 

There are real threats, but also opportunities for those who learn their lesson.

 

 

Related Articles

Resolving the Innovation Paradox

Dr. Günter von Au, Designated Board Member Clariant AG and CEO Süd-Chemie AG

 

UK Chemical Industries’ Lessons From the Recession

Dr John Saul, past President of the British Chemical Industries Association on Issues For a Sustainable Future of the Sector

 

Turkey’s Chemicals Industry in Search of Modernisation
 

Fighting Crisis in the Chemicals Industry!

Dott. Giorgio Squinzi, CEO MAPEI SpA and past President FEDERCHIMICA

What Future for the Chemicals Industry?

Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, Member of the Board BASF SE

Swiss Biotech and Chemicals Industry Team Up for Industrial Biotech

REACH in Practice - Biofuels and Lubricity Agents

Richard Taylor, Global Manager OGC Tech Support & REACH, SGS SA



If you would like to read more, please proceed to the download section.

Important: After pressing "Buy this article (PayPal)" below you will be taken to the PaypPal checkout page. There you must press the orange "Return To BioBusinessMedia" button in order to download your article.
In buying this article you agree with our Terms & Conditions which you can consult here.

in-depth enquiry, noPR,8 pages

REACH in Practice - Biofuels and Lubricity Agents

(C) Wolf G KronerBy Richard Taylor

 

 

Despite a huge amount of literature, little practical guidance is offered to implement REACH regulations. What should interested parties heed? The author shares his experience with chemicals, lubricants, and biofuels.

 

 



If you would like to read more, please proceed to the download section.

Important: After pressing "Buy this article (PayPal)" below you will be taken to the PaypPal checkout page. There you must press the orange "Return To BioBusinessMedia" button in order to download your article.
In buying this article you agree with our Terms & Conditions which you can consult here.

reviewed, non-PR, 3 pages

Top 10 Tags

All Tags (2094)