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Toxic Chemicals and Waste  | Useful info   Information Resources Asia Arsenic Network (AAN) Association of citizens established by doctors, teachers and journalists, among others, who supported the struggle of arsenic victims. The Network aims to share experience and knowledge with arsenic victims and experts in other Asian countries to learn from each other and cooperate with a view to seeking the ways to solve each problem. Japan. Rotterdam Convention on PIC Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Stockholm Convention on POPs Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs)   more useful info ...  Toxic Chemicals and Waste International and Regional Organizations International NGOs and Networks	International and Regional Organizations International NGOs and Networks   People Society Environment    Biodiversity    Energy    Natural Resources    Sustainable Development    Toxic Chemicals and Waste    Water & Oceans Communication Globalization   Waste Concern A non-governmental research based organization, working closely with government, private sector and local communities to improve solid waste condition. Bangladesh. Go to NGO directory Selected news Toxic Chemicals and Waste /Natural Resources - Tue Aug 30 2005 Glyphosate herbicide, the poison from the skies Glyphosate herbicides are widely used in agriculture. Monsanto has developed a series of genetically engineered Roundup Ready crops which are not damaged by Roundup, no matter how much is sprayed on the crops. Those who are certainly damaged are local people and local environments. Source: WRM Toxic Chemicals and Waste /Sustainable Development - Mon Jun 20 2005 Native community wins battle against uranium mining in Arizona, USA Allied community groups have achieved a hard-won victory: a ban on uranium mining, milling, and processing on the vast Navajo lands in Arizona and New Mexico, USA. A nuclear industry, with the help of the US federal government, has exploited the uranium reservation since the 1940s spreading contamination into Navajo's lands and waters. Source: Third World Network Features See more ...

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