International Pollutants Elimination Network

EU Legislative Interests

Stockholm Convention Basel Convention Minamata Convention The Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) The Intergovernmental Negotiation on plastic pollution, including the marine environment Regulation 850/2004 on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Communication Activities

Strengthening the Capacity of Pollution Victims and Civil Society Organizations to Increase Chemical Safety in China (EU-funded project) Eliminating Lead in Paint (EU-funded project) Small-scale strategic projects to implement the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Small-scale projects to enhance the continued implementation of the Minamata treaty in our member countries Small-scale projects to implement the Global Framework on Chemicals Regional projects on toxics in consumer products including electronics Publications: http://ipen.org/knowledge-center

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

ECOSOC

Organisation Members

IPEN is currently comprised of approximately 680 participating organizations in more than 125 countries, primarily developing and transition countries. List of members: ACAT, ACEPSD, Agrolink, ALHem, Alliance for Cancer Prevention, Alternativa Verda ONG, Analytica, ANHE, Arnica, Arnika Association, ÄrztInnen für eine gesunde Umwelt, Asociación Española de Afectados por Mercurio de Amalgamas Dentales y Otras Situaciones (MERCURIADOS, Basel Action Network (BAN), Belgian/Flemish Platform Environment and Health, Beyond Plastics, Bolygó Community Association, BOMAE, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, CEH, CELA, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) Switzerland, Centre for Sustainable Alternatives, CHEJ, CHEM Trust, CIEA, CIEL, Clean Air Action Group, Clean Production Action, Commonweal, Communities Against Toxics, Consumers for Dental Choice , ECAT, ECO LOGIC, Ecologistas en Acción , Ecology Center, Eco-sense, EDEN, Empire State Consumer Project, Environmental Ambassadors for Sustainable Development , Environmental Coalition on Standards (ECOS), Environmental Justice Foundation, Estonian Green Movement , Fenceline Watch, FOR GREEN LATVIA , Foundation of Subjective Values, Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND), Friends of the Earth Slovakia, Friends of the Earth US, Front Commun Québécois pour une Gestion Écologique des Déchets, Fundacja Kupuj Odpowiedzialnie, GAIA, GALLIFREY, German NGO Forum on Environment & Development (Forum Umwelt & Entwicklung), Glynn Environmental Coalition, Green Action, Green Balkans, Green Science Policy Institute, Greenpeace Canada, Greenpeace CEE, Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe , Greenpeace Mediterranean, Greenpeace Slovakia, Greenpeace U.S., HCWH International, HEAL, Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) , Health and Environment Justice Support (HEJ Support), Health Care Without Harm Europe (HCWHE), HOPE, Housatonic River Initiative, HuMuSz, ICRT, IEN, IICPH, IITC, International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC - Africa) / Organisation Régionale Africaine de la Confédération Syndicale Internationale (CSI - Afrique), Intoxication Métaux Nouvellle Calédonie (IMNC) , IPO, Irish Doctors Environmental Association, ISDE, IUVENTUM, KAN Centre for Environment and Development, LEAD, Mare Nostrum, Mercury Policy Project/Ban Hg-W, MOMS, Mouvement pour les Droits et le Respect des Générations Futures ( MDRGF), New Brunswick Lung Association, Nobody Needs Mercury!, Occupational Knowledge International, PAA, PAN North America, PeaceLink, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Aotearoa New Zealand, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe , Pesticide Action Network Germany, Pesticide Action Network UK, Plastic Soup Foundation, Protect All Children's Environment, Public Interest Consultants, Reflex Environmentalist Organization, Rotterdam Convention Alliance, SafeMinds, Science and Environmental Health Network, Sciencecorps, Shaw Institute, Sierra Club, Sustainable Development Association, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Terra Mileniul, Texas Campaign for the Environment, The Algalita Marine Research & Education South Pacific Trust [Algalita South Pacific], The Cancer Prevention & Education Society, The Last Beach Cleanup, TIS, Towarzystwo na rzecz Ziemi, Toxicowatch Foundation, Trash Hero World, Trust For Lead Poisoning Prevention, Umanotera, The Slovenian Foundation for Sustainable Development, Waterkeeper Alliance, Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) France, Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) Netherlands, Women Engaged for a Common Future (WECF) Germany, Worksafe, Inc., World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry New Zealand, World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry US, World Information Transfer, Za Zemiata - For the Earth, Zeleni Dom, Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine (ZWAU), Zero Waste Europe, Zero Waste Serbia, Zöld Kör, 2AD, A&A Society, AAED, AAESH, Aarhus Information Center, ABA, Abih, ABRASCO, ACCC, ACD, ACDA, ACEDD, AC-F , ACOBES, ACPO, ACRI, ACTAF, Acture, ADCOPS, ADD, ADEC, ADEC, ADISIL, ADT, AE, AEA, AED, AEDAD, AEEFG, AEH, AEN, AEPT, AEST, AfC, AFERB, AFPD, AFRiGRES, AFRIMOVE, AGENDA, AGHAM, AGREEM, AHDD, AIBIS, AICED, AIFES, AINELBEEAH, AJAV-BF, AJEDD, AkNGO, AKO, AkwaM, ALC-TUCP, ALPEBAD, AlterV, AMDA, AMEDC, AMFVEAT, AMSETOX, AMWAY, AN, ANCE, AOYE, APEDDUB, APEK, APEP, APEP, APROMAC, APSD, ARCE, ARECO, ARFA, ARULAGAM, ASD, ASDI, ASFD, ATAE, ATB2E, ATV, ATV, AUPWAE, AVD KM, AVPIP, AWHHE, AYADI, AZWI, B of Env Invest, BAN , BEDA, BEW, BfD, BGAEBM, BIOM, BIOS, BIVA, BJN, BREPS, BTB, BWAHD, CADME, CADPI, CAFEGEC, CaGuin, CAP, CAPANET, CAPE, CAPSUDGO, CAPws, CARPIN, CasaCem, CASE, CAT, CBE, CC MDV, CCEC, CCI, CCMS, CCS, CDA, CDI, CDSM, CDWS, CECIC, CECOSDA, CEDAC, CEES, CEGGI, CEHF, CEJ, CEJAD, CEM, CENR, Center for Femal Researchers, CEPA, CEPHED, CERAG, CEREAL, CES, CES, CETAAR, CETRD, CfD, CFEW, CGFED, Chemical Safety Agency, Chemist, CILAS, CISSA, CJGEA, CMA, CNEC, Coalition for Sus Dev, COLODNO, COMET, COPRESSA, CORRIPRO, CP, CPA, CRADI, CRAE, CREPD, CRPG, CSAYN, CSD, CSD, CSPC, CTC A.C., CURE, CVB, CVER, CZWDA, DCES, DEJUSTICIA, DHRID, DION, DISHA, DJIP, Doctors for Ecology, DONET, DOOR, DRONT, EARTH, ECF, ECI, ECIF, Eco Cha Foundation, Eco Rest, ECO TRIAD, Eco-A, ECO-C, ECOCENTER, EcoEthics, ECOIS, EcoL, Ecoll, ECOM, EcoMan, EcoMed, EcoPa, Eco-Pr, Eco-Ren, Eco-SP, ECOT, ECOTOX, EcoWaste, EDO, EESS, EHR, EJF, ELA, El-K, EMLI, EMU, ENGO-LOG, Ent Society, Env Educ Foundation, Env Fund, Env Int Organization, Env Movement, Env Watch, ENVIROCARE, Environment Protection Committee, Environmental Friends, EPA, EPA, EPA, EPF, EPMAP, EPMS, EPSDS, EQPF, ESADEP, ESDO, ESOrg, E-TES, E-TIRAS, EU- Pidnestrovle, EUSD, EWA, EWa-SHESA, EYAN, FADENAH, FCC, FCCS, FCPEPP, FDS, FEDEV, FENAMAD, FNGEPPW, FOCONE, ForDIA, FOTE, Foun HELP, Friends of the Environment, FRONT COM, FSCI, FSHD, Fund AguC, GAEDC, GAIA, GAIA LA, GAPROFFA, GBM, GCB, GER, GERI, GFFD, GFSF, GIT, GJ, Global Initiative HWMD, Green A, Green Line, Green Movement, Green W PA ENS, Greenpeace R, Greenpeace SA, groundWork, GUTTA-CLUB, GVEPS, GWQ, HAMRA F, HCWH, HCWH SEA, HEAD, HECAF, HECON, HEPS, HHI, HUDEFO, Hy Village Pr, IADF, IAOMTP, IBSS, IBSS, ICEL, ICY, IDIS, IEE, IFECC, IF-SECA, IILM, IIN, IMP, IndyAct, InformE, InjUrl, INNODEV, INSLAR, IRTECO, IRV, ISC, ISD, ISE POP CI, ISENIM, ISRD, ISUKU, IW CoP, IYCY, Ja!, JAFoundation, JEPA, JES, JET, JJS, JRP, JSDC, JSDCBD, JVE B, JVE C, JVE N, JVE T, JVICDP, JVY CI, KADETFU, Kahzer, KAK, Kasa I, KEM, KEWMA, KHN, Kolta , KVM, KWA, Labour Action, LEAD C, LEADERS, LEAT, LEF, LGP de Dieu, LHAP, LING, Living F, LKSK, MCED, MEPA, METSA, MOSOP, Mother Earth, Motivation SL, Muchi, NA Welfare Society, NaCEM, NAPE, NATCOF, NAURSUM, NCRC, NDS, NEEDs, NEER, NEFEJ, NES, NES, NESEDO, Nesmac, NEU, New Horizons WEC, News Netw, NEXUC3, NGO for Sust Development, NGO Forum, NICO, NICODO, Nipe, NPCTCC, NUAPAWU, NWCHPH, Occ and Env Health Research Unit UCT, OEU, OLCA, OLECO, ONG-AeS, ORSHI, OSE ILE, OSHE, OSVSWA, OUSANEG, OyDS SC, P.E.S, P.S.R, PAEPP, PAHRDA, PAN Africa, PAN Ethiopia, PAN India, PAN P, PANeM, PanN, ParMitra, ParVK, PAVE, PBCN, PCA , PDI, PEAC, PECE, PEFA, PELUM, PES NGO, PHEEC, Photojournalists Union, PO-RE, PPS, PPV, PrInnovations, PROBICOU, PROBIOMA, RAED, RAIPON, RAPAL B, RAPAL C, RAPAL CR, RAPAL E, RAPAL R, RAPAL U, RAPAM, RCDP, RCRNB, RDC, RECA, RECA, ReClimat, REDO, REFACOF, Regional Environmental Centre, ReLANS, REMPA, RENPEM, Royal Green W, ROZBUDOVO, RSCN, RSPN, RUDEC, RURALDAF, Ruzgar, Safe CESL, SAM, SARS, SCOPE, SCSEP, SCYCLES, SD Community Environmental Alliance, SDPI, SEA, SEA GTY, SECS, SEDI, SEEPOM, SEMA, SF, SG Foundation, SHARPS, SHEJ, SHYMPI, SL EES, SMI, SMTCA, SNM, SOPRODE, SOS Env, SPNL, SRADev, SREDA, SSAPU, SSD, SU MSU, SZW, TABIO, TA-ECOL, TAFOE, TANA-CEP, TAN-CE, TAPOHE, TCAS, TeD, TEHA, THANAL, Think Green, T-N, Together, TOM, Toxic Watch Network, Toxics Link, Toxics Watch, TPAWU, Turu, TWI, UEB, UEM, UGS, UNETMAC, UnP, UWS, VConV, VEIC, VIOL, Voice of People, VZWA, WABA, WAEA, Water Organization, WEA, WEC, WELF, WEMECO, WETI, WH LDA, WIOEH, WNU, WOHD, WomenC, WSD, WWF P, YESDS, YFGI, YLKI, Youth Watch, YPA, YVE, YVE G, YVE K, YVE N, YVE R, YVE Z, ZACA, ZarN, ZELA, ZW-BI