How do the conventions help reduce the risks of pesticides? E-mail
The standards that are set in the conventions are accompanied by financial and technical assistance to countries that need help in fulfilling their obligations. Each convention reduces risks in its own way, but they all raise the profile of the inherent danger of hazardous chemicals and establish basic standards that should be respected during the life cycle of chemicals.
 
What are chemical conventions? E-mail

Chemicals and pesticides are toxic products that can cause massive environmental and health problems if not properly managed. Because many are persistant and move around the environment, poor management in one country can cause problems in another. So the international community has established a number of initiatives to create a set of minimum standards which will protect animals, people and nature globally.

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