Brazil updates plan to reduce and eliminate Persistent Organic Pollutants

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The Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MMA) has updated the National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The ceremony took place on January 30th at the MMA auditorium in Brasilia. The NIP aims to reduce and eliminate POPs, which are toxic substances with long lifespan, accumulating in living organisms, and harmful to human health, fauna, and flora. The updated plan includes 30 POPs, including 44% agrochemicals, 33% industrial chemicals, and 18% unintentionally produced substances. The plan was developed in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). The MMA emphasized the importance of involving the public, academia, businesses, and governments in implementing the plan to ensure a sustainable development strategy.

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The NIP aims to reduce and eliminate POPs.
The plan includes 30 POPs, including agrochemicals, industrial chemicals, and unintentionally produced substances.
The MMA emphasized the importance of involving the public, academia, businesses, and governments in implementing the plan.
The plan was developed in partnership with the UNEP and the GEF.

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