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WCC 2020 Res 010 - Activity Report

Submitted by Mikhail.DURKIN on Thu, 09/29/2022 - 10:13
General Information
Preventing conflicts of interest related to chemicals and plant protection products
IUCN Constituent: 
Coalition Clean Baltic
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Member
Period covered: 
2021
Geographic scope: 
European Union (EU)
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
Education/Communication/Raising awarenessChemical pollution and pharmaceuticals. This activity has a purpose of attracting public attention to the topic of chemicals pollution of the environment in the Baltic Sea region (including via plastic), and associated health, and social risks, as well as promotion ways towards safe alternatives and solutions, especially, on personal level. CCB has performed the following awareness raising on chemical pollution in 2021: Active participation in Save Bees and Farmers campaign by CCB and MOs Green Federation GAIA, Polish Ecological Chemicals pollution & pharmaceuticals Club and Latvian Green Movement, as well as campaigns addressing pesticides (e.g. glyphosate); a campaign addressing reduction of single-use plastic consumption, following governmental decision to ban single-use plastic in public catering in Belarus from January 2021; a campaign and a festival “Medicines have no place in water and food”, to engage schools into collection of pharmaceutical wastes and further awareness raising among kids and parents in Belarus.Completed
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Campaigns for pesticides, reduction of single-use plastic pollution, reduction of pharmaceutical waste: Over 700 kgs of pharmaceutical waste were collected to safe disposal in Belarus through CCB supported collection points
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Additional Information
External link(s): 
Save bees and farmers Campaign
Campaign for reduction of single-use plastic consumption
Campaign and festival "Medicines have no place in water and food"