Preventing illegal international traffic of toxic chemicals

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

1. Standardizing products
2. Monitoring banned exports
3. Controlling chemicals

1. Strengthening developing country capacities to prevent illegal traffic in dangerous products
2. Making regional assessments of illegal traffic in dangerous products
3. Improving cooperation to prevent illegal transboundary movements of dangerous products
4. Exchanging information on illegal transboundary movements of dangerous products
5. Adopting laws to prevent illegal import of dangerous products

1. Reducing use of toxic products in farming

1. Monitoring chemical industry
2. Developing alert systems to detect illegal traffic in dangerous products

1. Toxicity
2. Illegality
3. Dangerous

1. Agenda 21