International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) - Date submitted:
1 Nov 2011 - Stakeholder type: Major Group - Name: International
POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) - Submission Document: Download
Full SubmissionDRAFT IPEN Submission UN Conference on
Sustainable Development Rio+20 June 2012 Thank you for the
opportunity to provide input and comment to the UNCSD
Secretariat?s preparation of the zero draft for the outcome
document for adoption by governments at Rio+20. IPEN The
International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) was formed in
response to the global recognition of the need to eliminate
persistent organic pollutants. Since its inception in 1998, IPEN
has grown to a global network of over 700 public interest non-
governmental organisations (NGOs) from more than 100 countries
united in support of the common goal of a ?toxics-free future.?
IPEN facilitates the engagement of public interest NGOs in
efforts to eliminate POPs and other persistent toxic substances
(PTS), and works for a world where exposure to che