The Bamako Convention is a treaty of African nations prohibiting the import into Africa of any hazardous (including radioactive) waste. The Bamako convention is a response to Article 11 of the Basel convention which encourages parties to enter into bilateral, multilateral and regional agreements on Hazardous Waste to help achieve the objectives of the convention. The impetus for the Bamako convention arose also from: – The failure of the Basel Convention to prohibit trade of hazardous waste to less developed countries (LDCs); – The realization that many developed nations were exporting toxic wastes to Africa . SPECIFICITY The Bamako convention uses a format and language similar to that of the Basel convention, but: – Is much stronger in prohibiting all imports of hazardous waste. – It does not make exceptions on certain hazardous wastes (like those for radioactive materials) made by the Basel convention. PURPOSE OF THE CONVENTION – Prohibit the import of all hazardous and radioactive wastes into the African continent for any reason; – Minimize and control transboundary movements of hazardous wastes within the African continent. – Prohibit all ocean and inland water dumping or incineration of hazardous wastes. – Ensure that disposal of wastes is conducted in an “environmentally sound manner “. – Promote cleaner production over the pursuit of a permissible emissions approach based on assimilative capacity assumptions – Establish the precautionary principle.
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Bonn convention
It is an environmental treaty under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme; CMS provides a global platform for the conservation […]
