IPEN - A global network of NGOs
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in many countries are linked to one another through national, regional and/or global communications networks. Many of them share the same commitment to fight toxic pollution and to create a toxic free future. Some international NGOs, like Greenpeace, WWF, and Friends of the Earth, have presence in most parts of the world, while other NGOs rely on other types of collaboration.
One unifying vehicle for many NGOs is The International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN), a global network of public interest NGOs working on toxic chemicals issues. The mission of IPEN is to achieve a global elimination of persistent organic pollutants, on an expedited yet socially equitable basis.
IPEN was started by a small number of NGOs in 1998 to promote a global, legal instrument to control and eliminate persistent organic pollutants (a process that led to the creation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2001). IPEN has continued to evolve to now include more than 400 public health, environmental, consumer, and other NGOs in 65 countries. It has become an important forum for NGOs and activists from around the world to participate in and influence UN negotiations.
ChemSec is a member of and collaborates with the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN).
Go to the IPEN website
Read IPENs Declaration for a Toxic Free Future.
Since 2003 the International POPs Elimination Project has engaged over 350 NGOs, and implemented more than 290 projects in 65 countries, read more about IPEP.
IPEN's website: www.ipen.org