International Toxics Progress Report Card (Last updated 11 June 2001) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Search for country alphabetically: a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j-k-l-m-n-o-p-q-r-s-t-u-v-w-x-y-z ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Time to Ratify International Toxics Agreements The Basel Action Network (BAN), the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) and other NGOs concerned about the global toxics and health crisis are urging all governments to make every effort to ratify four international treaties of major significance at the earliest opportunity. These treaties are, in order of adoption, the Basel Convention on the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes (1989) -- together with the Basel Ban Amdendment (1995) effectively banning hazardous waste exports from OECD and Liechtenstein to all other countries; The London Convention Protocol (1996) on forbidding most forms of ocean dumping; the Rotterdam Convention (1998) requiring prior informed consent on export of certain dangerous product chemicals; and the Stockholm Convention soon to be adopted in May 2001 which will effectively move to phase-out and reduce the release of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). We have issued the following report card in the hopes of spurring countries towards fulfilling their international committments with respect to finding solutions to the global toxics crisis. Note: It is understood that developing countries often lack the resources and capacity to be able to implement new treaties. However, the place to address this very real matter of concern is during the treaty negotiations themselves and not by refusal to ratify. Developed countries on the other hand must wake up to the resource limitation of developing countries and finally begin to make serious provisions for capacity transfer. The Grading System * Four Treaties ratified = Excellent * Three Treaties ratified = Very Good * Two Treaties ratified = Good * One Treaty ratified = Fair * No Treaties ratified = Failing Overview * Countries that rank very good (3 ratifications): -- none * Countries that rank good (2 ratifications): -- Bulgaria -- Canada -- Czech Republic -- Denmark -- Germany -- Norway -- Spain -- Sweden -- Trinidad and Tobago -- United Kingdom * Notable countries of the 138 that are failing (0 Ratifications) include: -- Belgium -- France -- Ireland -- Italy -- Japan -- Mexico -- New Zealand -- Russia -- United States. Country by Country Basel Convention Country (1989) with Overall Ban London Rotterdam Stockholm (OECD shaded Grade Amendment Convention Convention Convention in (1995) Protocol (1998) (2001) (1996) Blue) (Must have (Ratifications) (Ratifications) (Ratifications) Ratified Both) Albania Algeria Andorra 1 [Image] [Image] [Image] Angola [Image] [Image] [Image] Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia [Image] [Image] [Image] Australia 1 [Image] Austria 1 [Image] Bahamas Bahrain [Image] [Image] [Image] Bangladesh Barbados [Image] [Image] Belarus [Image] [Image] [Image] Belgium Belize [Image] [Image] Benin [Image] [Image] Bolivia [Image] [Image] [Image] Bosnia/ Herzegovina [Image] [Image] [Image] Botswana [Image] [Image] Brazil Brunei Darussalam [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] Bulgaria 2 [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] Burkina Faso [Image] [Image] [Image] Burundi [Image] [Image] Cambodia [Image] [Image] [Image] Cameroon [Image] [Image] [Image] Canada 2 [Image] [Image][Image] Cape Verde [Image] [Image] Central African Republic [Image] [Image] [Image] Chad [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] Chile China 1 [Image] Colombia [Image] [Image] Comoros [Image] [Image] Congo [Image] [Image] [Image] Costa Rica [Image] Cote D'ivoire [Image] Croatia Cuba [Image] [Image] Cyprus 1 [Image] Czech Republic 2 [Image] [Image] [Image] Denmark 2 [Image] [Image] Djibouti [Image] [Image] [Image] Dominica [Image] [Image] Dominican Rep. [Image] [Image] [Image] Ecuador 1 [Image] [Image] Egypt El Salvador 1 [Image] Equatorial Guinea [Image] [Image] [Image] Eritrea [Image] [Image] [Image] Estonia Ethiopia [Image] [Image] European Economic 1 [Image] Community* Fiji [Image] [Image] [Image] Finland 1 [Image] France Gabon [Image] [Image] [Image] Gambia 1 [Image] [Image] [Image] Georgia 1 [Image] [Image] [Image] Germany 2 [Image] [Image] Ghana [Image] [Image] [Image] Greece Grenada [Image] [Image] [Image] Guatemala [Image] Guinea 1 [Image] [Image] Guinea Bissau [Image] [Image] [Image] Guyana [Image] [Image] [Image] Haiti [Image] [Image] Honduras [Image] [Image] Hungary 1 [Image] [Image] Iceland [Image] [Image] India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iraq [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] Ireland [Image] Israel [Image] [Image] Italy Jamaica [Image] [Image] [Image] Japan [Image] [Image] Jordan Kenya [Image] [Image] [Image] Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] Republic of Korea, Republic of [Image] [Image] [Image] Kuwait [Image] Kyrgyzstan 1 [Image] [Image] [Image] Latvia Lebanon [Image] Lesotho [Image] [Image] Liberia [Image] [Image] [Image] Libyan Arab Jamahiriya [Image] [Image] [Image] Liechtenstein Lithuania [Image] [Image] [Image] Luxembourg 1 [Image] Macedonia, former Yugoslav [Image] [Image] [Image] Republic of, Madagascar Malawi Malaysia [Image] Maldives [Image] Mali [Image] [Image] [Image] Malta [Image] [Image] Mauritania [Image] [Image] Mauritius Mexico [Image] Micronesia, Federated States [Image] [Image] of, Moldova, Republic of [Image] [Image] [Image] Monaco [Image] Mongolia 1 [Image] [Image][Image] [Image] Morocco [Image] [Image] Mozambique [Image] [Image] Myanmar [Image] [Image] [Image] [Image] Namibia [Image] Nauru [Image] [Image] [Image] Nepal [Image] [Image] [Image] Netherlands 1 [Image] [Image] New Zealand [Image] Nicaragua [Image] [Image] Niger [Image] [Image] Nigeria Norway 2 [Image] [Image] Oman 1 [Image] [Image] Pakistan Panama 2 [Image] [Image] [Image] Papua New Guinea [Image] [Image] Paraguay 1 [Image] [Image] Peru Philippines Poland [Image] Portugal 1 [Image] Qatar [Image] Romania Russian Fed. [Image] [Image] Rwanda [Image] [Image] [Image] Saint Kitts and Nevis [Image] [Image] Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and Granadines [Image] [Image] Sao Tome and Principe [Image] [Image] [Image] Saudi Arabia 1 [Image] [Image] Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone [Image] [Image] [Image] Singapore [Image] [Image] Slovak Republic 1 [Image] [Image] Slovenia 1 [Image] Solomon Islands [Image] [Image] [Image] Somalia [Image] [Image] [Image] South Africa 1 [Image] Spain 2 [Image] [Image] Sri Lanka 1 [Image] [Image] [Image] Sudan [Image] [Image] [Image] Suriname 1 [Image] [Image] [Image] Swaziland [Image] [Image] [Image] Sweden 2 [Image] [Image] Switzerland 1 [Image] [Image] Syrian Arab Rep. [Image] [Image] Thailand [Image] [Image] Togo [Image] [Image] [Image] Tonga [Image] [Image] [Image] Trinidad and Tobago 2 [Image] [Image] Tunisia 1 [Image] [Image] [Image] Turkey Turkmenistan [Image] [Image] [Image] Tuvalu [Image] [Image] [Image] Uganda [Image] [Image] Ukraine [Image] [Image] United Arab Emirates [Image] United Kingdom 2 [Image] [Image] United Rep. of Tanzania [Image] United States [Image] [Image] Uruguay 1 [Image] Uzbekistan [Image] [Image] [Image] Vanuatu 1 [Image] [Image][Image] [Image] Venezuela [Image] [Image] Vietnam [Image] Western Samoa [Image] [Image] [Image] Yemen, Republic of, [Image] [Image] [Image] Yugoslavia [Image] [Image] [Image] Zaire, (Democratic Republic of [Image] [Image] Congo) Zambia Zimbabwe [Image] 10 Countries 25 Ratified with Grade (62 Needed 14 Ratified 1 Ratified of "2", 30 for Entry (26 Needed for 14 Ratified Opened for (50 Needed for adoption on TOTALS: Countries into Force Entry into Entry into 23 May 2001 with Grade of Ban Force) of "1", Amendment) (updated April Force) (updated (50 Needed 138 (updated May 2001) April 2001) for Entry Countries 2001) into Force) with "0" * While the European Economic Community is not a country, it is allowed to ratify as a political and economic integration organization.