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News & Events
News
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12-Nov-2009
The recently adopted OECD Recommendation provides guidance on the establishment, management, governance, operation, access, use and discontinuation of HBGRDs. It has been developed to aid policymakers and practitioners who are establishing new HBGRDs, although many of the principles and best practices can also be usefully applied to HBGRDs already in existence.
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06-Nov-2009
The presentations by speakers from the OECD Conference on the Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology, which was held in Paris in July 2009, are now available for the public. All the conference information is available at this page.
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06-Nov-2009
This Guidance Document has been developed to help countries define minor uses of pesticides at national or regional levels with the aim of enhancing the consistency among countries. It does not give an OECD definition, but rather it lists the critical elements to consider when developing a minor use definition. It was developed by Australia and reviewed on several occasions by the OECD pesticide groups.
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06-Nov-2009
The OECD Strategic Approach in Pesticide Risk Reduction, that was prepared by Germany:
- takes into account some of the main outcomes from OECD’s work on pesticide risk reduction,
- identifies the core elements that contribute to the reduction of risks arising from the use of pesticides,
- describes the main measures that lead to a significant reduction of pesticide risks (e.g. registration, compliance, IPM, training, technology, R&D, etc.), and
- recommends key elements for ensuring implementation and adoption of national action plans.
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06-Nov-2009
This report presents the results of an OECD survey that gathered information from twenty countries on how they collect and use sales and usage data concerning agricultural pesticides. The survey focused on the collection processes, the type of data that are collected and how these data are used and analysed. This survey provides more current and comprehensive data than that collected in a previous OECD survey conducted in 1997 which focused exclusively on agricultural pesticide sales data (see ENV/JM/MONO(99)1 .)
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Publication of the Report of the Seminar on Pesticide Risk Reduction through Spray Drift Reduction Strategies as Part of National Risk Management
06-Nov-2009
This report presents the results of an OECD Seminar (June 2008) that looked at strategies to reduce pesticide spray drift and thus reduce risks posed by the application of pesticides on crops. Participants discussed various approaches for spray drift reduction (e.g. buffer zones, drift reduction technologies, labels), and developed several recommendations for promoting spray drift reduction technologies and policies. Please also visit www.oecd.org/env/spraydrift (from 2010).
Main part of the report
Complete report (size: 16 MB)
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Publication of the Report of the Seminar on Pesticide Risk Reduction through Education / Training the Trainers
06-Nov-2009
This report presents the outcomes of an OECD Seminar (November 2007, Mexico) that reviewed current approaches to achieving pesticide risk reduction through education and training for trainers. Participants discussed the various aspects of training programmes such as qualification, quality of training, communication and economic aspects. The Seminar recommended that countries develop training strategies and the OECD conduct a survey on education and training programmes.
Main part of the report
Complete report (size: 25 MB)
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Events
OECD Workshop Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials in a Regulatory Context
from 16-Sep-2009 to 18-Sep-2009
This workshop was held on 16-18 September 2009 in Washington D.C., United States. This Workshop was co-hosted with the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to OECD (BIAC) and the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA). The objectives were: i) to collect expert input to the critical issues specific for the risk assessments of nanomaterials; ii) to identify possible approaches for risk assessment based on the current state of knowledge; and iii) to identify issues which may be addressed through OECD’s testing programme. The workshop report will be available towards the end of the year.
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OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials: 6th meeting
from 28-Oct-2009 to 30-Oct-2009
The 6th Meeting of the WPMN was held on 28-30 October 2009. During this meeting, the WPMN discussed the targets that need to be set in order to implement the Programme of Work 2009-2012. Accordingly, the WPMN agreed the updated Operational Plans for 2009-2012 for each of its projects and a new project on Co-operation on the Environmental Sustainability Use of Nanotechnology. Finally, the WPMN discussed how to continue progress on the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials .
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from 23-Jul-2009 to 24-Jul-2009
Some of the topics dicussed at this workshop held on Montreal, Canada were: existing sector, national, or international approaches for assessment of sustainability of bio-based products, such as bio-based chemicals, bio-based plastics, enzymes, bio-based materials, and biofuels.
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from 09-Jul-2009 to 10-Jul-2009
Synthetic biology is a transformative set of technologies which offer great opportunities for the construction of bioengineered parts, devices and microorganisms. However, achieving the rewards offered by synthetic biology will require addressing a range of social, economic, ethical, and legal issues as well as overcoming scientific and technical challenges. Given the enormous promise of synthetic biology, it is critical to develop a framework and to engage the public in an informed dialogue.
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from 15-Jul-2009 to 17-Jul-2009
The OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) and the OECD Working Party on Nanotechnology (WPN) recently held a Conference on Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnolgy: Fostering Safe Innovation-Led Growth on 15-17 July in 2009 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France. The conference covered both the opportunities and the challenges of the use of nanotechnologies for the potential benefits for the environment.
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OECD Published Pov and LRTP Screening Tool
OECD published the "Pov and LRTP Screening Tool" which has been developed with the aim of using multimedia models for estimating overall persistence (Pov) and long-range transport potential (LRTP) of organic chemicals at a screening level in the context of PBTs/POPs assessments. The Tool calculates metrics of Pov and LRTP from a multimedia chemical fate model, and provides a graphical presentation of the results.
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from 06-Oct-2008 to 07-Oct-2008
An expert workshop will be held in Cambridge, United Kingdom, to discuss a number of analytical papers that address some key policy issues in the development and uptake of biomarkers. A policy report based on the papers and the workshop discussion is planned for delivery before the end of 2008.
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from 20-Jun-2007 to 21-Jun-2007
Infectious tropical diseases exact a heavy toll on families, societies and economies, particularly in developing countries. The World Health Organisation estimates that one billion people suffer from these dieases, but there are few new treatments or cures. The OECD's High Level Forum for Neglected and Emerging Infectious Diseases will look at what can be done to address this gap
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from 15-Jul-2006 to 17-Jul-2006
This year's G8 Summit took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The top priorities laid down by President Vladimir Putin were global energy security, education and fighting infectious diseases. Go here for OECD work on these and other issues discussed at the 2006 Summit.
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