PCB Elimination Network

Activities of the PEN

The activities of the PEN include the following:

  • Provide support for the implementation of the PEN work plan;
  • Create incentives for and promote environmentally sound management (ESM) of PCB;
  • Facilitate information exchange between the members of the PEN;
  • Coordinate and support ongoing national and regional efforts to achieve ESM of PCB;
  • Provide a link between members and promote local networking;
  • Encourage research and development on suitable alternatives to PCB;
  • Promote the sharing of information on technologies for the environmentally sound disposal of PCB;
  • Promote the use of the Basel Convention technical guidelines on the ESM of PCB;
  • Create incentives for countries to undertake and update inventories on PCB oils and equipment containing PCB and share information on inventories;
  • Raise awareness on successful activities on environmentally sound management of PCB;
  • Record and disseminate widely information on the activities of the PEN, i.e., through the Clearinghouse Mechanism (CHM) of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Chemicals Branch, and others;
  • Establish awards for contribution to the ESM of PCB using donations from members.
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UNEP/POPS/COP.6/INF/5 Report by the United Nations Environment Programme on activities undertaken in relation to the Polychlorinated Biphenyls Elimination Network
UNEP/POPS/COP.7/INF/10  Report by the United Nations Environment Programme on activities undertaken in relation to the Polychlorinated Biphenyls Elimination Network