This edition of IPEN's bi-annual Global Newsletter for 2017 focuses on women and chemicals. The newsletter opens with a message from the IPEN Co-Chairs, and includes highlights, stories from the field, and news. All contributions were provided by the IPEN Regional Hubs and Participating Organizations, working together for a toxic-free future.
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Advocates claim continued federal leadership necessary to move towards eliminating legacy asbestos
Toronto, ON – Collective relief expressed by activists and public health adovcates across Canada, as federal government released its long-awaited regulations banning the use, import and sale of asbestos, and manufacture and import of products containing asbestos, over the weekend.
Nairobi, Dec 4 : This year has been the deadliest for environmental women defenders, with 200 assignations reported across the globe, and most of them were killed over land and forest conflicts, rights activists said on Monday.
