As the meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs) continue in Geneva, the Worst Friend's Forever campaign by the UNEP-GEF Global Monitoring Plan is turning the spotlight on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) — invisible chemicals that threaten our health, contaminate our ecosystems, and linger for generations. This campaign reminds us that some bonds—like those with POPs—are dangerously hard to break.

Let’s raise awareness, push for stronger controls, and work toward a toxic-free future: https://www.unep.org/interactives/worst-friends-forever/

If we wouldn't keep a toxic friend around—why tolerate toxic chemicals in our environment?