Foundation for the Realization of Ideas (FRI)
This report describes and assesses the country situation in Belarus with respect to POPs and Stockholm Convention implementation. Topics covered include sources and levels of POPs, damages, NGOs and civil society, laws and government responsibilities, country efforts to deal with POPs, state of implementation, new POPs, alternatives, resources on POPs, and NGO recommendations for the elimination of POPs. The report is a useful reference document that provides the basic information needed by NGOs in Belarus to prepare awareness-raising activities and materials, identify further areas of investigation, plan campaigns, and prepare for a meaningful role in NIP preparations.