The International POPS Elimination Network is an international citizen campaign network seeking to strengthen a legally binding international treaty to ban twelve of the most toxic chemicals in the world. POPS stands for Persistent Organic Pollutants. The POPS treaty is under negotiation through the United Nations Environment Program. Unlike HCWH, the POPS treaty process is not a market-focused campaign, and the measurable outcomes are more elusive and intangible. Nonetheless, the overall campaign will be judged by how strong a POPS treaty is developed, how many governments sign it, the degree to which it is actually implemented or otherwise influences the production, distribution and use of these chemicals, how well the process works for adding new chemicals to the proscribed list, and what resources go into cleaning up the large quantities of toxic chemicals that threaten human health and ecosystems around the world. Finally, IPEN has been a very productive meeting ground for hundreds of member organizations around the world. It represents another important step toward a truly global citizen environmental health movement.

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
$10,000
1621 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009-1076

Toward efforts to monitor the international negotiations regarding POPs and to provide legal advice to environmental groups working on this issue.

INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND TRADE POLICY
$10,000
2105 First Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2505

In support of a travel fund to ensure that scientists and other spokespeople on the significance of endocrine disrupting chemicals and their impact on health could attend ongoing POPs negotiations.

FRIENDS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
$1500
P. O. Box 582
Columbia, MO 65205

In support of travel expenses for a scientist to make presentations on POPs at international meetings sponsored by the United Nations Environmental Project.

GREAT LAKES CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY & HEALTH
$5000
University of Illinois School of Public Health
2121 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612-7260

In support of the development of information and materials for members of the World Federation of Public Health Associations on POPs.

GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL
$10,000
1436 U Street, NW, Suite 303
Washington, DC 20037-1132

In support of 1998 meetings in Manila and Delhi to enhance regional participation of NGOs in the POPs elimination treaty process. Greenpeace U.S.A. served as fiscal sponsor.

PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
$10,000/$393.90
1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005

Toward travel and lodging expenses to bring representatives from southern NGOs to a 1998 public forum sponsored by the International POPS Elimination Network held in Montreal, to publish the forum proceedings and toward travel expenses for African NGOs to attend a 1999 IPEN conference in Nairobi.

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
$10,000
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1132

In support of research on criteria and procedures for adding new POPs to the proposed treaty action list.