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1997-1998 Annual Report

INTERNATIONAL POPS ELIMINATION NETWORK

ASOCIACION ARGENTINA DE MEDICOS POR EL MEDIO AMBIENTE
(2000) $1,500

Boulevard Galvez 2013
Piso 10. Santa Fe, Argentina
www.isde.org/argentina.html

To support the participation of an NGO representative at the United Nations Environment Program meeting on dioxin in Uruguay in 2000. Physicians for Social Responsibility served as fiscal sponsor.


CHILDREN OF THE EARTH - CENTER FOR CITIZENS SUPPORT
(2000) $800

Chlumova 17
130 00 Praha 3, Czech Republic
archivdz.wz.cz/indexen.stm

To help create a coalition within the International Persistent Organic Pollutants Elimination Network of European NGOs working on persistent organic pollutants and waste incineration issues. Center for Health, Environment and Justice served as fiscal sponsor.


EARTHRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL
(2000) $20,000

1612 K. St., NW, Suite 401
Washington, DC 20006
www.earthrights.org

To support work focused on persistent organic pollutants through the Women's Human Rights Project.


ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FUND
(1999) $5,000

41 Oakview Terrace
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

To support an NGO meeting at the International Negotiating Committee meeting on persistent organic pollutants in Geneva, Switzerland, September 1999.


ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA SERVICES
(2000) $5,000

1320 18th Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
www.ems.org

To support a press conference on persistent organic pollutants in Washington, DC, March 2000. Tides Center served as fiscal sponsor.


INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK
(2000) $25,000

P.O. Box 485
Bemidji, MN 56619
(218) 751-4967
www.ienearth.org

To support the Indigenous POPs Elimination Project, promoting awareness of the impact of persistent organic pollutants upon indigenous populations and enabling these communities to participate in policy-making regarding these chemicals. Seventh Generation Fund served as fiscal sponsor.


INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND TRADE POLICY
(2000) $5,000

2105 First Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
www.iatp.org

To support the participation of key scientists and NGO representatives in meetings and governmental negotiations concerning persistent organic pollutants.


KENYAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL WORKERS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
(1999) $1,500

c/o Physicians for Social Responsibility
1875 Connecticut Ave., Suite 1012
Washington, DC 20009
www.psr.org

To support the participation of three delegates in the persistent organic pollutants workshop at the All Africa Peace Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, November 1999. Physicians for Social Responsibility served as fiscal sponsor.


PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION ON COUNTERMEASURES OF DIOXIN AND ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS
(2000) $850

c/o Physicians for Social Responsibility
1875 Connecticut Ave., Suite 1012
Washington, DC 20009
www.psr.org

To support the Tokyo persistent organic pollutants Symposium in February 2000. Physicians for Social Responsibility served as fiscal sponsor.


PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK NORTH AMERICA
(2000) $1,500

49 Powell Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94133
www.panna.org

To develop a report on persistent organic pollutants contamination in California for use by members of the press and Congress.


PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
(2000) $1,220

1875 Connecticut Ave., Suite 1012
Washington, DC 20009
www.psr.org

To support the participation of a Polish NGO representative to attend the Subregional Workshop on Identification and Management of PCBs and Dioxins/Furans in Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 2000.


PUBLIC INTEREST PROJECTS
(2000) $10,000

80 Broad Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10004

To develop a report on the support in the United States for the elimination of persistent organic pollutants.


RAPAM - RED DE ACCION SOBRE PLAGUICIDAS Y ALTERNATIVAS EN MEXICO, A.C,
(1999) $5,000

Amado Nervo 22, Col. San Juanito
Texcoco, Edo de Mexico 56121

For public education efforts in Mexico regarding persistent organic pollutants. Pesticide Action Network North America served as fiscal sponsor.


WOMEN IN EUROPE FOR A COMMON FUTURE
(1999) $2,000

Regulierenring 9, NL - 3981 Bunnik
The Netherlands
www.antenna.nl/wecf/

To organize a women's persistent organic pollutants (POPs) workshop at the International Negotiating Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, September 1999. Physicians for Social Responsibility served as fiscal sponsor.

 

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