BASEL ACTION NETWORK

1305 4th ave suite 606 Seattle, Wa. 98101 USA

apex@seanet.com

Phone# 1.206.652.555
FAX1.206.652.5750

www.ban.org

BAN is a global network of toxics and development activist organizations that share a vision of international environmental justice. We seek to prevent all forms of "toxic trade" -- in toxic wastes, toxic products and toxic technologies. BAN members will work nationally, regionally and globally to accomplish the following mission:

The Basel Action Network (BAN) works to prevent the globalization of the toxic chemical crisis. In particular, we seek to ensure that the Basel Convention and its ban (Decisions II/12 and III/1) on the export of hazardous wastes from OECD to non-OECD countries will not be weakened, but rather ratified and implemented at the earliest possible date. We also seek to ensure that the Basel Convention and other instruments and efforts, serve to prevent the trade and growth of the world's most hazardous, and often obsolete industries, particularly with respect to developing or newly industrializing countries.

The Basel Action Network (BAN) works to prevent the globalization of the toxic chemical crisis. We work in opposition to toxic trade in toxic wastes, toxic products and toxic technologies, that are exported from rich to poorer countries. Alternatively, we work to ensure national self- sufficiency in waste management through clean production and toxics use reductions and in support of the principle of global environmental justice where no peoples or environments are disproportionately poisoned and polluted due to the dictates of unbridled market forces and trade.

BAN functions by sharing information and strategic ideas deemed useful in accomplishing the above mission. BAN members then implement those ideas on the ground in their respective countries. BAN also endeavors to bring global representatives to each of the meetings of the Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention and other important Basel Convention meetings. BAN is administered by the Secretariat services of the Asia-Pacific Environmental Exchange (APEX) based in Seattle, Washington, USA. APEX is an activity of the Tides Center and as such is a fully tax-exempt charitable organization under the Internal Revenue Code of the United States.
BAN is a new international network and is currently seeking active members. Becoming a member of BAN requires only commitment to the BAN Mission and agreement with the BAN Policy Principles. PLEASE JOIN AND SUPPORT OUR EFFORT TODAY!