The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was adopted on 22 May 2001 and entered into force on 17 May 2004. It is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods called Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

These chemicals become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of humans and wildlife, and have harmful impacts on human health or on the environment. The Stockholm Convention requires its parties to take measures to eliminate or reduce the release of POPs into the environment. 

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