Aduana News joins the celebration of World Environment Day to highlight the importance of actions on the health of our environment.
#NoPlasticPollution is the slogan chosen by the United Nations in 2018 to emphasize the need to reduce the use of plastics. It is a call to action for us to globally address one of the most important environmental challenges of our time.
Therefore, the The task of customs officers is vital to supervise and facilitate legal trade. cross-border; and on the other hand, to detect and prevent illegal trade in environmentally sensitive products covered by conventions and multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs).
In this sense, the risk products subject to border inspection are:
- Substances that deplete the ozone layero
- Toxic chemicals (batteries, detergents, oil-based paints and their solvents, more)
- Hazardous waste (medicines and pharmaceutical products, ink derivatives, dyes, more)
- Endangered species (Jaguar, Yacaré overo, Huemul, Falkland Islands fox, among others)
The following video brings you closer to the initiative "AduAnna Green"coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme to reduce pollution and biodiversity at the borders.
Aduana News is the first Argentine customs newspaper to launch its digital version. With 20 years of experience, its publications and initiatives aim to provide the most relevant knowledge on customs issues in order to contribute to safe trade in the region.
