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International Society of Doctors for the Environment

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Headquarters
  
Basel, Switzerland

Website
  
www.isde.org

Formation
  
25 November 1990 (1990-11-25)

Slogan
  
Linking Human Health and the Environment

The International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE) is an NGO, founded at Cortona on 25 November 1990, by doctors of various nationalities, in order to gather all doctors interested in medical problems related to ecological problems, spread awareness of the connection between environmental pollution and human health, start and support initiatives from local to global levels, and to reduce or eliminate sources of pollution and environmental pollution. ISDE has consultative status with the WHO and the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

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Activities

  • In 2011, ISDE nominated Environmental Persistent Pharmaceutical Pollutants (EPPPs) to the UNEP organisation SAICM.

    • Member organisations

    There are member organisations in 38 countries (predominantly Europe and the Americas). Some of these organisations are listed below:

    References

    International Society of Doctors for the Environment Wikipedia
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