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Despite an overwhelming majority of countries ready to move forward on a robust and ambitious treaty, countries with deep petrochemical interests delayed progress throughout the week and blocked the final decision on how to advance work leading into the fourth round of UN talks for a global plastic pollution treaty. There will now be no […]
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By Zaynab Sadan and Alice Ruhweza The plastic pollution crisis has reached critical levels, permeating every corner of our ecosystems, affecting livelihoods dependent on them and threatening human health. This relentless assault on our environment contributes to the planetary crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. To minimise plastic pollution and transition to a non-toxic […]
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WWF commends a comprehensive first draft of the global plastic pollution treaty that sets the stage for the upcoming treaty negotiations in November. In March 2022, UN Member States agreed to start negotiating a new global treaty to end plastic pollution, a historic step towards protecting wildlife, the environment, and humans from the harmful effects […]
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By Joshua Amponsem, Founder of the Green Africa Youth Organisation and Afri-Plastics Challenge judge Plastic waste in Africa is not just an urban issue, but also a rural one. Rural communities are almost always heavily dependent on natural resources, such as water and arable land, to make a living. These resources are being irrevocably contaminated […]
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On the heels of a challenging year dominated by the COVID pandemic, the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) and its partner governments have met critical milestones, including: Ghana, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Viet Nam came together as early adopters in the Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership Ghana committed to a 100% circular economy for plastics “Plastic […]
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