EIA’s daily diary from the first round of negotiations in Uruguay for a new Global Plastics Treaty
Negotiations have begun this week in Punta del Este, Uruguay, to hammer out the language for a new Global Plastics Treaty
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Negotiations have begun this week in Punta del Este, Uruguay, to hammer out the language for a new Global Plastics Treaty
In February 2021, Myanmar’s democratically elected ruling party, the National League for Democracy, was overthrown by the Myanmar military in a coup d’état. In the months since the coup, the people of Myanmar (formerly Burma) have been subjected to a continued escalation of conflict and brutal human rights atrocities. To maintain its illegal regime and […]
Palm oil produced through the destruction of forestland is still being sold around the world with the blessing of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
The next two-and-a-half years, spent at negotiating tables in conference centres, will define how the world makes, use and dispose of plastics for generations to come
In March this year, the United Nations Environment Assembly agreed to forge ahead with a new Global Plastics Treaty and next week sees work start in earnest to get the detail in place to address the fast-rising threat of plastics pollution
The UK Government needs to increase efforts to significantly reduce the global deforestation and human rights abuses caused by the commodities imported into the country.