Fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution (INC-5)

Following the 24-28 August 2024 UNEP-hosted Intersessional meeting in Bangkok, Thailand of the two Ad Hoc Intersessional Open-ended 2024  Expert Groups, IUCN will be participating again in the next INC meeting, INC-5 in Busan, Republic of Korea.

IUCN’s objectives for the INC are three-fold:

1. Strategically influence the negotiations towards the adoption of an ambitious MEA on Plastics Pollution, including in the Marine Environment, that considers biodiversity and ecosystems impacts, by providing legal text-based input.
2. Position and secure IUCN’s role as key player in the implementation of the Treaty once adopted.
3. Increase IUCN’s influence, visibility, and impact whilst promoting and advancing IUCN’s policy and projects (AFRIPAC, EPPIC, IslandPlas Project, IUCN Plastics work globally) as well as its Programme – Nature 2030.

Resources for INC-4 negotiators and participants