Grey literature | 2022
The economic impact of plastic pollution in Antigua and Barbuda
This economic brief shows the estimated impact of marine plastic pollution on fisheries and tourism in Antigua and Barbuda. Marine plastic pollution can generate significant economic costs in the form of gross domestic product (GDP) reductions, estimated at up to US$7 billion (globally) for 2018…
Story | 30 Jan, 2023
Re-imagining marine conservation through centering social equity
Nathan Bennett, Chair of the People and the Ocean Specialist Group, Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy, IUCN
IUCN event
International Marine Protected Areas Congress, (IMPAC5) IUCN events
Join us in Vancouver, Canada for the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), a global forum that brings together ocean conservation professionals and high-level officials to inform, inspire and act on marine protected areas.
External event
Second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution (INC-2)
The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-2), will take place in Paris, France from 29 May to 2 June.
Story | 31 Jan, 2023
Judging complex societal change processes is made easier with new guidelines to assess contributions. An important contribution claim begins with the question, “How and why has the intervention made a difference, or not?”
Grey literature | 2022
Contribution Assessment Methodological Guidelines
Methods to evaluate policy processes and outcomes are especially underdeveloped, yet are needed to optimise the influence of research on policy for addressing complex issues. This report from IUCN delineates a set of easy to understand steps to conduct a Contribution Analysis.
Information brief | 2023
IUCN WCEL Briefing 6 of 6 for Plastics Treaty INC-2 Circular Economy and Plastic Life-Cycle Issues
The Plastic Pollution Treaty’s scope, as articulated by United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14, includes the circular economy and elements of the plastic life-cycle as vital elements for addressing plastic pollution and production.
Information brief | 2023
IUCN WCEL Briefing 5 of 6 for Plastics Treaty INC-2 Treaty Regime Interactions version 2
A core theme in United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14 and subsequent discussions at INC-1 was the impact of treaty regime interactions upon the Plastic Pollution Treaty.
Information brief | 2023
IUCN WCEL Briefing 4 of 6 for Plastics Treaty INC-2 Just Transition and the Plastic Pollution Treaty
The Plastic Pollution Treaty’s scope, as articulated by United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14, includes the circular economy and elements of the plastic life-cycle as vital elements for addressing plastic pollution and production. The fundamental connections between the…
Information brief | 2023
IUCN WCEL Briefing 3 of 6 for Plastics Treaty INC-2 Structure of Plastic Pollution Treaty version 2
Given the ever-evolving nature of science and the complex, varied nature of plastic pollution, it is clear that the instrument to be adopted will need to be sufficiently flexible to allow for further adjustments and additions to the obligations. The different structural approaches found in…