Project | 01 Nov, 2022 - 31 Dec, 2024
AFRIPAC: Effective plastic treaty capacity building: Africa and African SIDS
As the world works toward an international, legally binding instrument on plastics, IUCN and GRID-Arendal, through generous Norad support, are helping empower five African nations´ negotiations for a strong global treaty.
>>> IUCN is calling for consultants to support…
Story | 18 Aug, 2023
New IUCN and IUCN WCEL Legal Briefings for Plastics Treaty Negotiators in three languages
To address the threat that plastic poses to our ocean, climate, economies, and health, IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law have prepared a series of 10 briefings for negotiators to assist them in the upcoming Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in…
Story | 02 Jun, 2023
Small Island Developing States call for ambitious Global Plastics Treaty – INC-2 Paris
To address the threat that plastic poses to our ocean, climate, economies, and health, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have called for an ambitious UN Treaty, which acts across the whole plastics lifecycle, during their meeting at the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating…
Factsheet | 2023
AFRIPAC Plastics Pollution: Effective Capacity Building for Global Plastics Treaty in Africa
This is a one-page overview of the AFRIPAC project: Effective Capacity Building for Global Plastics Treaty in Africa. This project is in partnership with GRID-Arendal and is generously supported by NORAD.
Story | 29 Mar, 2023
AFRIPAC: strengthening 5 countries' commitments to a UN Plastics Treaty
As the world moves towards an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, IUCN and GRID-Arendal partner in a new project: AFRIPAC, "Effective Plastic Treaty Capacity Building for Africa." This project aims to empower five African nations´ negotiating skills for a strong…