Story | 26 Jun, 2020
IUCN launches a promotional video to tackle marine plastic pollution in the Caribbean
Up to 12 million tons of plastic debris enter the ocean every year. This has adverse impacts on the health of ocean ecosystems, the integrity of food supplies and people’s livelihoods. IUCN is increasing its efforts to help…
Story | 23 Apr, 2020
As part of its Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project, IUCN commences a plastic waste national level quantification and Material Flow Analysis (MFA) in the Caribbean. This study investigates plastics production, imports and exports, plastic processing and end-of-…
Story | 25 Feb, 2020
IUCN ORMACC visited the Saint Lucia National Trust
The meeting was held due to the recent visit of the Acting Regional Director to the Caribbean and made it possible to learn more about the work being done by this IUCN Member organization.
Story | 25 Feb, 2020
"Plastic Waste-Free Islands" sounds like a dream, but a project works to bring it to reality
The Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project has started its work: assist several island nations in the Pacific and Caribbean region to reduce plastic waste generation and eliminate leakage to the ocean on which they depend.
In this article we overview the PWFI project and cover the…
Story | 24 Feb, 2020
IUCN hosts Plastic Waste-Free Islands inception workshop in Fiji
In efforts to assist Pacific countries reduce plastic waste generation and leakage from islands, IUCN hosted the inception workshop of the Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project in Nadi today, Feb 20th. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Waterways and Environment Mr Joshua Wycliffe…
Story | 21 Feb, 2020
Plastic Waste-Free Islands project launched in the Caribbean in January
Three launching events took place in Antigua, Saint Lucia and Grenada hosted by IUCN in corporation with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), the Governments of the three countries and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean…
Story | 29 Nov, 2019
IUCN introduces Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) Project to the Pacific
IUCN's Climate Change Mitigation and Risk Reduction (CCMRR) Programme recently hosted three half a day pre- inception consultation meetings in Suva, Fiji; Apia, Samoa and in Port Vila, Vanuatu to introduce the Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) project to a number of key stakeholders in the month…