Pacific voices are urging a strong Global Plastic Treaty with binding rules to tackle the escalating plastic pollution crisis, calling for comprehensive rules on product bans, design requirements, and equitable implementation
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Artivist turns trash into treasure: A fight against plastic pollution
Suzanne Turaganiwai, a marine science graduate turned “artivist,” transforms marine debris into striking art pieces to raise awareness about plastic pollution and advocates for systemic change
Solomon Islands calls on the global community to address the gaps regarding chemicals of concern in the plastic treaty
Solomon Islands stresses the urgent need to regulate hazardous chemicals in plastics, emphasising both production and disposal in global treaty negotiations on plastic pollution
Cook Islands joins plastic treaty proposal for chemicals of concern
The Cook Islands, along with Rwanda, joins Norway in advocating for a comprehensive approach to regulating chemicals in plastic production, urging global action to mitigate plastic pollution’s dire environmental impact
Pacific Islands calls on the plastic treaty to include legally binding obligations and implementing mechanisms to address legacy plastics
Samoa, representing AOSIS, calls for legally binding obligations in the plastics treaty to address legacy plastics in marine environments, emphasising the disproportionate impact on SIDS
SPREP to provide support to Kiribati’s single-use plastic reduction priorities
SPREP conducted a workshop to help address the very visible single-use plastic waste problem in Kiribati and discussions for potential ban expansion
$10 million project aims to reduce single-use plastics in Cook Islands
A new project in the Cook Islands aims to curb plastic pollution by targeting single-use plastics in the food and beverage sector, amid concerns over landfill capacity and environmental impact
Pacific preparations for INC-4 provides common understanding on key issues ahead of Ottawa
Pacific countries move closer to finalising preparations for INC-4 on plastic pollution after successful regional workshop in New Zealand, aiming for unified Pacific voice
Samoa, as AOSIS Chair, encouraged by work of Pacific SIDS in plastics treaty negotiations
Samoa, as the Chair of AOSIS, applauds the progress of PSIDS in strengthening their capacity to advocate for a binding treaty on plastic pollution, voicing support for their engagement and coordination ahead of the INC-4 session
Why the INC process matters to the Kingdom of Tonga and Solomon Islands
As plastic pollution continues to ravage Tonga and Solomon Islands, officials lead efforts to combat the crisis, stressing the urgent need for action in international negotiations