Pacific countries convene to strategise for upcoming plastic pollution negotiations following significant progress at INC-3, focusing on managing upstream waste to safeguard their people and environment
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COP28 Highlights: Plastic Free Pacific at COP28
Pacific leaders stressed the harmful impact of plastic waste on Pacific communities, ecosystems, and food security, with 90% of Pacific nations pledging to ban single-use plastics
SPREP calls for more robust regime to address the full life cycle of ghost gear
SPREP urged for a more robust international regime to address the full life cycle of Ghost Gear, revealing that 640,000 tonnes of such gear pose a major danger to marine life
Nauru highlights microplastics risks in Nairobi
Nauru, representing PSIDS, stressed the urgent need to address the global risks from microplastics to marine ecosystems, environment, and human health, urging a treaty banning plastics with intentionally added microplastics
Devastated by three cyclones in one year, Vanuatu laments impact of triple planetary crisis at plastics treaty talks
Vanuatu called for a global treaty to combat plastic pollution, urging consideration of impacts on human health and the environment, with emphasis on the triple planetary crisis and recent cyclones affecting Pacific countries
Accessible and new finances key means of implementation, Pacific countries tell INC-3
PSIDS highlighted the crucial need for sustainable, accessible, and timely financial assistance in addressing the plastic crisis, as their ecosystems face severe degradation from transboundary plastic flow
Solomon Islands, newest member of High Ambition Coalition to end Plastic Pollution, leaves mark in Nairobi
Solomon Islands reiterated its call to end plastic pollution by 2040 and calls for binding provisions in the treaty to restrain and reduce the consumption and production of primary plastic polymers to sustainable levels
Palau, as PSIDS Chair, calls for a revolution to end plastic pollution
PSIDS Chair called for urgent action to finalise a plastics treaty addressing the full lifecycle of plastic by the end of 2024 as 23 million tonnes of plastic are released annually, half ending up in the Pacific Ocean
Samoa, as Chair of AOSIS, highlights human health risks at INC-3 in Nairobi
Samoa calls for urgent global action on plastic pollution, highlighting health risks and advocates for a comprehensive treaty to address environmental and health impacts, particularly on vulnerable communities
Palau calls on the new global plastics treaty to prioritise production control and incentivise alternatives
Palau calls on the new plastics treaty to address the entire plastic lifecycle, including production control, rather than relying solely on recycling, in order to combat the plastic pollution crisis threatening its unique marine environment