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CEESP News: Elisa Morgera, Professor of Global Environmental Law and the Director of the UKRI GCRF One Ocean Hub and IUCN CEESP member, & Senia Febrica, Knowledge Exchange Associate, One Ocean Hub. 

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. It is pivotal, that the treaty should include…

Measures to address the problem of plastic pollution are to be found across several sub-fields of international law, resources law, international wildlife law, and  international freshwater law. Therefore, a clear need for effective mechanisms of interaction between any new plastics treaty and…

The Plastic Pollution Treaty could benefit from many key concepts developed throughout treaty practice, especially that of multilateral environmental agreements  (MEAs).

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. To address these issues, the Plastic…

Through United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14 and subsequent efforts by the Open-Ended Working Group, during INC-1, States and  stakeholders have the opportunity to engage in the first steps toward the conclusion of a Plastic Pollution Treaty.

Since February 2021 until October 2022, IUCN Thailand has been working with partners such as SAVE Andaman Network to implement the project “Enhancing circular economy model at the local level and improving municipal waste management practices and policies”, with support from the European Union (…

Located in Phang-nga province in the south of Thailand. Koh Yao is a dream destination for many travellers as it consists of pristine beaches, unspoilt coastline, rice fields, mountains, and forests. However, it is not surprising that the other side of island might be an unsightly image.