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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 | 04 Feb, 2020
The Marine Plastic Footprint report: calculating the millions of tonnes that end up in the oceans
In The Marine Plastic Footprint, Joao Sousa of IUCN introduces new measures to understand and calculate the frightening leakage of plastic into the marine environment - by following its movement through every stage from production to waste to final destination.
Three integrated case…
Story | 04 Feb, 2020
MARPLASTICCs funds projects promoting Circular Economy in Africa and Asia
Last year, the IUCN Marine and Polar Programme launched a call for proposals through its Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) project. Five proposals – one each in Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Thailand, and Viet Nam – have been chosen to receive…
Story | 03 Feb, 2020
Meeting of IUCN Executive Committee of Pakistan National Committee
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the IUCN Pakistan National Committee (PNC) was held on January 31, 2020 at the Islamabad Programme Office.
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