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In an effort to combat the alarming issue of plastic pollution in our oceans, stakeholders including government representatives, private sector, NGOs and CSOs of Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu gathered in Port Via, Vanuatu from 16 – 17 August for the official handing over of the Plastic Waste Free…

A $14.5 million USD, multiyear public-private partnership was launched today at the UN General Assembly with Host Consortium members International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Aspen Institute, The Ocean Foundation, and Searious Business. This programme is generously supported by…

EPPIC is a public-private partnership hosted by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with partners the Aspen Institute (USA), The Ocean Foundation (USA), and Searious Business (NL), with initial seed funding from the U.S. Department of State. EPPIC convenes governments,…

To address the threat that plastic poses to our ocean, climate, economies, and health, IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law have prepared a series of 10 briefings for negotiators to assist them in the upcoming Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in…

Briefing 10 of 10 covers Free Trade Agreement Convergence and the Plastic Pollution Treaty

Briefing 9 of 10 covers Connections between IUCN’s Plastic Pollution Elimination Timeline and the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)

Briefing 8 of 10 covers the Connections between IUCN’s Plastic Pollution Elimination Timeline and the SDGs

Briefing 7 of 10 covers the Legal Process of Treaty Negotiations

Briefing 6 of 10 covers Circular Economy and Plastics Life-Cycle Issues for the Plastics Treaty

Briefing 5 of 10: Regime Convergence and the International Legally Binding Instrument