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One step closer to a meaningful plastic pollution treaty
UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen thanks Busan for hosting INC5, highlighting progress made despite challenges as the ...
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Plastic pollution negotiations adjourn with new text and a follow-up session planned
Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, ...
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Plastic pollution negotiations close with new text and a follow-up session planned
Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, ...
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As Black Friday looms, some in the fashion industry take aim at overconsumption
UNEP highlights the environmental impact of overconsumption in the fashion and textile sector as shoppers gear up to spend a ...
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Observers welcome COP29 financing deal but say much work remains
COP29 ends with agreement on finance, although much work remains ahead of NDCs in February and COP30 in Brazil next year.
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Decisive fifth session of negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty opens in Busan
The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on ...
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How youth engagement can curb deadly impacts of antimicrobial resistance
Karina Khatic has seen firsthand the misuse of pharmaceuticals and the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) they can cause.
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Can a network of “eco-villages” save Madagascar’s prehistoric biodiversity?
In Madagascar, one of the world’s largest biodiversity hotspots, local communities set up eco-villages that create ...
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A thousand days of negotiation, a thousand plastic pollution-free years
My thanks to the Republic of Korea and the city of Busan for hosting us as we gather for the fifth round of negotiations on a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. Today marks one ...