UNEP-Nairobi, Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions Collaborate for Effective Plastics Management in WIO Region, plastics

UNEP-Nairobi, Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions Collaborate for Effective Plastics Management in WIO Region

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The Nairobi Convention for the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) and the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions have joined forces to combat the escalating problem of marine litter, with a specific focus on plastics and associated chemicals in the WIO region. This partnership aims to equip WIO countries with improved capacity to implement the legally…

Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution

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The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-2) will take place from 29 May to 2 June 2023 at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris, France. The meeting will be preceded by regional consultations on 28 May…