![]() ![]() Eliminate plastic pollution in the environment – this is specifically referred to as, he urgent need to strengthen global coordination, cooperation and governance to take immediate actions towards the long-term elimination of plastic pollution, in marine and other environments, and of avoiding detriment from plastic pollution to ecosystems and the human activities dependent on them and also o promote national action plans to work towards the prevention, reduction and elimination of plastic pollution, and to support regional and international cooperation.Facilitate safe circularity of plastics – these are simply noted in part as, o promote sustainable production and consumption of plastics, including, among others, product design, and environmentally sound waste management, including through resource efficiency and circular economy approaches Minimise virgin plastics production and consumption – and 2.These are only partially seen in the Resolution: While the Resolution identifies a number of issues that will be addressed, to comprehensively tackle plastic pollution will require additional actions during the dialogues. In Science, 2 July 2021, IUCN’s Joao Sousa as a contributing author noted three goals to anchor a solid agreement with action at its core. It also emphasises the urgent need to strengthen the science-policy interface at all levels, improve understanding of the global impact of plastic pollution on the environment, and promotes effective and progressive actions at the local, regional and global level, recognizing the important role of plastics for society. The Resolution specifies concern over the specific impacts of plastic pollution, that it can be of a transboundary nature, and needs to be tackled with a full lifecycle approach. Peter Manyara, Program Manager, Coastal and Ocean Resilience, IUCN ESARO The Resolution highlights marine plastic pollution This background laid the ground for the positive mood and outlook around a global plastics governance instrument. The sustained multi-year focus on plastics has laid the foundation for where we are today, importantly highlighting that the current global governance framework is broken to get us out of the current plastics crisis. Since UNEA-1 back in 2014, the global community has come a long way engaging to find solutions to address plastic pollution. This can enable countries to implement plastic waste management systems across the life cycle by improving waste collection, building recycling plants, or eliminating the open burning of plastic. The Resolution recognises that plastic pollution constitutes a threat to all environments and poses risks to human health, and very importantly, the role of the private sector, and all stakeholders, in developing and implementing the treaty, and emphasises that the problem should be solved through measures along the entire life cycle of plastics, from extraction of raw materials to legacy plastic pollution. A mechanism is included for directing finance to nations to enable the agreement implementation. Treaty implementation progress assessment.National action plans and reporting towards the prevention, reduction and elimination of plastic pollution. ![]() ![]() National and international cooperative measures.A mechanism for providing financial support to the treaty implementation.A mechanism for providing policy-relevant scientific information and assessment.Global obligations and measures along the full lifecycle of plastics, including on product design, consumption and waste management.Global objectives to tackle plastic pollution in marine and other environments and its impacts.The UN member states decided that the following elements should be considered in developing the new treaty: ![]() IUCN welcomes the Resolutionįor nearly a decade, IUCN has worked on the problem of marine plastic pollution. IUCN welcomes the move toward an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution made by Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations that gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, at the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly on the 2nd March 2022. The main ocean-based sources of plastic pollution are the fishing industry, nautical activities, and aquaculture. The majority of marine plastic pollution comes from land-based sources, including urban and storm runoff, sewer overflows, beach visitors, inadequate waste disposal and management, industrial activities, construction, and illegal dumping. Rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious problem at a global scale, negatively impacting the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development. ![]()
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