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@IUCN_Plastics
IUCN Plastics
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🌍 #plasticfreejuly . 💡Join us for an individual summer school session to solve #PlasticPollution as part of Plastic Free July!. ✅Enrol in the FREE IUCN Academy course Introduction to Plastic Pollution Hotspotting Assessments 👉 . #BeatPlasticPollution
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IUCN Plastics
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What is @IUCN doing for INC5.2 in Geneva? . Read more here: .. #plasticstreaty
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@IUCN_Plastics
IUCN Plastics
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Les 3 propositions textuelles du président du Comité de négociation intergouvernemental : Comparaisons des non-papers. #plasticstreaty .
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IUCN Plastics
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Today's Science Sunday paper is in @Nature and shares insights on global distribution of microplastics in subsurface waters of ocean.
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IUCN Plastics
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RT @IISD_news: This is a big moment to protect people and the planet from #PlasticPollution. It’s #WorldEnvironmentDay, & negotiators will….
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IUCN Plastics
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Today at the Environment House @GENetwork is hosting a meaningful dialogue on the issue of plastic pollution - including an excellent group of speakers! @IUCN Director of the Centre of Policy and Law, Sonia Pena Moreno is speaking. #WorldEnvironmentDay
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IUCN Plastics
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Check out the new Global Plastics Hub! For World Environment Day, this is a great step forward in the fight against plastic pollution!
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IUCN Plastics
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It's Science Sunday: New research from the @fpffoundation: "Swiss Health Study: Legacy PFAS widely present in adult Swiss population" The scientists compared legacy and emerging PFAS. @IUCN @iucn_wcel @IUCN_Water
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IUCN Plastics
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It's now June and for the 1st Science Sunday of the month, we wanted to share the work of @OpenOceansGlobl who are compiling a map of plastic-fouled beaches.It includes an opportunity to add beaches to the map.Find it at
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IUCN Plastics
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@arharrington1 @iucn_wcel And, as with all efforts to mitigate plastics pollution, we are discussing financial aspects. #plasticstreaty . (here is a primer from our AFRIPAC project on this topic that may be of interest: thanks to @iucn_wcel's @arharrington1 for this brief.
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IUCN Plastics
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Thank you to @arharrington1 of @iucn_wcel for noting the challenges ahead for the legal aspects of Article 9 - moving forward with coordination and cooperation, linked to other MEAs, and implementing a new treaty-
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IUCN Plastics
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Topics of discussion on Article 9 - opening the floor to discuss:
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IUCN Plastics
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Interesting webinar happening now, on the Global #PlasticsTreaty content, Article 9 - Existing Plastic Pollution - important to reflect upon as we come up to INC5.2. The impact on SIDS and coastal countries is severe. Thank you @AOSISChair
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IUCN Plastics
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RT @GENetwork: @UNEP @bafuCH @LuisVayasEc @ONUGinebraEC @IISD_ENB "Many organizations are engaged. #GENeva wants to contribute to solutions….
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IUCN Plastics
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For Science Sunday, why not explore @OurOcean's TIDES platform which hosts pollution data collected during beach cleanups at over 200,000 locations globally with over 18M people engaged to date!.
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@IUCN_Plastics
IUCN Plastics
2 months
Great news to read - this circular economy game looks fun!.
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Sam Dindi, HSC.
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In preparation for World Environment Day 2025, themed "The Global Challenge to Combat Plastic Pollution," we have developed a circular economy board game designed to educate the public on circularity and tackling plastic pollution. #WorldEnvironmentDay #beatplasticpollution
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IUCN Plastics
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RT @Savetheplanete8: 📚 Excited to share our recent book chapter titled: "Community-Based Plastic Waste Management Initiatives: A Key to Com….
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@IUCN_Plastics
IUCN Plastics
2 months
Nouvelle page IUCN en français sur la pollution plastique ! Pollution plastique et autres. Grâce à ses travaux de recherche, ses conseils techniques et stratégiques, ses analyses économiques, ses modèles d'économie circulaire et ses programmes d'action.
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@IUCN_Plastics
IUCN Plastics
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For Science Sunday, you should check out the Atlas of Ocean Microplastics created by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment!. @jica_direct_en @JapanGov @GRIDArendal @iucn_wcel @IucnOcean
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@IUCN_Plastics
IUCN Plastics
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It's Science Sunday! Learn about PUA plastics - problematic, unnecessary, and avoidable plastics - here
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