Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on April 25, 2024 - 22:38 GMT

Plastic treaty should reflect comprehensive approach across full lifecycle of plastics – Kingdom of Tonga

25 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - An international legally binding instrument to address plastic pollution should reflect a comprehensive approach across the full lifecycle of plastics, respect national circumstances, and be accompanied by accessible …

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Published on April 25, 2024 - 17:31 GMT

Balancing the scales, addressing the disproportionate impact of marine plastic pollution on indigenous communities in the Pacific

24 April 2024, Ottawa Canada – In the village of Nacamaki on the Island of Koro in Fiji, villagers would at certain times of the year take part in a sacred ancient ceremony where they would make their way to the beach, chant songs, sound the horn of the …

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Published on April 25, 2024 - 02:28 GMT

Samoa, as Chair of AOSIS, flags special circumstances of SIDS at plastic treaty talks

24 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - As officials and negotiators sift through the revised draft text of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has …

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Published on April 25, 2024 - 02:28 GMT

Voices of Pacific Women: Diana Hinge Salili

Negotiating a Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution including in the Marine Environment 24 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Seeing this Pacific Island woman still active in the UN negotiation space is rewarding given the first time she was featured in …

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Published on April 24, 2024 - 21:40 GMT

Pacific SIDS calls for global solidarity in addressing the plastics crisis, asks for high ambition

Vanuatu, speaking on behalf of the 14 Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), has made a call for the international community to work together in fulfilling its mandate to have an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution by …

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Published on April 24, 2024 - 06:32 GMT

Voices of Pacific Women: Tekura Moeka’a

Negotiating a Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution including in the Marine Environment 23 April 2024, Ottawa, Canada - For this young Cook Islands woman, she found it was a matter of “fight or flight” when it came to her very first UN …

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Published on April 24, 2024 - 01:32 GMT

Canada shows the way to address plastic pollution and calls on members to make INC-4 count

23 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Canada, the host country of the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), is showing the way in …

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Published on April 23, 2024 - 20:29 GMT

Fiji calls on the plastics treaty to comprehensively address the full lifecycle of ghost fishing gear

21 April 2024, Ottawa Canada -Fiji contributes a fraction of one per cent of the global macroplastic leakages from abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) but bears a disproportionate burden on its devastating impact on marine life and ecosystems …

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Published on April 22, 2024 - 19:23 GMT

Three-point Q and A with Chair of the Pacific Small Islands Developing States H.E Ambassador Odo Tevi

21 April 2024, Ottawa, Canada - The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), is taking place from 23 to 29 April …

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Published on April 21, 2024 - 23:43 GMT

INC Chair expresses optimism for Ottawa negotiations to end with an agreed text

20 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - The Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso, has expressed …

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Published on April 21, 2024 - 18:54 GMT

Pacific Voice the “moral compass” in global push for plastics treaty

19 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Three days from the opening of the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), the …

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Published on April 20, 2024 - 04:26 GMT

Pacific Islands Voices magnified in the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution

19 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Of the 66 countries that are members of the High Ambition Coalition to end Plastic Pollution, four are from the Pacific Islands. A commitment was made in November last year by our Pacific Islands Forum Leaders to join as …

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Published on April 19, 2024 - 23:36 GMT

Tonga on the path to phasing out single-use plastics, recognises the importance of national actions in meeting future plastics ...

19 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Despite the challenges associated with being a small island developing state, the Kingdom of Tonga is making significant strides towards addressing the very visible problem of plastics. Tonga will soon finalise a National …

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Published on April 19, 2024 - 18:41 GMT

Three-point Q and A with Palau’s Chief Negotiator Ms Gwen Sisior

The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), is taking place from 23 to 29 April 2024 in Ottawa, Canada. This …

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Published on April 19, 2024 - 04:01 GMT

Members of the Alliance of Small Island States comb through revised draft text of plastics treaty on eve of INC-4

18 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Pacific members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) have joined the group’s member states in Ottawa, Canada, to comb through the revised draft text of the international legally binding instrument on plastic …

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Published on April 18, 2024 - 23:13 GMT

Voices of Pacific Women: Moe Saitala Paulo

Negotiating a Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution including in the Marine Environment The Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committing for a Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution including in the Marine Environment …

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Published on April 17, 2024 - 22:28 GMT

Enhanced partnerships launch Oil Spill Task Force in Majuro

Majuro, Marshall Islands - In a landmark collaboration, five Hawaii-based active duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard's 14th District and the Marine Environmental Response team from the newly established Regional Activities Center, alongside a …

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Published on April 17, 2024 - 22:27 GMT

Vanuatu as PSIDS Chair calls for stronger commitment to plastics treaty in build up to INC-4

17 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Delegates from 14 Pacific countries have descended upon Ottawa, Canada, to finalise preparations for the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on …

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Published on April 14, 2024 - 23:47 GMT

Journey to Ottawa: Pacific countries ready to negotiate revised draft text of plastics treaty

12 April 2024, Apia Samoa - To say waste generation - including plastic pollution is a global problem - would be stating things quite mildly. The statistics are in fact staggering, and even more concerning especially for Pacific countries who despite …

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Published on April 11, 2024 - 23:22 GMT

SPREP spotlights Pacific’s commitment to plastics treaty at Rapa Nui Pacific Leaders’ Summit

9 April 2024, Easter Island, Chile - The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) continues to work with the Governments of Australia and New Zealand, and key partners, to build the capacity of Pacific negotiators to amplify the …

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