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Montevideo Law Programme Focuses Work on Triple Planetary Crisis

June 2022

National Focal Points (NFPs) to the Fifth Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental

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CEE Countries Provide Updates on Progress on SAICM Objectives

June 2022

The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is convening a series of regional meetings in

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ISLANDS Initiative to Help SIDS Manage Hazardous Chemicals and Waste

June 2022

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) launched a half-billion-dollar initiative to

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Event Explores How Multilateral Trade Can Address Environmental Challenges

June 2022

By Kensington Speer, Intern, CUTS International Geneva

A roundtable, convened by the International Institute for Sustainable

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Plastic pollution: harmful chemicals in our plastics

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UNEP

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June 2022

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Global cumulative plastic production is predicted to reach 34,000 million tonnes between 1950 and 2050.The harmful chemicals released from plastic products throughout their entire life cycle can pose a serious risk to humans and the environment, including when waste is not properly managed, finding its way to air, water and soils.While the preparations for the legally binding agreement on plastic pollution are ongoing, the plastic waste and chemicals in plastics are being discussed at the 2021/2022 meetings of the conferences