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Plastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: 10 Urgent Demands from Swiss NGOs to the Federal Council
Read nowPlastic Pollution Switzerland
Press releaseDec 03, 2024
UN Negotiations in Busan: Bridge Built Towards Historic Global Plastics Treaty
Read nowPlastic Pollution United Nations
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Plastics: Swiss Environmental Protection Act and Plastics – Summary Report ‘Making the EPA Matter’ (2024)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastics: Swiss Environmental Protection Act and Plastics – Report ‘Making the EPA Matter’ (2024)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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High Tech Clean-Ups: No Solution to Ocean Plastic Pollution
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Press releaseNov 21, 2024
Final Negotiations Begin: The World Needs a Strong Treaty to End Plastic Pollution
Read nowInternational Law Plastic Pollution
NewsNov 15, 2024
Why Whales and Dolphins are Eating Plastic – New Insights
Read nowDolphins Plastic Pollution Whales
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Oceans – Sustainable Food: UNCLOS ICP – Submission (2024)
Read nowBottom Trawling Climate Change Fisheries
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Oceans – Food Security: UNCLOS ICP – Opening Statement (2024)
Read nowBottom Trawling Climate Change Fisheries
NewsJun 13, 2024
Disposable E-Cigarettes: A Problem That Should Not Have Been
Read nowChemical Pollution Plastic Pollution
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Pollution: E-Cigarettes – Factsheet (2024)
Read nowChemical Pollution Plastic Pollution
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Pollution: Cigarette Butts – Factsheet (2024)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Press releaseApr 30, 2024
Effective global Plastics Treaty is possible, but ambitions must be raised
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Plastic Pollution
Press releaseApr 30, 2024
UN member states urged to tackle plastics crisis at heart in new global treaty
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue International Cooperation Plastic Pollution
Press releaseApr 22, 2024
OceanCare urges UN governments to show ambition at crucial negotiating meeting on global Plastics Treaty
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Plastic Pollution
NewsFeb 19, 2024
OceanCare at Fish Forum 2024 to highlight marine pollution from fishing gear
Read nowBecause Our Planet Is Blue Fisheries Plastic Pollution
Press releaseNov 19, 2023
Plastics Treaty Negotiations: Effective Instrument to Stem the Plastic Tide Remains within Reach
Read nowPlastic Pollution
NewsNov 16, 2023
Plastics Treaty: INC-3 Underway in Nairobi – Update on Cleanup Matters
Read nowInternational Cooperation Plastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Clean-ups or Clean-washing? – Report EIA/OceanCare (2023)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Press releaseNov 06, 2023
Clean-Ups or Clean-Washing? Plastic Clean-Up Tech not all it seems on the Surface
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Cigarette Butts: Toxic Plastic Pollution from Cradle to Grave
Read nowChemical Pollution Petitions Plastic Pollution
Press releaseJun 02, 2023
With only half of the week spent on substantive discussion, treaty negotiations end with lackluster outcomes
Read nowInternational Cooperation Plastic Pollution
NewsJun 01, 2023
Relevance of the BBNJ Agreement for Plastic Pollution
Read nowBBNJ International Cooperation Plastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: BBNJ Agreement – OceanCare Briefing (2023)
Read nowBBNJ International Cooperation Plastic Pollution
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Pollution Plastique: Untangled, Pollution & Engins de pêche – Briefing FRA court (2023)
Read nowFisheries Plastic Pollution
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Contaminación Plástica: Untangled, Plásticos & Aparejos de pesca – Briefing ESP corto (2023)
Read nowFisheries Plastic Pollution
NewsMay 25, 2023
Untangled: Plastics Treaty Critical Role in Tackling Fishing Gear
Read nowFisheries International Cooperation Plastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Untangled, Plastic Treaty & Fishing Gear – Briefing (2023)
Read nowFisheries International Cooperation Plastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Untangled, Plastic Treaty & Fishing Gear – Briefing short (2023)
Read nowFisheries Plastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: International Whaling Commission and Plastics – Briefing (2022)
Read nowInternational Cooperation IWC Plastic Pollution
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From a laggard to a leader: Switzerland needs to become a plastics champion
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Plastics in Switzerland – Factsheet (2023)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Press releaseJan 09, 2023
Europe’s laggard – Switzerland cannot recycle its way out of its plastic problem
Read nowPlastic Pollution
NewsDec 05, 2022
First Global Plastics Treaty Intergovernmental Meeting Concludes With a Mix of High and Low Points
Read nowInternational Cooperation Plastic Pollution
Press releaseOct 31, 2022
Switzerland has a plastic problem, and the majority of the Swiss population wants binding laws now
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastic: Harmful throughout entire Life Cycle
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Warning: Plastic can endanger your health
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Microplastics: Barely visible, yet anything but harmless
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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«Strip us!»: Freeing fruit and vegetables from plastic
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Reusable masks: Keeping us and the environment healthy
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastic in human blood – How much more proof do we need before we act?
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Press releaseMar 02, 2022
UNEA 5.2: Major Step Toward A Comprehensive Plastics Treaty
Read nowInternational Cooperation Plastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Plastic Matters – Report (2022)
Read nowPetitions Plastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Plastic Matters – Executive Summary Report (2022)
Read nowPetitions Plastic Pollution
NewsOct 28, 2021
New Study on Mediterranean Plastic Pollution
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Press releaseJul 01, 2021
Single-use plastics pollution: Where does Europe stand?
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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The Exceptionists: The Swiss Approach to the Plastic Crisis
Read nowPlastic Pollution
Story
Virtual diplomacy – the new frontiers of the digital world
Read nowBBNJ Plastic Pollution Underwater Noise Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Plastic and Covid – Interview (2020)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Global Plastics Convention – Infographic EIA (2020)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Convention on Plastic Pollution – Report EIA (2020)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Microplastics in marine animals – Report (2019)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Microplastics – Infograph (2019)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Marine Debris and the SDGs – Briefing (2018)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Single Use Plastic and Fishing Gear – Statement to EU (2018)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: Marine Debris & International Forums – Report (2017)
Read nowPlastic Pollution
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Plastic Pollution: UNCLOS ICP – Statement (2016)
Read nowInternational Cooperation Plastic Pollution