BY REUTERS The chairman of talks aiming for an international treaty to rein in pollution from plastics issued a document on Friday outlining measures that could furnish the basis of a pact, in an attempt to spur discussions as a Dec. 1 deadline approaches. However, some delegates and civil society […]
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres has called for urgent action to end plastic pollution. He made the remarks during the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) that opened in Nairobi Kenya on Thursday to discuss a global treaty to ban plastics around the […]
Patrick Kamara hosts Mr. Francis Ogwal, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) senior manager, and Environmental Alert programme manager, Ms. Carol Nakajubi on the KFM Hotseat show (World Environment Day edition) for a discussion on how Ugandans have managed the environment. Listen to the conversation below;
The Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Inger Andersen has called for the redesign of products and packaging so that people can use less plastic. The call comes as the world today commemorates World Environment Day under the theme “# BeatPlasticPollution.” The theme provides an opportunity to raise […]
A new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report has shown that plastic pollution could be slashed by 80 percent by 2040 if countries and companies use existing technologies to make significant policy shifts and market adjustments. UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen says the way people produce, use and dispose of plastics is polluting […]
