{"id":1144,"date":"2025-06-16T11:02:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brhrd.be\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2025-10-18T10:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T10:13:31","slug":"nations-edge-closer-to-historic-global-treaty-on-plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brhrd.be\/?p=1144","title":{"rendered":"Nations Edge Closer to Historic Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Nice, France \u2013 June 12, 2025<\/strong><br>As the Third UN Ocean Conference unfolded on the sun-soaked Mediterranean coast, a quieter but critical dialogue took place behind closed doors in Nice. Over 40 environment ministers from around the globe gathered to advance negotiations on a potentially landmark treaty to end plastic pollution \u2014 a global crisis now visible in every ecosystem and even within the human body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting, hosted by <strong>UN Environment Programme (UNEP)<\/strong> chief <strong>Inger Andersen<\/strong>, revealed growing momentum to finalize the world\u2019s first legally binding treaty addressing plastic across its <strong>entire life cycle<\/strong>, from production to waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe are choking on plastic,\u201d said <strong>Jyoti Mathur-Filipp<\/strong>, the UN\u2019s chief negotiator for the treaty process. \u201cIf we don&#8217;t act now, no ecosystem \u2014 land or sea \u2014 will remain untouched.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treaty in Sight: Final Talks Set for Geneva in August<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The treaty\u2019s development has moved at an unusually fast pace by UN standards. Since the 2022 mandate from the <strong>UN Environment Assembly<\/strong>, the <strong>Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)<\/strong> has convened five times, drafting a 22-page text that outlines its structure and legal components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>final round of negotiations is scheduled for August 5\u201314 in Geneva<\/strong>, where delegates aim to wrap up the agreement ahead of a global diplomatic conference expected in late 2025 or early 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cCountries are now negotiating article by article. We have a real treaty in the making,\u201d Mathur-Filipp said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s in the Treaty?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The draft treaty includes both <strong>mandatory and voluntary measures<\/strong>, making it adaptable to different national capacities. It proposes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rules to reduce plastic production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stronger waste management systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global coordination on microplastics and marine pollution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation and compliance mechanisms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Crucially, it recognizes the <strong>disproportionate impact<\/strong> on <strong>small island developing states<\/strong>, which often suffer the worst pollution despite contributing the least to the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to UN data, without intervention, <strong>up to 37 million metric tons of plastic waste<\/strong> could enter the ocean annually by 2040. The economic damage from plastic-related harm could reach <strong>$281 trillion<\/strong> over the next two decades, harming tourism, fisheries, and coastal infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s costing us the economy, the environment, and our health,\u201d said Mathur-Filipp.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Road Ahead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The treaty&#8217;s success will hinge not just on its final text, but on whether it is <strong>ratified and enforced globally<\/strong>. This August\u2019s meeting in Geneva is seen as a make-or-break moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re running out of time,\u201d said Mathur-Filipp. \u201cBut I believe the political will is finally catching up with the science.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>With the clock ticking and environmental costs mounting, the world is watching to see whether nations can come together \u2014 not just in words, but in legally binding action \u2014 to halt the plastic tide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nice, France \u2013 June 12, 2025As the Third UN Ocean Conference unfolded on the sun-soaked Mediterranean coast, a quieter but critical dialogue took place behind closed doors in Nice. 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