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Monday 29 April 2024, Ottawa (Canada) – The fourth session of negotiations towards a Global Plastics Treaty have closed with disappointment and determination for the fight against plastics. While there was progress on substantial negotiations in Ottawa, countries are leaving with a treaty text that is not yet ready for final negotiations later in the…

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This week, as heads of State, Ministers of Environment and other representatives from 175 countries gather in Ottawa, Canada for the Plastics Treaty negotiations, calls for a treaty that reflects the realities of the full plastics life cycle grow stronger. To bring about a truly effective and just legally binding plastics treaty that tackles one…

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Tuesday 23 April 2024, Ottawa (Canada) – As delegates gather this week to make headway on what many hope will be an ambitious legally-binding plastics treaty, civil society groups including Friends of the Earth International are pushing States to ensure the Treaty covers the full life cycle of plastics, from production to waste, ends the…

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The feminist struggle is essential to achieving environmental justice. Dismantling and resisting patriarchy is integral to Food Sovereignty, forest management and democracy and the struggle against oppressive economic systems and political institutions. Below are interviews with three people leading the charge toward system change and a more feminist world centered on gender justice. Forests &…

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The EU-Mercosur trade deals ‘political agreement’ on an additional protocol was slated to be announced this week of 26 February 2024 at the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Yet the likelihood of anything materializing has rapidly diminished, with farmers protesting across Europe, Latin American social movements…

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