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Plastic treaty negotiations: IPEN wants health concerns to take centre stage

Midway through the Plastics Treaty negotiations scheduled to end on Thursday August 14, 2025, the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), a global network of...

U.N. committee acts on toxic plastics additives, pesticides, industrial chemicals

In a landmark decision, a U.N. expert committee decided, unanimously, that global action is needed for the toxic plastic additive UV-328. The evaluation provided...

Philippine study finds lead in industrial paints sold locally

The report “Lead in Solvent-Based Industrial Paints Sold in the Philippines” released on Sunday, October 24, 2021, in time for the UN-backed International Lead...

COVID-19 informed fresh contents, increased waste generation – PAVE study

The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) under the IPEN Toxics-Free SDGs (TFSDGs) Projects Phase 3 on COVID-19 Chemicals and Wastes, has concluded...

Report proposes stronger ASEAN response to fight global waste dumping

While governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have individually taken action to address incidents of illegal waste shipments from affluent and...

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Cross River strengthens community-led WASH governance in Obubra

In a renewed push to improve public health outcomes and ensure sustainable access to safe water and sanitation, the...
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CSOs urge COP30 presidency to make fossil fuel transition roadmap a real, inclusive political process

Following the 12th letter from the COP30 Presidency, a group of 114 civil society organisations issued an open letter warning that, without stronger...

Mike Omuodo: AU must reform into an institution Africa needs

From an online post, a commentator asked an intriguing question: “If the African Union (AU) cannot create a single...

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Cross River strengthens community-led WASH governance in Obubra

In a renewed push to improve public health outcomes...

CSOs urge COP30 presidency to make fossil fuel transition roadmap a real, inclusive political process

Following the 12th letter from the COP30 Presidency, a group of...
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