Low ambition countries backed by corporate power successfully delayed progress on what is hoped to be an ambitious Treaty that would cut plastics at the source by reducing production.

To stop plastic waste, stop making more plastic.

If plastic manufacturing goes up 10%, plastic pollution goes up 10% – and we’re set for a huge surge in production theconversation.com/if-plastic-man… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

IPEN’s Views on the #PlasticsTreaty #INC4

The Treaty Gains New Momentum
1️⃣The Zero Draft becomes owned by all Member States 👏
2️⃣Health/ Chemicals Big Wins👏
3️⃣Production Needs
Political Leaders🚨
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Luis Vayas Valdivieso Earth Negotiations Bulletin High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution #toxicplastics

Country delegates fail to advance the work on plastic production measures as Global #PlasticsTreaty
negotiations #INC4 conclude. Countries must act on the demands of Indigenous Peoples as rightsholders entitled to a healthy environment.

Read more ⬇️
breakfreefromplastic.org/2024/04/30/inc…

Day 4⃣ update from #PlasticsTreaty with Luna Yu 환경운동연합 / FoE Korea

We continue to call for an ambitious and just Treaty free from corporate influence that covers the FULL life cycle of plastic

Inisiatif Rizab Benih Komuniti - IRBK minta kerajaan iktiraf aktiviti dilakukan oleh petani di bawah sistem benih tidak formal dalam menjadikan sistem benih negara lebih inklusif, terbuka dan lestari.
Third World Network Agroecology Fund Consumers Association Penang
#AECoSS2024

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Day 1 of 2

Agroecology Conference & Exhibition on Community Seed Saving System

1 Plenary | 2 Sessions | 1 Forum | 1 Exhibition

160 participants | 15 countries

1 Purpose 1 Message – Agroecology Now!

Third World Network Consumers Association Penang Agroecology Fund Inisiatif Rizab Benih Komuniti - IRBK
#AECoSSS

The Malaysian Food Sovereignty Forum #FKMM thanks Agroecology Fund for the following message (excerpt) at the opening of the Agroecology Conference & Exhibition on Community Seed System.

Third World Network Consumers Association Penang Inisiatif Rizab Benih Komuniti - IRBK SAVE Rivers

#AECoSS2024

Tammi Jonas, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance spoke on opportunities & challenges toward an agroecological transition & why Indigenous Peoples & peasants are the world’s best stewards for seed, with the traditional knowledge of how to cultivate & store them for 1000s of years

Yoke Ling of @3rdWorldNetwork gave an overview of the international treaties that benefit & impact farmers' rights and community seed systems in Malaysia and the importance of national implementation of these rights and obligations.

DAY 1 #AECoSS2024

Two speakers gave a global overview on agroecology during the plenary session of the Agroecology Conference & Exhibition in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Third World Network Consumers Association Penang Inisiatif Rizab Benih Komuniti - IRBK Agroecology Fund

Daniel Njoroge Wanjana spoke passionately about the Seed Savers Network in Kenya & the wonderful work done by this national grassroots network of 3,900 registered farmer groups & over 405,000 members of households across Kenya & 74 community seed banks in Kenya.

Seed Savers Network

Karina Yong of Third World Network explained the challenges in realising fair and equitable benefit sharing
for local and indigenous communities in a world where there are regressive laws and corporate control.

At the Agroecology Conference, 3 speakers shared their knowledge on how community seed system promotes partnerships & fairness through the co creations of knowledge, citizen science, connectivity, social & cultural values. 🧵

Agroecology Fund Consumers Association Penang
#AECoSS2024

PRESS
Kicking out polluters key to progress at negotiations for a first-ever global #PlasticsTreaty

Read our latest press release👇
bit.ly/4dcH7nw

At 'Asia in Focus' multi-stakeholder event, Arm Punyathorn w Environmental Justice Foundation & Wong Pui Yi w Basel Action Network talk about impact of #WasteTrade in SEA, call on 🇯🇵 to stop waste exports to 🇲🇾 and highlight need of a #PlasticsTreaty that cuts plastic production 🚫🏭 -📹 Rahyang Nusantara

Environmental Justice Foundation Basel Action Network During #PlasticsTreaty talks, Wong Pui Yi with Basel Action Network shares #WasteColonialism report with Hiroshi Ono, Ministry of the Environment 🇯🇵 - READ: c4center.org/policy-brief-e….

'Today, hundreds of people from all over the world, across countries and movements, gathered ahead of #INC4 to call for a #PlasticsTreaty . We need a Treaty that reduces plastic production and cuts plastic pollution at the source.'

- Abdul Ghofar WALHI / FoE Indonesia

🚨 Ahead of the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations in Ottawa, Canada this week, we're taking to the streets to demand a just Treaty for people and planet free from corporate influence ✊️

Recently published data from 13 countries including 🇲🇾 identified nearly 500 chemicals in recycled #plastic pellets, including #pesticides , #industrial chemicals, PCBs & other #toxic substances. In pellets from🇲🇾, a total of 123 chemicals were detected in 2 #samples analysed.