Archive for March 3rd, 2022

03/03/2022

Campaign to Beat Plastic Pollution: Nations Commit to Develop a Legally Binding Agreement

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Nairobi (UNEP)* – Heads of State, Ministers of environment and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) on 2 March 2022 in Nairobi to End Plastic Pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024.

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 The resolution addresses the full lifecycle of plastic, including its production, design and disposal.

“Against the backdrop of geopolitical turmoil, the UN Environment Assembly shows multilateral cooperation at its best,” said the President of UNEA-5 and Norway’s Minister for Climate and the Environment, Espen Barth Eide. “Plastic pollution has grown into an epidemic. With today’s resolution we are officially on track for a cure.”

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03/03/2022

World Leaders and Experts Call for Action to Protect the Environment from Antimicrobial Pollution

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Reducing antimicrobial waste is critical to combatting rising levels of drug resistance and protecting the environment©WHO / Diego Rodriguez

Antimicrobial drug waste is polluting the environment. ©WHO / Diego Rodriguez

Geneva/Nairobi/Paris/Rome (FAO)*The Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance on 2 MARCH 2022 called on all countries to reduce the amount of antimicrobial waste entering the environment.

This includes researching and implementing measures to safely dispose of antimicrobial waste from food, human health and animal health systems, and manufacturing facilities.

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03/03/2022

With One Million Species Endangered, the Web of Life Is at Risk of Extinction

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World Wildlife Day - Illegal wildlife trade continues to pose a real danger to biodiversity, ecosystems and human health, as a number of emerging diseases stem from animal products, both domestic and wild. Credit: AWF wildlife archive

Illegal wildlife trade continues to pose a real danger to biodiversity, ecosystems and human health, as a number of emerging diseases stem from animal products, both domestic and wild. Credit: AWF wildlife archive

Right now, one million wild plant and animal species are facing extinction. And three-quarters of the land-based environment, eighty-five percent of wetlands, and two-thirds of oceans have been significantly and negatively altered by human activity.

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