Biodiversity & Global Plastics Treaty: IUCN Proposal for Specific Article on “Biodiversity Aspects”

Biodiversity has come to play a prominent role in international law, including in multilateral environmental agreements as well as in other areas such as trade. A focus on the connections between plastic pollution, biodiversity loss, and the degradation of ecosystems at the global, regional and national levels is important when directing efforts toward effective solutions to the triple planetary crisis.

IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law propose for the Revised Zero Draft and the final text of the ILBI the inclusion of explicit references to the connections between plastic pollution, circular economy solutions, and biodiversity and ecosystems protections. While these references are commonly found in preambular text of treaty instruments, IUCN asserts that the protection and restoration of biodiversity, and nature per se, must be incorporated in the legally binding control measures and enforcement terms of the ILBI. The ILBI must align with the concept of nature positive measures that have been established as benchmarks.

In this event, we will hear from distinguished speakers and reflect on this important topic – and how it can be advanced in the upcoming fourth round of negotiations for the ILBI.

More information: https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/biodiversity-and-the-global-plastics-treaty-iucn-s-proposal-for-a-specific-article-on-biodiversity-aspects-in-the-future-treaty/

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