Universal Condemnation of the Chair’s “Unacceptable” Text With just one more day left of the plastics treaty negotiations, countries and civil society universally rejected the Chair’s latest proposed text as an unacceptable basis for further negotiations.| GAIA -
Mandaluyong City, Philippines – 14 August 2025 – Today, environmental advocates and community members gathered outside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters to oppose the Bank’s proposed revisions to its […] The post Communities demand ADB to phase out dirty energy first appeared on GAIA.| GAIA
El camino a seguir para las negociaciones del tratado es incierto La sociedad civil respalda a los países que priorizan a las personas sobre la política PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 15 […] The post Países ambiciosos se mantienen firmes y rechazan un tratado de plásticos débil first appeared on GAIA.| GAIA
Way Forward for Treaty Negotiations Left Unclear Civil Society Stands with Countries Choosing People Over Politics FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 15 August 2025 Geneva, Switzerland– At the close of the plastics treaty […] The post Ambitious Countries Stand Strong, Refuse Weak Plastics Treaty first appeared on GAIA.| GAIA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 15 August 2025 Geneva, Switzerland– The chair’s text, released in the middle of the night, is barely an improvement over the previous chair’s text that was decisively rejected […] The post GAIA’s Statement on the Chair’s New Text (August 15) at Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-5.2) first appeared on GAIA.| GAIA
No treaty is better than a bad treaty. The post After Hours of Waiting, Plastics Treaty Talks Extended By A Day first appeared on GAIA.| GAIA
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 14 de agosto de 2025 Ginebra, Suiza – Demostrando una fuerte unidad, los Estados Miembros del Sur Global y organizaciones de la sociedad civil pidieron medidas globales […] The post Países del Sur Global y organizaciones de la sociedad civil exigen ambición para lograr un Tratado global de plásticos sólido en el INC-5.2 first appeared on GAIA.| GAIA
Geneva, Switzerland– Demonstrating strong unity, Global South Member States and Civil Society called for ambitious, legally binding global measures to curb plastic production, in a media briefing on the closing […] The post [FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE] Global South Member States and CSOs Demand Strong Ambition to Secure a Robust Plastic Treaty at INC-5.2 first appeared on GAIA.| GAIA
Condena universal al texto “inaceptable” del presidente A solo un día de que terminen las negociaciones del tratado de plásticos, países y sociedad civil rechazaron de forma unánime el último texto propuesto por el presidente como base para continuar las discusiones. The post Día 9 del INC-5.2 first appeared on GAIA.| GAIA
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We find ourselves in a complex era, in which trends and narratives of unlimited consumption, individualism, and hedonism seemingly prevail. Yet there are enduring forces—embodied in individuals, organizations, and communities—that confront this reality by consistently advocating for environmental and social ethics. These forces are the muscle, the mind and the heart of GAIA.| GAIA
This critical position shift comes ahead of the INC-5 global plastics treaty negotiations in Busan, South Korea, in November New York, NY – Reuters reported, and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) confirmed the Biden-Harris Administration’s policy shift to support a global target to reduce plastic production in the global plastics treaty. Ahead of the| GAIA -
