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Nairobi: The world has a rare opportunity to clean up the planet for future generations by uniting behind an ambitious treaty to tackle plastic trash, the UN environment chief told AFP.

The staggering UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) report said these natural disasters could soar by up to 50 percent. The report claimed the dramatic increase in wildfires is partially due to global warming. Worryingly, it also warned governments may not be able to cope as they are currently unprepared, urging them to ramp up spending to

Delegates from United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution.

United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Delegates from United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution. The U.N. Environment Assembly, meeting Feb.

The U.N. Environment Assembly, meeting Feb. 28 to March 2 in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, is expected to propose an international framework to address the growing problem of plastic waste in the world’s oceans, rivers and landscape.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Delegates from United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution.

The framework for a legally binding plastics agreement is still being hammered out ahead of a UN environment summit starting on Monday in Nairobi, where UNEP is headquartered.

Download logoMayors, Governments and private sector leaders gathering this week for a Cities and Regions Summit have highlighted the key role of nature in

Plastic waste and old flip flops are collected and recycled by Ocean Sole in Kenya, who turn environmental trash into treasure.