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February 18, 2021
Wildsight joins call to end single-use products
As government representatives from 193 member states prepare to discuss ‘Strengthening Actions for Nature,’ 188 environmental groups from around the world, including East Kootenay-based Wildsight, are calling on them to change the systems that support production of polluting single-use products.
The environmental groups today issued a joint position paper “From Single Use to Systems Change,” to highlight the massive impact that disposable products are having on the natural environment, wildlife, human health, and vulnerable communities.
Single use products, from packaging to food containers, to disposable cups and cutlery, are a key contributor to the two billion tonnes of waste that humans produce every year. That number is projected to increase 70% by 2050.
As government representatives from 193 member states prepare to discuss “Strengthening Actions for Nature”[1], 188 environmental groups from around the world – including four from Aotearoa New Zealand – are calling on them to change the systems that .
Image: Reuters Kenya is the host of the fifth UN Environment Assembly.
Next week, world leaders, scientists, businesses, and civil society activists will convene to address some of the most pressing environmental issues facing the planet.
The fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly will be held virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now in its 5th year, the assembly will focus on the need to adopt a green recovery strategy post-COVID-19.
It will also look at the role of nature in sustainable development.
The @UN Environment Assembly is the world’s top environmental decision-making body attended by government leaders, businesses, civil society & environmental activists.
UNEA 3 Presidency and Bureau
Dr. Edgar E. Gutiérrez-Espeleta
President of the 2017 UN Environment Assembly
“Our goal, collectively, must be a pollution-free planet.”
Dr. Edgar Gutiérrez is the Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica and the President of the 2017 UN Environment Assembly. He is an advocate and leader of environmental change and has a particular interest in sustainable development and human security.
Dr. Gutiérrez represented his country, Costa Rica, in United Nations agencies and regional ministerial forums. He led the first two status reports of UN Environment on the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the first environmental report in Central America. In addition, he directed the compilation of environmental data for Latin America and the Caribbean. He also led the National Environmental Strategy of Costa Rica in 2005 in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) will be held from 22 to 23 February 2021 in Nairobi, the Kenyan ministry of environment said on Monday