{"id":54630,"date":"2023-11-29T13:47:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/?p=54630"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:18:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:18:40","slug":"history-in-the-making-africas-stand-against-the-plastic-pollution-crisis-at-inc3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/africa\/en\/blog\/54630\/history-in-the-making-africas-stand-against-the-plastic-pollution-crisis-at-inc3\/","title":{"rendered":"History in the making: Africa\u2019s stand against the plastic pollution crisis at INC3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last week, as I attended one of the most historic events as world leaders came together to negotiate a Global Plastics Treaty, made me realise that I am not just a visitor from South Africa to Kenya, I am an activist on African soil \u2013 representing the millions of voices around the world calling to end the age of plastic!<\/p>\n\n

As I stood in front of the UN headquarters, the excitement was tangible and the energy around me was contagious. This is the moment that world leaders, ministers, country representatives and civil society organisations gathered to participate in the third meeting to negotiate a Global Plastics Treaty.<\/p>\n\n

I am Natanya from Greenpeace Africa \u2013 an activist, a supporter and part of this once in a lifetime moment.<\/p>\n\n

In case you missed it, here\u2019s what happened.<\/p>\n\n

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A march to end the age of plastic in the streets of Nairobi<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Hundreds of climate activists gathered at National Museums, Kenya on Saturday 11 November 2023 to march through the streets of Nairobi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Traffic came to a standstill as the crowd<\/a>, led by youth climate activists and a marching band, echoed chants in support of a strong and ambitious Global Plastics Treaty. The movement is demanding that leaders<\/a> champion drastic reduction in plastic production. For the sake of our collective future.<\/p>\n\n

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Days before the next round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations start in Kenya, activists fill the streets of Nairobi to demand world leaders deliver a strong treaty for people, community and climate.
\u00a9 Greenpeace \/ Selvin Marete<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The Perpetual Plastics Machine: an art installation to illustrate the destructive lifecycle of plastics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

After becoming the iconic image of INC2 in Paris in May, the Perpetual Plastics Machine<\/a> travelled all the way to the Gigiri Courtyard in Nairobi to highlight the whole lifecycle of plastics.<\/p>\n\n

The art installation, created by Greenpeace together with award-winning artist and activist Ben Von Wong<\/a>, was displayed to raise awareness of our demands to reduce plastics production by at least 75% by 2040<\/a> with the help of Greenpeace Africa\u2019s volunteers.<\/p>\n\n

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Greenpeace partnered with award-winning artist and activist Ben Von Wong to put up this art installation that we call the #PerpetualPlastics Machine. It was first displayed in Paris, France during the second Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting (INC2) to raise awareness of our demands, and this installation is now in Nairobi, Kenya to illustrate the need to reduce plastic production. Through the art installation, we will say loud and clear that the Global Plastics Treaty must cut plastic production by at least 75% by 2040 to ensure that we are staying below 1.5\u00b0 C for our climate and to protect our health, our rights and our communities
\u00a9 Greenpeace \/ Selvin Marete<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Press conference<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

We kicked off the first day of the Global Plastics Treaty (INC3) negotiations with a press conference at UN Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi together with our allies from the Break Free from Plastic movement.<\/p>\n\n

Panelists included Marian Ledesma (Greenpeace South East Asia) and Hellen Dena (Greenpeace Africa), together with Emma Priestland (Break Free From Plastic) and Caroll Muffet (Centre for International Environmental Law). This event allowed us to push our demands for at least 75% reduction of production<\/a> and displayed our video<\/a> that features over thirteen celebrated activists, athletes and actors from around the world calling to end the age of plastic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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