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Greenpeace Statement on the ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine Debris
The Bangkok Declaration and the ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine Debris is a good example of how regional action can be achieved to address a common challenge. However, the Framework falls short of addressing the plastic pollution problem at root.
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ASEAN leaders welcomed by “mountain of trash” and calls to ban plastic and e-waste imports
A mountain of plastic and electronic waste appeared on the streets of central Bangkok today as delegates from the 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) arrived in the Thai capital for the start of the 34th ASEAN summit.
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Community Rights Advocates Challenge to ASEAN Leaders: End the Toxic Trade in Plastics and E-Waste
Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand unite to challenge ASEAN leaders to establish regional policies to immediately ban the flow of foreign plastic waste and e-waste entering the region, and regulate the production and consumption of single-use plastics.
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50 million hectares of forests destroyed worldwide, as palm oil sector in Indonesia continues unreformed
By 2020, at least fifty million hectares of forest – an area the size of Spain – is set to be destroyed for commodities despite ten years of corporate commitments to end deforestation.
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Malaysia’s government returns imported plastic waste to global north
But this issue needs to be tackled at the source.
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Greenpeace pushes back on ‘plastic monster’ created by corporations like Nestlé
KUALA LUMPUR - The plastic waste trade problem gained traction nationwide in recent months due to an overflow of imported plastic waste across several states, with Selangor at its epicentre.
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30×30: Groundbreaking scientific study maps out how to protect a third of the world’s oceans by 2030
London, UK – Governments meet at the UN to negotiate towards an historic Global Ocean Treaty, that has mapped out how to protect over a third of the world’s oceans.
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Latest air pollution data ranks world’s cities worst to best
Jakarta, Indonesia – Air pollution will take an estimated seven million lives globally in the next year, while costing the world’s economy nearly 225 billion USD.
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Climate pilgrim community urge COP24 leaders to “save the climate, save the people”
Katowice, Poland – The Climate pilgrimage from the Vatican to COP24 arrived at its final stop in Imielin.
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Greenpeace: Only five out of 23 tuna canneries in Southeast Asia make the grade
Manila — Greenpeace Southeast Asia today released its latest tuna cannery ranking evaluating 23 canneries and brands from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia based on their policies.