04 Jul 2024 --- One hundred and thirty-three civil society organizations have signed a letter to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) leadership calling for greater transparency and observer participation in the upcoming ad-hoc inter-sessional working groups for a Global Plastic Treaty. These groups were set up to aid progress ahead of the final round of negotiations (INC-5) in November. The organizations, which include Basel Action Network, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Friends of the Earth and Zero Waste France, are voicing concerns that government representatives — who are currently the only participants invited to the working groups — will not give a fair account of the needs and ideas required for an effective treaty.
