Description: The Nordic Council of Ministers will release a report to suggest elements and approaches for a new global agreement, covering the whole life cycle of plastics. The report will be released on October 19th, 2020.
Links to documents in Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic and Mandarin Chinese are available on marinelitterhub.com
The international community has made numerous calls for the development of a new global agreement on marine plastic litter. In 2019, the Nordic countries, the Caribbean countries, the Pacific Islands, the European Union and the African Group – representing over 110 countries in total – all issued public statements in support of exploring a global agreement.
To find more information about countries’ support for a new global agreement, see WWF’s Global Plastic Navigator