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Top 10 reasons why the ocean is suddenly a hot topic

Perspective / These emerging trends, competing interests and major events that could bring the ocean to the top of the global agenda in the coming year.

UNEA 6 Side-event: Synergies in the governance of climate change and plastics in the context of the triple planetary crises

Past event / This side-event aims to increase awareness among Member States and stakeholders on how existing MEAs can cooperate with the global plastics instrument.

Change(K)now! – A mindset change from single-use to circular or multiple-use of food delivery systems in cities of the BSR

Project / Change(K)now! promotes a mindset change of municipalities, food delivery businesses, and residents to adopt circular solutions in food delivery systems.

Cassava: Colombia’s hidden treasure on the path to bioplastic revolution

Feature / Discover cassava’s transformative journey from a Colombian root crop to the forefront of sustainable bioplastic innovation, guided by SEI’s research.

Promotion of community resilience against plastic pollution and climate change in the Mekong River Basin

Past event / This event will highlight the achievements of the Mekong River project in capacity building on the assessment and monitoring of riverine plastic pollution.

SEI’s Diane Archer features in plastics circular economy e-learning course

Media coverage / This module covers policies to encourage circularity in production and consumption, and outlines the important role played by informal waste actors.

BaltiPlast – Baltic Approaches to Handling Plastic Pollution under a Circular Economy Context

Project / BaltiPlast aims to foster the prevention and reduction of single-use plastics and plastic packaging in the Baltic Sea Region.

Analysis of the plastic waste value chain in India: a scoping study

SEI report / This report provides an overview of the complex plastic value chain in India, the key stakeholders involved, and their roles and interactions.

Viet Nam’s craft villages and occupational air pollution: socioeconomic disparities and gendered exposures

SEI brief / This policy brief summarizes research on gender, age and other socioeconomic and cultural factors that lead to air pollution exposures in Viet Nam's workplaces.