The 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN-20) has committed to support a global plastic treaty, affirming the continent’s need to engage with the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution.
They pledged support for a robust global plastics treaty that tackles pollution across the entire lifecycle, noting that the world faced the urgency of the global plastic pollution crisis.
The meeting pledged to address the continent’s mounting environmental challenges, including climate change, environmental degradation, drought, biodiversity and ecosystems loss, pledging to address deforestation, desertification, public health risks, land, air, and water pollution.
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