TOWARDS A GLOBAL TREATY TO END PLASTIC POLLUTION: ENSURING MEANINGFUL AND EFFECTIVE STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS

This policy brief by the Center for International Environmental Law outlines recommendations for ensuring the meaningful and effective involvement of stakeholders during the intergovernmental negotiations for a global treaty to end plastic pollution.

• The document recommends open accreditation rules for all relevant stakeholders, granting them the ability to make submissions, take the floor during proceedings, and provide text proposals and statements. It further suggests that all plenary, committee, and other meetings be held in public to the greatest extent possible, with hybrid meeting options maintained as long as necessary.
• Specific priorities for participation are identified, including the prioritization of workers from the informal sector and the inclusion of public representatives within the INC Bureau. The brief emphasizes that the involvement of Indigenous Peoples must recognize their governance systems through participation, consultations, and free, prior, and informed consent, while gender and age-responsive measures should be mainstreamed in the process and final text.
• The brief calls for logistical and financial support to ensure accessibility, including translation into all official UN languages and funding for stakeholders to attend meetings. It specifically suggests that States include civil society and public representatives in government delegations and that UN funding for developing countries and countries with economies in transition be used to encourage stakeholder participation.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (n.d.). TOWARDS A GLOBAL TREATY TO END PLASTIC POLLUTION: ENSURING MEANINGFUL AND EFFECTIVE STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Layout-1.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. TOWARDS A GLOBAL TREATY TO END PLASTIC POLLUTION: ENSURING MEANINGFUL AND EFFECTIVE STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS. n.d. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Layout-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallawndtowards, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{TOWARDS A GLOBAL TREATY TO END PLASTIC POLLUTION: ENSURING MEANINGFUL AND EFFECTIVE STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Layout-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }