The Business of Plastics: The Impacts of Plastics Pollution on Human Rights in the Pacific Region

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationLaw Division
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-15T13:48:57Z
dc.date.available2021-11-15T13:48:57Z
dc.date.issued2021-11
dc.descriptionDespite the known environmental and human health harms of plastics, the Pacific Islands are under tremendous pressure to continue to import plastic products, to meet the high consumption expectations of tourists, and to manufacture plastics domestically. Current legal and policy frameworks in the region either exclude or include limited trade-related provisions, production, manufacturing, importation, packaging, and end-of-life standards, and technical regulations for plastics, persistent organic pollutants, and chemical additives.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37406
dc.languageEnglish
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectplastic waste
dc.subjecthuman rights
dc.subjectAsia and the Pacific
dc.subjectenvironmental health
dc.subjectenvironmental protection
dc.subject.sdgSDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.sdgSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
dc.titleThe Business of Plastics: The Impacts of Plastics Pollution on Human Rights in the Pacific Regionen
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