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Global South Perspectives on the INC2

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In this episode, host Sureshnie talks to guests Merrisa Naidoo (GAIA/BFFP | Africa Plastic Campaigner), Andrea Lema (Plastic Co | Founder and National Director), and Mohamed Kamal (Greenish | Co-director) about the recent INC2. They unpack some of civil society's key demands for the Global Plastic Treaty, important takeaways from the INC2 discussions, and some of the issues that observers from the Global South have encountered when trying to participate in the negotiations.

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22 Jun 2023 English South Africa Society & Culture · Earth Sciences

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