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£250 grants for schools to support action on plastic pollution

Fish-shaped rubbish cage on a beach in Barbados

Small countries, big impact: Why the plastics treaty must address the needs of Small Island Developing States

Two women standing in front of a torrent of plastic pollution - at artwork at the fourth round of treaty negotiations towards a global plastics treaty

Lessons from other treaties: How the Global Plastics Treaty can mandate National Plans that work

An aerial photo of the Gambian coast looking towards boats and palm trees. The beach is covered with brightly-coloured plastic pollution.

The Gambia launches landmark plan to reduce plastic pollution by 86%

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New Barbados National Action Plan, co-developed with Common Seas, could reduce the country’s plastic pollution by 73% over the next 10 years

Teaching the plastic problem: Common Seas Education wins Royal Meteorological Society quality mark

A woman - Jo Royle - in a red sweater standing on a beach with the sea in the background

Change at the helm of Common Seas

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Reuse highlighted at the 11th World Ocean Summit

Litter on a beach

Small Islands will “choke on plastic” if urgent action is not taken through the UN Plastics Treaty