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Nov 22, 2024
£250 grants for schools to support action on plastic pollution
Nov 15, 2024
Blog: Small countries, big impact: Why the plastics treaty must address the needs of Small Island Developing States
Nov 7, 2024
Blog: Lessons from other treaties: How the Global Plastics Treaty can mandate National Plans that work
Oct 9, 2024
The Gambia launches landmark plan to reduce plastic pollution by 86%
Jul 16, 2024
New Barbados National Action Plan, co-developed with Common Seas, could reduce the country's plastic pollution by 73% over the next 10 years
Jun 19, 2024
Teaching the plastic problem: Common Seas Education wins Royal Meteorological Society quality mark
May 3, 2024
Reflections on INC-4
May 2, 2024
National Validation event in The Gambia
Apr 30, 2024
Our Ocean – An ocean of potential
Apr 19, 2024
'Building regional consensus on plastic reduction in The Gambia' by Ingrid Henrys
Mar 28, 2024
Change at the helm of Common Seas
Mar 27, 2024
Reuse highlighted at the 11th World Ocean Summit
Dec 11, 2023
Two policies for Island States to reduce plastic pollution
Jun 2, 2023
Small Islands will “choke on plastic” if urgent action is not taken through the UN Plastics Treaty
Jun 1, 2023
Small Island Developing States call for ambitious Global Plastics Treaty – INC-2 Paris
Nov 24, 2022
Common Seas asks for an Ambitious Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution that Safeguards our Oceans, our Climate and our Health
Jul 29, 2022
Supporting governments around the world to deliver ambitious targets to reduce plastic pollution.
Jul 26, 2022
Protecting Maldives’ unique and precious waters by helping citizens and visitors to stop using single-use plastic bottles.
Jul 18, 2022
The Community Dish project on the Greek island of Paros that helped save 8,000 pieces of single-use plastic in just one event.
Jul 15, 2022
Protecting people’s health and our precious ocean by helping families in Indonesia switch to reusable diapers.
Jul 11, 2022
Common Seas join Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic for a Youth Empowerment Day in Westminster.
Jul 6, 2022
UN Ocean Conference 2022: What we learned last week in Lisbon.
Jul 1, 2022
Popok pakai ulang: Cara menggunakan
Jun 21, 2022
We’re co-hosting an event at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon!
May 27, 2022
Supporting the Maldives to fulfil its world-leading commitment to reduce single-use plastic waste
May 27, 2022
Empowering communities in Indonesia to implement circular solutions
May 27, 2022
Supporting Greece to fulfil its potential for clean, blue waters and a healthy future
Mar 15, 2022
From theory to practice: How countries can start developing policies to phase out plastic pollution
Mar 4, 2022
A historic step forwards for the global effort to tackle plastic pollution
Feb 18, 2022
Why we urgently need a Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution
Feb 1, 2022
Event: How can Britain's schools meet 2022 plastic waste-free targets? copy
Jan 19, 2022
A pathway to 85% less Ocean plastic in the Maldives - Is your country next?
Jan 7, 2022
These New Year resolutions must be kept—if 2022 is going to be a success!
Dec 22, 2021
British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste visits Common Seas
Dec 22, 2021
How can Nottinghamshire’s schools go plastic-waste free?
Dec 16, 2021
Plastic Clever Schools International Challenge
Nov 3, 2021
Does plastic make us sick?
Nov 3, 2021
How innovation in the Global South can pave a pathway to a circular plastic economy.
Nov 1, 2021
COP26 is here. But what does it mean for plastic pollution?
Oct 14, 2021
Sign the petition: Ask the UK Government for a National Plastic Health Impact Research Fund
Oct 4, 2021
Common Seas Indonesia presents reusable diaper project live on local TV.
Sep 23, 2021
The Clean Blue Paros guide to filtered drinking water
Sep 21, 2021
Ocean Plastics Academy is now accessible to schools across Greece.
Aug 18, 2021
The tap water on Paros is hard – but what does that mean?
Aug 5, 2021
The tap water on Paros is safe to drink
Jul 28, 2021
14 Blue Mind Books you need to read
Jul 26, 2021
How to become a Clean Blue Business on Paros.
Jul 14, 2021
Whitehall should fund urgent research on health impact of plastic, experts say
Jul 6, 2021
Learning About Ocean Plastics: The Recovery Curriculum and Beyond
Jul 1, 2021
Welcome to Paros!
May 13, 2021
Byron College become one of the first Ocean Plastics Academy Pioneer Schools in Greece.
May 11, 2021
Meet Skye. She's on a mission to stop plastic from magazines ending up in the ocean.
Mar 15, 2021
Policies that meet local need: why there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution
Mar 15, 2021
The Beach Godparents of Paros
Feb 25, 2021
Home-school activities to keep your kids and the Ocean happy.
Feb 24, 2021
The ATM that will buy your old smartphone.
Jan 27, 2021
An education platform for a plastic waste-free island.
Nov 10, 2020
Common Seas on cross-Commonwealth collaboration.
Oct 15, 2020
Common Seas explains the need to empower the next generation of young planet protectors.
Sep 21, 2020
Common Seas Warns of Single-Use Plastic Resurgence in The Guardian
Aug 18, 2020
Covid-19, Reusables and Hospitality: A Global Guide for the Sector
Jul 23, 2020
Breaking the Plastic Wave
By
Lucy Langdon
Jul 3, 2020
Join Plastic Free July!
Jun 10, 2020
Key findings from first-of-its-kind database of plastic pollution public policy
Dec 29, 2019
Plastic 2020
Aug 13, 2019
Nurdles: cuddly by name, killers in nature
Jun 28, 2019
Ten Reasons The Sea Makes You Feel Amazing
Jun 21, 2019
Making waves with Plastic Drawdown
By
Jo Royle
Jun 3, 2019
Common Seas joins Commonwealth wide effort to tackle ocean plastics
May 29, 2019
Common Seas providing expertise at the Plastic Leak Project
By
Jo Royle
May 29, 2019
Collaborating at United Nations Environment Assembly
By
Jo Royle
May 28, 2019
Common Seas at the Klosters Forum
May 24, 2019
Co-designing Ocean Plastics Academy
By
Jo Royle
May 22, 2019
How do we keep our coffee habit but kick our plastic addiction?
May 15, 2019
Introducing Clean Blue Guidelines
May 9, 2019
Island partnership for Clean Blue kick-off
May 6, 2019
A global model for near-zero ocean plastic
Apr 29, 2019
We eat and breathe plastic. How does it affect our health?
Feb 7, 2019
The Language of Plastic
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