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Five Countries join UK Government funded Common Seas programme to stop plastic pollution

Blog: The INC-5 plastics treaty talks ended without a treaty. What's next?

By Thais Vojvodic

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£250 grants for schools to support action on plastic pollution

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

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

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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

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Reflections on INC-4

National Validation event in The Gambia

Our Ocean – An ocean of potential

'Building regional consensus on plastic reduction in The Gambia' by Ingrid Henrys

Change at the helm of Common Seas

Reuse highlighted at the 11th World Ocean Summit

Two policies for Island States to reduce plastic pollution

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

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Small Island Developing States call for ambitious Global Plastics Treaty – INC-2 Paris

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Common Seas asks for an Ambitious Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution that Safeguards our Oceans, our Climate and our Health

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Supporting governments around the world to deliver ambitious targets to reduce plastic pollution.

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Protecting Maldives’ unique and precious waters by helping citizens and visitors to stop using single-use plastic bottles.

The Community Dish project on the Greek island of Paros that helped save 8,000 pieces of single-use plastic in just one event.

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Protecting people’s health and our precious ocean by helping families in Indonesia switch to reusable diapers.

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Common Seas join Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic for a Youth Empowerment Day in Westminster.

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UN Ocean Conference 2022: What we learned last week in Lisbon.

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Popok pakai ulang: Cara menggunakan

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We’re co-hosting an event at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon!

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Supporting the Maldives to fulfil its world-leading commitment to reduce single-use plastic waste

Empowering communities in Indonesia to implement circular solutions

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Supporting Greece to fulfil its potential for clean, blue waters and a healthy future

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From theory to practice: How countries can start developing policies to phase out plastic pollution

A historic step forwards for the global effort to tackle plastic pollution

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Why we urgently need a Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution

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A pathway to 85% less Ocean plastic in the Maldives - Is your country next?

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These New Year resolutions must be kept—if 2022 is going to be a success!

British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste visits Common Seas

How can Nottinghamshire’s schools go plastic-waste free?

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Plastic Clever Schools International Challenge

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Does plastic make us sick?

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How innovation in the Global South can pave a pathway to a circular plastic economy.

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COP26 is here. But what does it mean for plastic pollution?

Sign the petition: Ask the UK Government for a National Plastic Health Impact Research Fund

Common Seas Indonesia presents reusable diaper project live on local TV.

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The Clean Blue Paros guide to filtered drinking water

Ocean Plastics Academy is now accessible to schools across Greece.

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The tap water on Paros is hard – but what does that mean?

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The tap water on Paros is safe to drink

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14 Blue Mind Books you need to read

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How to become a Clean Blue Business on Paros.

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Whitehall should fund urgent research on health impact of plastic, experts say

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Learning About Ocean Plastics: The Recovery Curriculum and Beyond

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Welcome to Paros!

Byron College become one of the first Ocean Plastics Academy Pioneer Schools in Greece.

Meet Skye. She's on a mission to stop plastic from magazines ending up in the ocean.

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Policies that meet local need: why there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution

The Beach Godparents of Paros

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Home-school activities to keep your kids and the Ocean happy.

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The ATM that will buy your old smartphone.

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An education platform for a plastic waste-free island.

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Common Seas on cross-Commonwealth collaboration.

Common Seas explains the need to empower the next generation of young planet protectors.

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Common Seas Warns of Single-Use Plastic Resurgence in The Guardian

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Covid-19, Reusables and Hospitality: A Global Guide for the Sector

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Breaking the Plastic Wave

By Lucy Langdon

Join Plastic Free July!

Cover global plastic pollution analysis

Key findings from first-of-its-kind database of plastic pollution public policy

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Plastic 2020

Nurdles: cuddly by name, killers in nature

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Ten Reasons The Sea Makes You Feel Amazing

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Making waves with Plastic Drawdown

By Jo Royle

Common Seas joins Commonwealth wide effort to tackle ocean plastics

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Common Seas providing expertise at the Plastic Leak Project

By Jo Royle

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Collaborating at United Nations Environment Assembly

By Jo Royle

Common Seas at the Klosters Forum

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Co-designing Ocean Plastics Academy

By Jo Royle

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How do we keep our coffee habit but kick our plastic addiction?

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Introducing Clean Blue Guidelines

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Island partnership for Clean Blue kick-off

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A global model for near-zero ocean plastic

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We eat and breathe plastic. How does it affect our health?

The Language of Plastic

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