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Policy Brief: Towards an Effective Science-Policy Interface for the Global Plastics Treaty

Access to reliable scientific information is essential for the success of the UN Global Plastic Treaty. It is needed via working groups to support negotiations now, and in the longer term via a dedicated subsidiary body to the Treaty. This policy brief sets out the rationale, provides a timeline for implementation, and suggests how the constitution of the science body could be organised to ensure the guidance it provides is not compromised by conflicts of interest.

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