A delegation from the University of Plymouth has arrived in Busan, South Korea, to join the final round of negotiations linked to the Global Plastics Treaty.
Members of the University's International Marine Litter Research Unit are among those present at the fifth session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5).
They will be observing the discussions as they unfold this week, and also meeting with other scientists and delegates from all over the world.
Having been involved in around 200 studies into the causes and effects of plastic pollution, and some of the solutions being proposed, they will also be supporting calls for any agreements to be grounded in - and monitored using - robust scientific evidence.
The University has been participating in the presence since the outset, with its expertise also having influenced the initial agreement that led to rounds of negotiations taking place.
The Plymouth delegation at INC-5 comprises
Professor Richard Thompson OBE FRS, Head of the
International Marine Litter Research Unit, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Dr Francesca De Falco, Research Fellow
Dr Max Kelly, and Associate Research Fellow
Mrs Florence Parker-Jurd.
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