When and where is the first session of the INC?

The first session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-1), is scheduled to take place from 28 November to 2 December 2022 at the Punta del Este Convention and Exhibition Center in Punta del Este, Uruguay, with the preceding multi-stakeholder forum taking place on 26 November 2022 and the regional consultations on 27 November 2022 at the same venue.

For more information about INC1:

How to register to INC1?

Registration is now open and closed on 31 October 2022.
Please check carefully the dedicated webpage to learn on how to register:

All participants must be registered in order to attend the INC-1 in-person or online.

Learn more about Aide Memoire INC1

How to prepare for INC1?

Objectives, definitions and structure of work

Pacific lead/s
Cook Islands, RMI, Palau
Technical support contact point and organization
Sascha Fuller, Jacob Kean-Hammerson, Anastacia Amoa-Stowers
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Institutional Framework

Pacific lead/s
Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji
Technical support contact point and organization
David Azoulay, Anastacia Amoa-Stowers, Andrea Volentras
Documentation
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Sustainable production and consumption

Pacific lead/s
Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
Technical support contact point and organization
Christina Dixon, Karina McLachlan, Susana Telakau, Bradley Nolan
Documentation
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Production

Sustainable Product Design and Manufacture

Pacific lead/s
Cook Islands
Technical support contact point and organization
Karen Raubenheimer, Alfred Ralifo, Andrea Volentras, Karen Baird
Documentation
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Production

Environmentally Sound Waste Management

Pacific lead/s
Cook Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Tokelau, Tuvalu
Technical support contact point and organization
Cameron Colebatch, Karina McLachlan, Susana Telakau
Documentation
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National Action Plans

Pacific lead/s
Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Niue
Technical support contact point and organization
Trisia Farrelly, Bradley Nolan, Karen Baird
Documentation
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Documentation

Pacific Regional Declaration on the Prevention of Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution and its Impacts
Island Countries: Gap analysis of current legislation, policies and plans
Clustering
Multimedia
National statements – UNEA
Toward a New Instrument Addressing the Full Life Cycle of Plastics
Pacific Environment Data Portal
Convention on Plastic Pollution Essential Elements: Reporting and Monitoring
OECD – Presentation Pacific Regional Prep meeting
WTO Presentation on plastic discussions and the DPP
Fact Sheet Designing Products and Systems for Safe and Sustainable Reuse
Fact Sheet Abandoned, Lost and Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear
CIEL Policy Brief – Trade Provisions in Multilateral Environmental Agreements Key Elements for Consideration in the Context
Fact Sheet Financial Mechanism Options
Key Principles – Plastics Treaty Legal Advisory Service Note
Considerations For The Use Of An Existing Financial Mechanism – Plastics Treaty Legal Advisory Service Note 
Non-Party Provisions – Plastics Treaty Legal Advisory Service Note 
Fact Sheet A Global Plastics Treaty Guided by Indigenous Pacific Wisdom
Environmental investigation agency and center for international environmental law – Sequencing of work of the intergovernmental negotiating committee
UN Resolution on Right to Clean, Safe & Sustainable Environment A/RES/76/300
The business case for a UN treaty on plastic pollution
Plastics pollution as waste colonialism in Te Moananui
Convention on Plastic Pollution Essential Elements: Fishing Gear
Financing the sound management of chemicals beyond 2020: Options for a coordinated tax
Australia’s National Plastics Plan
SPREP Pacific – Presentation on Sustainability criteria and trade in global plastics instrument
SPREP – KRaubenheimer – Plastics Agreement Core mechanisms
Fact Sheet Microplastics 101
Fact Sheet Plastic Removal Technologies 101
Fact Sheet Plastics 101
Fact Sheet Plastics Alternatives and Substitutes 101
Fact Sheet Science Policy Interface
Technical Note – Non-Party Trade Provisions in Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Technical Note – World Trade Organization Rules and Key Elements for Consideration

Coordination and Negotiating Strategy

Through coordinated efforts, it is aimed that an amplified One Pacific Voice will be heard throughout the INC process, resulting in Pacific concerns incorporated into the new Internationally Legally Binding Agreement on Plastic. To this end, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) developed the One Pacific Strategy for enhanced, effective engagement that will guide coordinated support for our Pacific Islands Members.

Download the One Pacific Strategy