Pacific Large Ocean, Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS) Raise their Voices at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon.

During the first interactive panel on marine pollution, Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni, who spoke on behalf of PSIDS, stressed the need of tackling plastics pollution through a global agreement covering the whole life cycle of plastics.

“We are deeply concerned about compounding risks due to the accelerating rate of toxic plastic production and consumption and we strongly urge support for the development of National Plastic Prevention Plans with measurable and time-bound targets and consider supporting legislation to phase out problematic plastics,” said Prime Minister Sovaleni.

The Pacific islands region is grossly and disproportionately affected by the impacts of plastic pollution - but plastics is a threat everywhere on the planet. To all our community members:
- How is plastics pollution worsening your quality of life?
- How do you think we should address this issue globally?
- Which actions you take on your daily life to reduce plastics consumption?