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Plastics particularly single-used plastics continue remains a serious environmental threat

Plastic pollution poses serious environmental issue threat and are of global concern as it affects the planet in many ways including the ecosystem, ocean, air and presence in the food chain.
They are non- biodegradable substances, and few take many years to degrade, the composed of toxic chemicals which accumulate in the environment instead of breaking down like organic materials – is a huge concern. Because they are synthetic and durable, their persistence in the environment takes centuries reaching over 400years, before fragmenting into micro- and – nano plastics.
When not properly discarded plastic particularly single use bottles including thin films/bags (LDPE), food wrappers, styrofoam (polystyrene), PET bottles, and cigarette butts, often contaminate and end up in the environment, water bodies rivers and in the air.

Every year, millions of tons of plastic waste is generated across the globe. Over 11 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, with less than 10% of total plastic waste recycled, resulting in severe ecosystem damage and long-term environmental persistence.

Scientists are estimating that by 2050, oceans will contain more plastic by weight than fish, and worse as ocean water flows, moves, are transboundary and interconnected including with global water aquifers.

Plastic waste doesn't decompose. It blocks drainages, worsens urban flooding, pollutes the air and contaminates soil and water. Also, it can cause harm to wildlife and slowly damages the environment we all depend on for livelihood or survival.

One major cause of plastic pollution is the lack of effective waste management especially their disposal.
If plastic wastes threaten environmental and human security this much, the response must go beyond reporting, discussion and insights. It must include the development and use of technology that are affordable and/or cheap to remove the waste where it accumulates.
But then, how do we remove them from human when they are consumed – the cause diseases and even death. Hence, the awareness should be managing it from the source, production, and plastic reuse.
A bottle thrown carelessly today can become tomorrow's environmental crisis.
- Reduce single use plastic
- Reuse what you can
- Recycle what remains
- Educate others

Let's say no to plastic pollution, generate wealth from plastic waste.

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On July 8, 2025, Ambassador Oluowo Elohor Freeman led a delegation from African Centre for Climate Actions and Rural Development Initiative (ACCARD) and the African Climate Foundation (ACF) to the National REDD+ Office in Abuja, Nigeria. Amongst others, we discussed climate change, nature-based solutions, and agroecology focusing on smart, resilient and safe food production. A partnership was agreed between both organisations to promote sustainable green development, safe food production, agroecology as well as in-country climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. A high-level convening was held on July 10, 2025 at Reiz Continental Hotel Abuja to engage relevant stakeholders included office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of National Budget and Planning, World Bank, local farmers and Civil society organisations -- to develop people-centered solutions, coordination among the different stakeholders and policy (-ies) recommendations to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

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Scan me to join the important Summit that is advancing a bottom-up United Nations Convention for Conserving River Deltas (UNCCRD). An equitable international and intended UN platform for stakeholders concerned about the protection, sustainable resource utilization and human population living in deltas across the globe.

Our ideas is to find inclusive and sustainable solutions to ocean facing river deltas and their communities known to house over half a billion people globally. Increasingly challenged by climate change-induced food insecurity, biodiversity and livelihood losses. Inarguably, this is worsening the hunger, poverty, forced migration challenges and their associated conflicts across the globe

This Summit is different from conventional gathering of diverse stakeholders or academia. It is an inclusive convening that will co-create solutions to previously known, emerging, and future concerns in our deltas, draft the white paper to make operational. Give a voice to communities and people living and depending on deltas resources for survival, to decision making and governance.

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