Leading up to the fifth and final round of negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty that will take place 25 November - 1 December 2024, in Busan, South Korea, HEAL together with Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe wrote to all European health ministers highlighting the urgent need to address the severe health and environmental impacts of plastics, including in the healthcare sector.
The Coalition for Sustainable Food Systems and Integrated Food Policy – of which the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) is a member – sent today an open letter to all newly elected members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI).
It calls on these MEPs to conduct a fair and green reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), that tackles environmental and health issues head-on, and to collaborate with other relevant parliamentary committees.