{"id":42799,"date":"2022-03-03T14:05:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T14:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/?p=42799"},"modified":"2022-03-03T14:05:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T14:05:14","slug":"south-africa-welcomes-banning-of-plastics-pollution-by-unea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/south-africa-welcomes-banning-of-plastics-pollution-by-unea\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa welcomes banning of plastics pollution by UNEA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/728990751129321472\/profile_1.jpg);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>TDPel Media<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>The banning of plastic pollution by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is welcomed as it will help protect the environment, South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy says. \u201cSouth Africa welcomes the adoption of the resolution of \u2018End Plastic Pollution: Toward an internationally legally binding instrument\u2019. \u201cThis represents an important landmark and significant decision to protect the environment and particularly our oceans that are important for food security. \u201cAddressing climate change, improving health and promoting sustainable development a&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nordot-read-more \" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nordot.app\/872104644631379968?c=819177386184916992\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by TDPel Media The banning of plastic pollution by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is welcomed as it will help protect the environment,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":42801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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