Plastics Data and Knowledge Hubs

We have analysed relevant knowledge and data hubs available, which might help support negotiators and stakeholders to inform policy, provide examples of best practices, promote data exchange and support the development of national action plans in relation to plastics. 

Hub name and link  Description  Type of resources  
UNEP GPML Digital Platform  The Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter (GPML) Digital Platform is a UNEP initiative, supporting decisionmaking to multiple stakeholders by integrating data, crowd sourced knowledge, and fostering collaborations to co-create and advance solutions to tackle plastic pollution.  Technical resources, events, technologies, capacity development, initiatives, action plans, policies, financing resources. Data hub, knowledge hub and Community of Practice. 
International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution (IKHAPP)  A science driven hub aiming to collect, critically analyse and disseminate scientific knowledge to support effective policies and actions.  Online ‘litterbase’ – database on marine litter with global coverage. Library of scientific work, INCA modelling tool (microplastic transport), scientific publications.
Plastics Europe – Enabling a Sustainable Future  Plastics Europe’s mission is to be the catalyst for the European plastics industry and to deliver solutions which are safe, circular and sustainable.  Infographics, marker data, position, opinion papers, publications, videos. 
Knowledge Hub and Plastic Pollution Map – UNEP  A hub focusing on plastic pollution, as part of the Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative in the USA. Learning Guides and resources, workshops and trainings, plastic pollution map. 
Plastic Waste Free Islands Platform (IUCN/Ubuntoo)  This collaborative & information platform is provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and operates in partnership with Ubuntoo. The platform can be used as a research tool to deepen knowledge and obtain ideas for preventing and managing plastic waste on small islands and developing states (SIDS).  Toolkits, publications, database, infographics. 
Circle Economy Foundation  Providing practical examples of the circular economy. This hub is an online library for circular economy case studies where users can contribute.  Case studies (business cases, policy cases, reports), library of circularity indicators, key elements of the circular economy, policies, SDGs, country profiles 
Info Hub Plastic  This Plastic information hub was created by the International Environmental Policy Division of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. It is affiliated with the German Green Party. Publications, position papers, reports, websites, and media on various aspects of the plastic crisis. 
IUCN Resource Library  Resources gathered by IUCN’s global community of 16,000+ experts. Includes databases, tools, standards, guidelines and policy recommendations. IUCN authors hundreds of books, assessments, reports, briefs and research papers every year.  Databases, tools, standards, guidelines and policy recommendations. books, assessments, reports, briefs and research papers.
UNIDO Knowledge Hub  A UN Industrial Development Organization initiative, containing a training academy, (interactive) online tools for policy makers, institutions, enterprise and consumers, as well as technical publications.  Online trainings, interactive online tools for policy makers, institutions, enterprise and consumers, technical publications 
Preventing Plastic Pollution – Citizen science hub  A citizen science hub for organisations and community groups to collect and access data through citizen science. Their aim is to better identify the sources and trends in plastic pollution, as well as other types of litter, by adopting a common methodology and a shared database.  Citizen driven litter data.