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As the world moves toward a binding global treaty on plastic pollution, the AFRIPAC project, led by IUCN and GRID-Arendal, supports Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, and Sierra Leone in strengthening their negotiation skills and policy frameworks. By building [...]

Mitigation approaches in tackling plastic pollution need to be measured nationally and internationally. Here, we provide an open-access tool for a consolidated methodology that combines databases to support national-level Material Flow Analysis (MFA) across the plastics lifecycle, along [...]

This country factsheet offers a summary of Cabo Verde’s plastic related policy frameworks and key data, drawing on findings from the AFRIPAC project and publicly accessible data sources. Detailed reports can be found on the AFRIPAC Data Hub.

This country factsheet offers a summary of Senegal’s plastic related policy frameworks and key data concerning plastics in the economy, waste, and environment, drawing on findings from the AFRIPAC project and publicly accessible data sources. Detailed reports can be found on the AFRIP [...]

This country factsheet offers a summary of Guinea-Bissau’s plastic related policy frameworks and key data considering plastics in the economy, waste, and leakage, drawing on findings from the AFRIPAC project and publicly accessible data sources. Detailed reports can be found on the AF [...]

This country factsheet offers a summary of Sierra Leone’s plastic related policy frameworks and key data concerning plastics in the economy, waste, and environment, drawing on findings from the AFRIPAC project and publicly accessible data sources. Detailed reports can be found on the  [...]

This country factsheet offers a summary of São Tomé and Príncipe’s (STP) plastic related policy frameworks and key data, drawing on findings from the AFRIPAC project and publicly accessible data sources. Detailed reports can be found on the AFRIPAC Data Hub.

Presentation by Dr Thomas Maes as part of the Final Regional Workshop in Dakar, 13-15 May 2025.

Presentation by Dr Thomas Maes as part of the Final Regional Workshop in Dakar, 13-15 May 2025.

Presentation by Dr Thomas Maes as part of the Final Regional Workshop in Dakar, 13-15 May 2025.