Paris, Oct 30, 2024 (AFP) - Special Advisory: Can we turn the tide on plastic?

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With a month to go before negotiators attempt to agree to the world's first treaty to end plastic pollution, AFP is publishing a series of stories on the main issues at play. The UN-organised talks in Busan, South Korea will run from November 25 to December 1. The following stories will move on Wednesday: Plastic-environment-UN-oceans,FEATURE KOH CHANG, Thailand As a longtail boat pulls up to a fishing village on the southern Thai island of Koh......

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