Tāngata Whenua Coalition
for an Effective Plastics Treaty

The Tāngata Whenua Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is a collective of Māori plastic pollution experts committed to upholding the rights and participation of Tāngata Whenua in the UN Global Plastics Treaty.

Kaupapa

• Uphold the participation of Māori, Indigenous Peoples, and other frontline communities in all UN Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) processes

• Ensure Te Tiriti o Waitangi, He Whakaputanga, all human rights, and Indigenous rights as articulated in UNDRIP are honoured and protected in all GPT processes

• Support the establishment of an independent expert advisory body for the GPT that includes Indigenous rights and knowledge holders, scientists and other experts free of industry conflict of interest

• Advocate for a GPT that centres Indigenous leadership and a full life-cycle approach, including upstream measures such as extraction and production cuts, as essential evidence-based solutions to end plastic pollution

Publications

Plastics: The New and Final Colonizer

An indigenous perspective is essential for a strong Global Plastics Treaty

Global Plastics Treaty draft is out, now the real work must begin

A Global Plastic Treaty can end the age of plastic

Why plastics can never be ‘circular’: a Māori perspective on the Global Plastics Treaty

Pacific participation crucial in Global Plastics Treaty negotiations

Global Plastics Treaty: An Indigenous perspective on the plastic pollution crisis