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The UN Treaty to End Plastic Pollution: Robust science for success

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The Global Plastics Treaty was mandated by the United Nations in 2022 and is currently
under negotiation. The goal of the treaty is a legally binding agreement that will help
countries reduce and ultimately eliminate plastic pollution across the entire life cycle.

The Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty is a voluntary international body of over
400 independent scientists with expertise on the harms plastic pollution causes to human
health, society, economies, and the environment. The Scientists’ Coalition has been
providing global plastics treaty negotiators with synthesised and summarised robust scientific
evidence to support fully informed decision-making. The Scientists’ Coalition welcomes you
to two ‘fireside chats’ with scientists, plastics experts, and policymakers. One will explore
how harmonised criteria and standards for plastics could help drive down global plastic
pollution if they were guided by independent science. The other will explain why evidence-
based science is crucial to the success of the global plastics treaty. This discussion will link
evidence-based science to the need for conflict-of-interest mitigation in science bodies,
Indigenous knowledge, and human rights

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Topics

Global Plastics Treaty, plastic pollution, plastics experts, policymakers, scientists

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By Bus

From the Port of NICE (Port Lympia stop) > Take the Ligne d’Azur 600 (NICE - MONACO - MENTON) in the direction of Villefranche-sur-Mer (get off at "Octroi" stop).

At the Carrefour de l'Octroi:

To reach the Citadel: Walk down Avenue Sadi Carnot for about 500 meters.
To reach the Port de la Darse and IMEV: Walk down Avenue du Général de Gaulle towards the Port de la Darse > Continue along Quai de la Corderie until you reach Chemin du Lazaret and arrive at the IMEV building (Zoological Station Sorbonne University - CNRS).

From MONACO (Place des Moulins stop) > Take the Ligne d’Azur 600 (MENTON - MONACO - NICE) towards Villefranche-sur-Mer (get off at "Octroi" stop).

At the Carrefour de l'Octroi:

To reach the Citadel: Walk down Avenue Sadi Carnot for about 500 meters.
To reach the Port de la Darse and IMEV: Walk down Avenue du Général de Gaulle towards the Port de la Darse > Continue along Quai de la Corderie until you reach Chemin du Lazaret and arrive at the IMEV building (Zoological Station Sorbonne University - CNRS).

By Train

From Nice-Ville station, take the TER train (Direction MONACO), which stops at Villefranche-sur-Mer station. From there, allow about 15 minutes to reach your destination. Walk down the steps towards the seafront. Follow the coast along Quai de l’Amiral Ponchardier in the direction of the Port de la Santé.

At Place Wilson:

The Citadel is just above you.
Cross the moat of the Citadel heading towards the Port de la Darse. (Note: the rampart path is closed)
Then continue along Quai de la Corderie until you reach Chemin du Lazaret and arrive at the IMEV building (Zoological Station Sorbonne University - CNRS).

On Foot (or by Bike, Skateboard, Scooter)

From the Port of NICE (5.6 km) > Follow the lower coastal road (basse corniche) towards MONACO: Boulevard Carnot > Boulevard Maurice Maeterlinck > Boulevard Princesse Grâce de Monaco > Avenue Maréchal Foch in Villefranche-sur-Mer.

At the Carrefour de l'Octroi:

To reach the Citadel: Walk down Avenue Sadi Carnot for about 500 meters.
To reach the Port de la Darse and IMEV: Walk down Avenue du Général de Gaulle towards the Port de la Darse > Continue along Quai de la Corderie until you reach Chemin du Lazaret and arrive at the IMEV building (Zoological Station Sorbonne University - CNRS).

From Beaulieu-sur-Mer (2.7 km) > Head to Pont Saint Jean. Take Avenue Louise Bordes. At the end, go down the steps towards the Promenade des Marinières in Villefranche-sur-Mer. Continue along the beach to Quai de l’Amiral Ponchardier.

At Place Wilson:

The Citadel is just above you.
Cross the moat of the Citadel heading towards the Port de la Darse. (Note: the rampart path is closed)
Then continue along Quai de la Corderie until you reach Chemin du Lazaret and arrive at the IMEV building (Zoological Station Sorbonne University - CNRS).

By Car

From AIX-EN-PROVENCE via the A8 “La Provençale” motorway: Take Exit 50 (Nice-Ouest) > Head towards the Promenade des Anglais > Follow the seafront to the Port of NICE > Then take the lower coastal road towards MONACO: Boulevard Carnot > Boulevard Maurice Maeterlinck > Boulevard Princesse Grâce de Monaco > Avenue Maréchal Foch in Villefranche-sur-Mer.

At the Carrefour de l'Octroi:

To reach the Citadel: Drive down Avenue Sadi Carnot for about 500 meters.
To reach the Port de la Darse and IMEV: Drive down Avenue du Général de Gaulle towards the Port de la Darse > Continue along Quai de la Corderie until you reach Chemin du Lazaret and arrive at the IMEV building (Zoological Station Sorbonne University - CNRS).

From ITALY via the A8 “La Provençale” motorway: Take Exit 55 (Nice-Est) > Follow Route de Turin in the direction of Bon Voyage / Palais des Expositions > Continue on Route de Turin (M2204B) following signs for the Port > At the Port of NICE > Follow the lower coastal road towards MONACO: Boulevard Carnot > Boulevard Maurice Maeterlinck > Boulevard Princesse Grâce de Monaco > Avenue Maréchal Foch in Villefranche-sur-Mer.

At the Carrefour de l'Octroi:

To reach the Citadel: Drive down Avenue Sadi Carnot for about 500 meters.
To reach the Port de la Darse and IMEV: Drive down Avenue du Général de Gaulle towards the Port de la Darse > Continue along Quai de la Corderie until you reach Chemin du Lazaret and arrive at the IMEV building (Zoological Station Sorbonne University - CNRS).