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The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) is an alliance of over 800 organizations and individuals advocating for a just and Zero Waste world built on respect for ecological limits and the rights of communities. We envision a world where resources are sustainably conserved, and not burned nor dumped.

NGO Forum Network and Allies Demand Accountability from the Asian Development Bank(ADB) amid Georgia’s Civic Space Crisis

Tbilisi, 2 May 2024 – In a bold stance against the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the NGO Forum network and its allies from across the globe unite to challenge the bank’s policies and projects, highlighting its detrimental impact on communities, environments,…

CSOs Denounce ADB’s Draft Safeguards Policy, Call for Immediate Revisions

Manila, 25 April 2024 – Ahead of the ADB’s Annual Meeting next month, civil society groups are firmly calling on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to go back to the drawing board and overhaul the draft Environmental and Social Framework…

New Data: Plastic Production Must Be Cut by 12% to 17% Per Year to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change 

Global Leaders to Meet This Month to Negotiate Production Cuts in Plastics Treaty Berkeley, CA, USA– In advance of the fourth round of United Nations negotiations for an international plastics treaty in Ottawa April 23-29, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories (LBNL)…

CSOs Call for ASEAN Leadership for a Successful Global Plastics Treaty to End Plastic Pollution 

CSOs urge ASEAN leaders to take a strong stance in the ongoing negotiations to develop an international legally binding instrument to address plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. 18 April 2024; Jakarta, Indonesia:  Today, the Global Alliance for Incinerator…

The Ripples of a Revolution: The Birth of an Initiative to Combat Single-Use Plastics (SUP) in Asia and the Pacific

02 February 2024 – The International Zero Waste Month (IZWM) marks a critical juncture in the global fight against single-use plastics (SUPs). The Asia Reuse Consortium, a groundbreaking initiative, was established in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 11, comprising 18 individuals from…

Plastics Treaty Negotiations Held Hostage by Small Handful of Oil-Producing Countries

Civil Society Raises Alarm about Dysfunction in the Treaty Process   Nairobi, Kenya– In the final hours closing a week of negotiations (INC-3- Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee ) for a global plastics treaty, a small group of mostly oil and plastic-producing…

Philippine Island Tackles the Plastic Crisis Head-On, Sets Example for the Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations

The Island Province of Siquijor Serves as a Success Story in the Global Fight against Plastic Pollution 14 November 2023 – Nairobi, Kenya – As the third intergovernmental negotiations (INC-3) on plastic pollution go underway in Nairobi, Kenya, delegates and…

Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s draft Safeguards Policy Falls Short on Ambition

GAIA Asia Pacific Calls for Stronger Safeguards 27 October 2023 – The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific, a network of 120 grassroots alliances in the region, said that the recently released Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) draft Environmental…

Do No Harm: GAIA Asia Pacific Pushes for Robust Environmental and Social Safeguards in Philippine Sustainable Finance Guidelines

19 October 2023 – The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific formally submitted its position on the proposed Philippine Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Guidelines (SFTG) to prevent the financing of industries that are harmful to the objectives of circular…

Burn Not Dumaguete Raises Concerns Over Dumaguete City’s Use of Pyrolysis-Gasification Incinerator

Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental – Burn Not Dumaguete, a leading advocate for public health and environmental protection, strongly expresses concerns over the operation of a pyrolysis-gasification incinerator in Dumaguete City’s Central Materials Recovery Facility. Recent studies conducted worldwide have highlighted…

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