August 09, 2022
South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) and Ministry of Forests and Environment of Nepal jointly organised the Nepal National Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Plastic free Rivers and Seas for South Asia Project ‘PLEASE Project’. Hon'ble Minister Mr.Pradeep Yadav, Ministry of Forests and Environment of Nepal was present as the chief guest and Dr Masumur Rahman Director General of SACEP attend as the guest of Honour while Dr. Pem Narayan Kandel, Environment secretary of Nepal presided over the inaugural Programme.
Dr Rahman said that through this project, SACEP sincerely hope that we would be able to find a long-lasting solution for this issue of plastic pollution in the region. The project interventions will be implemented in all eight SACEP member countries. The project will introduce many new and promising initiatives that promote reductions of plastic pollution adopting circular approaches where regional cooperation could help better recognize, share, and replicate good practice models to reduce the stock and flow of plastic waste.
