Episode 1: JTF interviews Tony Walker: The tropics should not become the world's plastic pollution problem In this episode, JTF Podcast Editor Joanna Stanberry interviews Tony Walker about his Tropical Provocation article, ‘The tropics should not become the world's plastic pollution problem’ in the Journal of Tropical Futures: Sustainable Business, Governance, & Development.  Content mentioned in the podcast: Tony Walker’s Journal of Tropical Futures article, The tropics should not become the world’s plastic pollution problem’ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27538931231165273 Science letter ‘Global plastic treaty should address chemicals’ which includes Tony Walker and Anja Krieger as authors: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.adf5410 World Economic Forum, March 29, 2023, ‘How plastic credits could tackle the social impacts of climate change’ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/03/revolutionizing-sustainability-how-plastic-credit-schemes-could-tackle-an-overlooked-crisis/ The Manila Times, April 26, 2023, ‘New plastics treaty may not be enough’: https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/04/06/opinion/editorial/new-plastics-treaty-may-not-be-enough/1885978 Resources that are helpful for understanding the context: Podcast Show Plastisphere: A podcast on plastic pollution in the environment, Ep. 12: Paving the Way for a Global Plastics Treaty (especially important, from 15:37–Alexis McGivern’s story about waste pickers in the Maldives) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-12-paving-the-way-for-a-global-plastics-treaty/id1435041659?i=1000553932460 Transcripts: https://anjakrieger.com/plastisphere/2022/03/14/transcript-ep12-plastics-treaty/ Anja Krieger. Brooke Bauman reported this episode, based on episode 3 of her “Guilty Plastics” series: Go to @guiltyplasticsto hear more. https://soundcloud.com/guiltyplastics (Alexis McGivern, Claire Arkin) Plastisphere Guest Episode - What on Earth: Plastics Treaty Negotiations Start in Uruguay https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plastisphere-a-podcast-on-plastic-pollution-in/id1435041659?i=1000587615803 Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) podcast: What can we expect from the negotiations for the first Global Plastic Treaty https://eia-international.org/news/eia-podcast-what-can-we-expect-from-negotiations-for-the-first-global-plastics-treaty/