Feature Destination: Cape Verde Ocean Conservation
Ocean conservation is critical for the preservation of our planet’s natural resources. With over 70% of the Earth’s surface covered in water, the ocean plays a vital role in regulating …
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Tag: plastic pollution
An Environmental Nightmare: Why Is Nothing Being Done to Prevent Plastic Pellet Pollution?
By Tanya Cox, Senior Technical Specialist, Marine Plastics, Fauna & Flora In January 2023, plastic pellets – or ‘nurdles’ – hit the headlines as the French government pledged legal action …
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Do Voluntary Corporate Pledges Help Reduce Plastic Pollution?
Contributed By Zoie Diana DURHAM, N.C. – Earth is awash in plastic. It litters our landscapes and waterways, overflows landfills, and increasingly threatens human and environmental health worldwide. And because …
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Synthetic Fibers Discovered in Antarctica, a So-Call Pristine Continent Has Become a Sink for Plastic Pollution
By The University of Oxford As nations meet in Uruguay to negotiate a new Global Plastics Treaty, marine and forensic scientists publish new results this week that reveal the discovery …
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Plastic Makes Up 81% of Trash Recorded in National Parks
Contributed by Trashblitz PLASTIC ITEMS MAKE UP 81 PERCENT OF WASTE FOUND ACROSS U.S. NATIONAL PARKSResults from Community Research Project Underscore Urgent Need to Address Single-Use Plastic in National Parks SANTA …
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Ocean Conservancy Plastic Pollution Experts Headed to South Korea for Seventh International Marine Debris Conference
BUSAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA – A delegation of ocean plastic pollution experts from NGO Ocean Conservancy will be leading or presenting at more than 15 events at the upcoming 7th …
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Tougher Measures Urgently Needed From The International Maritime Organisation To Curb Plastic Pellet Pollution
All Photo Credit Ed Marshall – Plastic nurdles, Norfolk, January 2019. A new report by international wildlife conservation charity, Fauna & Flora International (FFI), highlights the disastrous impact of plastic pellet …
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Turning The Tide on Ocean Plastic Pollution in the Maldives
New plastic neutrality project presents Maldivian fishers as a remarkable solution to ocean pollution. The net retrieval and turtle release project which saw the International Pole and Line Foundation partner with the Olive …
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Rice News: Treated Plastic Waste Good at Grabbing Carbon Dioxide
Rice University lab turns hard-to-process trash into carbon-capture master HOUSTON – Here’s another thing to do with that mountain of used plastic: make it soak up excess carbon dioxide. What …
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Australian Islands Home to 414 Million Pieces of Plastic Pollution
A survey of plastic pollution on Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands has revealed the territory’s beaches are littered with an estimated 414 million pieces of plastic debris. The study led by …
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