A vital link to achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) has an ambition to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity, by protecting, conserving and sustainably using biodiversity while ensuring fair and equitable sharing of its benefits, to secure a nature positive future. Big cats can help. Big cats are umbrellas, […]
Following the UK’s historic election, EIA welcomes new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and urges his new Government to take a positive and proactive approach to forest protection
As awareness of the issues brought about by agriplastic use are growing, so too is the search for alternative products or methods.
British farms produce 135,500 tonnes of soil-contaminated agricultural plastic waste each year – roughly equivalent in weight to 900 adult blue whales.
Agriplastics are used widely in agriculture to grow and store produce, but are also responsible for widespread pollution, from their manufacture and use to mismanagement at the end of their useful life.
The use of plastics in agriculture (commonly known as ‘agriplastics’) only accounts for 3.5 per cent of annual global plastic usage. However, their design, use and the pollution they cause are devastating and extend far beyond farmland.