Supermarkets churn out more than 900,000 tonnes of plastic a year, despite pledges to cut back
The plastic packaging produced by supermarkets in the UK has risen to more than 900,000 tonnes a year despite public commitments to cut down
Tag: dolphins-porpoises
With extinction looming, it’s CITES’s last chance to save the vaquita porpoise
Governments from around the world meet in Geneva this week for one of the most important dates in the conservation calendar – and perhaps the last chance to save the world’s most threatened marine mammal
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Staring down the barrel of extinction – just 10 vaquita porpoises estimated to remain
Scientists have announced that only 10 vaquita porpoises are estimated to survive in the world – virtually assuring the animal’s extinction without bold and immediate action.
MPs call for a complete ban on plastic waste exports from UK to developing countries
Nearly 40 MPs are backing a motion which calls for a complete ban of UK plastic waste exports to developing countries, it has been announced (7 February)..
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Europe reaches a key milestone in efforts to curb marine plastic pollution
Negotiators have this week reached agreement on a wide-ranging revision to the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive, the primary European Union (EU) legislation governing waste management of ships and at ports.
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The world’s plastic pollution crisis needs a global convention to tackle it effectively
This week, delegates and experts from around the world are meeting in Geneva to consider ways to address the plastic pollution crisis..
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