UN Ocean Conference: From Ambition to Action – Ending plastic pollution in all environments
This week, EIA co-hosted a major webinar on ending plastic pollution, streamed live from the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon
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Tag: marine-plastic-pollution
EIA podcast – Plastic pollutes the air, land and seas … and now it’s been found in our blood
Billions of tonnes of plastics have been produced by human beings and it can be found polluting every corner of the planet, from the highest mountains to the deepest seas. New research has just revealed that it’s also present in human blood
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Securing a global plastics treaty: All the latest news and events from the UN meeting in Nairobi
EIA is proud to have set the ball rolling towards a global plastics treaty and we’re currently on the ground in Nairobi to press a key UN meeting to make it ambitious
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Plastic pollution’s deadly ticking clock – a dire emergency for people and the planet
The predicted rise in plastic pollution spilling into the environment constitutes a planetary emergency, EIA's latest report warns
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EIA joins call for governments to adopt a 50-Year Vision to save whales and dolphins from extinction
The 88 member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) have been urged to adopt a new 50-Year Vision to save whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction in the face of increasing ocean threats
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EIA supports Sri Lanka Gov’t call for plastic pellets to be reclassified as a hazardous substance
In May this year, the cargo ship X-Press Pearl spilt 1,680 tonnes of plastic pellets, 9,700 tonnes of other plastics and other toxic chemicals off the East coast of Sri Lanka
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