Tag: oceans

The predicted rise in plastic pollution spilling into the environment constitutes a planetary emergency, EIA's latest report warns

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

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

Plundering the world’s precious natural resources is a multi-billion dollar business and, as such, keeping on top of the facts, statistics, seizures and trends of environmental crime means understanding huge amounts of raw data – data which can now be much more easily managed with EIA’s new Global Environmental Crime Tracker

Where do you look if you want to find out how many elephants were killed for their tusks last year, but don’t have the time to cross-reference a multitude of research sources

Canada has committed to join the ranks of progressive nations to support the establishment of a body to begin negotiating a new global agreement to tackle the mounting crisis of plastic pollution