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A summary of the Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities project outcomes 2017-2021.

The implementation of the Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) Initiative has yielded significant outcomes, which are either tangible or  facilitative paths for project activities to flow through. The Outcome Harvesting Exercise has shown the intricate interlinks of the four …

Plastics affect Mozambique’s fisheries directly through damage to ships, plastic in fishnets and the impact of ALDFG. Direct and indirect impacts on marine ecosystems and marine biodiversity further increase the negative effects of plastic pollution. This not only negatively affects the economy…

Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish, American Eel, Chinese Cobra and an Australian butterfly are threatened with extinction

De voedselmarkt in Azië drijft diverse vissoorten naar de rand van uitsterving. Dat blijkt uit de nieuwste cijfers van de Rode Lijst van bedreigde soorten, uitgebracht door de International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). De populaties van een populaire soort blauwvintonijn en een…