Story | 23 Apr, 2020
As part of its Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project, IUCN commences a plastic waste national level quantification and Material Flow Analysis (MFA) in the Caribbean. This study investigates plastics production, imports and exports, plastic processing and end-of-…
Grey literature | 2020
This report seeks to share understanding of the roots of plastic polymer pathways to the Baltic Sea, then moves to defining the nature and extent of the problem, then passes to the impacts on sea ice habitat and marine species of the region. This is followed by a shift to focus on a sense of…
ArtÃculo | 18 Mar, 2020
Un nuevo plan para recuperar la biodiversidad de agua dulce
La biodiversidad de agua dulce vive una crisis que ha sido olvidada por muchos. En un momento de emergencias planetarias, se pasa por alto el alarmante colapso de las especies de agua dulce y los hábitats crÃticos para su vida. Desde 1970, se ha…
Story | 16 Mar, 2020
Report: the Baltic Sea binds five reports on plastics into one compilation, linked by location
Plasticus Mare Balticum is a compilation of five different reports with a common base: The Baltic Sea, the countries which border it, the plastics flowing into it, and the lives which are affected by it.
1. The marine plastic footprint.
2. Microplastic effect on frozen seas.…
Story | 04 Mar, 2020
Learning together: B-DNA members visit Siam City Cement sites in Saraburi province
To learn more about its members’ conservation initiatives, the Thailand Biodiversity Network Alliance (B-DNA) organised its second members’ get-together and field visit to several plants of Siam City Cement Public Company Limited (SCCC) on 5 February 2020 in Saraburi…