Plastic Paradise - English version - Teaser

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Every year, the amount of plastic waste entering aquatic ecosystems is estimated between 9-14 million tins and this projection could nearly triple to 23-37 million tons per year by 2040 A report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has revealed that there are now over 150 million tonnes of plastics in the oceans. That' about one tonne of plastics for every three tonnes of fish. If the trend countinues, plastics will outweigh fish in the oceans by 2050. This result in risks to human health and ...
Display date:
05/03/2023
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)