Sentences with phrase «on ocean plastic pollution»

There are «special edition» rules that provide background information on ocean plastic pollution.

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In recent years, the fight against ocean plastic pollution has gone from a preoccupation of marine scientists to a movement embraced by everyone from schoolchildren to Queen Elizabeth II, galvanized by images of trash - strewn seas and sea turtles choking on plastic straws and other consumer castaways.

Shedd Aquarium is one of 19 accredited aquariums across the United States announcing the joint creation of a new Aquarium Conservation Partnership (ACP) focused on addressing one of the gravest threats facing ocean and freshwater animals — plastic pollution.

But current evidence suggests that plastic pollution is as prevalent in land and freshwater ecosystems as it is in the oceans, where it's found «from the equator to the poles,» says Rochman, author of a separate commentary on the state of plastic pollution research published in the April 6 Science.

That's according to scientists who released research on Thursday estimating that a staggering 8 million metric tones of plastic pollution enter the oceans each year from the world's 192 coastal countries based on 2010 data.

Click on this slide show for a zooming look at «Gyre,» his effort to bring meaning to the diffuse and distant problem of plastic pollution in the Pacific Ocean.

The 5 Gyres Institute, a leading research organization focusing on plastic pollution in the world's oceans, recently discovered microbeads on a research expedition in the Great Lakes, where they found as many as 466,000 microplastics per square kilometer.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

Surfrider chapters across the country engage the local restaurant community by educating about plastic pollution, consulting businesses on best practices for the oceans, and help them transition to materials that will truly biodegrade and cause the least amount of harm to our treasured coastlines and oceans.

«While the last conference did not address «plastic pollution» head on, this conference acknowledged plastic as the most caustic threat to our ocean and engaged industry in EPR and zero waste strategy ideas.»

Personal action, corporate programs, and government strategies offer opportunities to address the global challenge of plastic pollution and the harm it inflicts on our ocean.

Emerging research suggests that not one square mile of surface ocean anywhere on earth is free of plastic pollution.

Recognition of plastic pollution under the Clean Water Act will enable states to develop water - quality standards to finally begin curbing the amount of plastic trash dumped on our beaches and in our oceans.

After college, she worked around the world in the sports industry, managing projects for organizations including the PGA TOUR, Ryder Cup, NFL and the World Surf League before shifting her career into ocean conservation with a focus on marine plastic pollution.

On April 15, Prime Minister Theresa May pledged # 61.4 million towards a Commonwealth Clean Oceans Alliance that seeks to rid the oceans of plastic pollOceans Alliance that seeks to rid the oceans of plastic polloceans of plastic pollution.

On the heels of the shale gas rush that's swept the U.S. for the past decade, another wave of fossil fuel - based projects is coming — a plastic and petrochemical manufacturing rush that environmentalists warn could make smog worse in communities already breathing air pollution from fracking, sicken workers, and expand the plastic trash gyres in the world's oceans.

Business Green reports that the entire last episode of Blue Planet II is dedicated to humanity's impact on the oceans, exploring a myriad of issues including climate change, plastics pollution, overfishing and even noise pollution too.

Replacing single - use drink containers with a reusable bottle not only cuts down on trash and problems like plastic pollution in the ocean, but it also reduces the amount of new resources and energy needed for the manufacturing process.

It's our fifth day on the Sea Dragon, the sailboat that's taking a crew of 13 people on an expedition with the 5 Gyres project to find out if the South Pacific presents the same plastic pollution found in the North Pacific, North Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South Atlantic.

Plastic pollution is a scourge upon the planet - and it turns out that it's reached the deepest ocean trench on the earth.

If you read anything on TreeHugger lately, you find that plastic pollution of our oceans has become one of the hottest environmental topics and that we have to change our ways.

All crew will have the opportunity to participate in every aspect of the voyage, from ship navigation and handling to daily research efforts to document plastic pollution floating on the ocean's surface.»

As an ecotour leader at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, I was simply excited to find one of these intact carcasses so that I could use the opportunity to talk about the environmental problem of marine plastic pollution for ocean ecosystems and the wildlife dependant on them.

As food packaging is one of the biggest contributors to plastic pollution on our beaches and in our ocean, the Ocean Friendly Restaurants program works to change industry practices and bring more consumer awareness to the issue while celebrating and promoting businesses that voluntarily make steps to protect the ocean through good practocean, the Ocean Friendly Restaurants program works to change industry practices and bring more consumer awareness to the issue while celebrating and promoting businesses that voluntarily make steps to protect the ocean through good practOcean Friendly Restaurants program works to change industry practices and bring more consumer awareness to the issue while celebrating and promoting businesses that voluntarily make steps to protect the ocean through good practocean through good practices.