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The sources and scale of plastics in the environment, their impact, and how the issue is being tackled.
New report reveals tyres are a major source of microplastics found in the marine environment.
Plastic pollution and marine litter seen as the biggest threat, and marine environment considered as precious resource that should be protected
Online workshop encourages local people to stamp out avoidable plastic waste.
The Environment Secretary has set out how the government is protecting our oceans.
The UK along with 170 countries attended the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Canada this week.
What research and consultancy services Cefas provides, what legislation you need to comply with, and how to meet those requirements.
Enabling safe and sustainable marine economies across Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
An online initiative calling on Hampshire’s coastal and river communities to collect and record litter found across the Solent is now live.
Last week 25 school children from Gizo and Emmanuel schools, Western province, completed 3 days of plastic art creation at the Gizo School Hall.
Response information and training on countering pollution or threats of pollution from shipping and offshore installations in UK waters.
A youth-led eco project is set to see Whitehaven's harbour become mainland Europe’s largest Seabin site.
Up to £6 million in simultaneous grant and private investment is on offer to UK businesses with innovative solutions to reduce pollution in the world's oceans.
Call for concepts to pilot innovative, investible, pollution mitigation concepts in East Africa, waste-to-energy inputs and intercepting by-products.
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