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World Bank approves 212.64 million USD project to support coastal...
The USD 212.64 million Strengthening Coastal Resilience and the Economy (SHORE) project is part of the USD 850 million SHORE programme that has been...
Reducing plastic pollution by 5 per cent yearly may stabilise ocean...
24 May 2024 6:00 PM ISTTo predict the impact of microplastics on oceans, researchers at Imperial College London and GNS Science developed a model of 8 different scenarios of...
5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic...
1 May 2024 6:52 AM ISTThey agreed to keep working between now and the next and final committee meeting this fall in South Korea.
Negotiations on global plastics treaty opens in Ottawa
24 April 2024 8:15 AM ISTThe session aims to advance negotiations so that the Committee can finalise, at its fifth session (INC-5) in November, the text of the instrument.
UN body honours innovative solutions to beat plastic pollution
30 Oct 2023 2:30 PM ISTUN’s highest environmental honour and including this year’s five Champions, the award has recognised 116 laureates, 27 world leaders, 70 individuals...
Study discovers new method of recycling plastics into soap
12 Aug 2023 9:00 PM ISTIn order for upcycling to be successful on a large scale, the finished product must be worth enough to cover the costs of the upcycling process.
'Strawberry production can lead to long-term plastic pollution'
10 July 2023 8:20 PM ISTThe findings from the survey are likely to apply world-wide to plastic use in agricultural production.
‘Stopping plastic production is only solution against plastic...
28 Jun 2023 8:46 PM ISTBy 2040, production of plastic would double and the industry would promote false solutions. Bio-plastic and green plastic are also false solutions.