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…
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…
Story | 02 Mar, 2020
On 13 February 2020, under its Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) Project, IUCN in collaboration with the Environment Justice Foundation (EJF) conducted the Thailand Partners Workshop on Reducing Abundance and Impacts of Ghost Fishing Gear at the Research and Innovation for…
Story | 28 Feb, 2020
Lausanne, Switzerland -- The first standardised methodology to map, measure and forecast plastic leakage across corporate value chains was released this week by the Plastic Leak Project, a multistakeholder partnership led by the sustainability consulting group Quantis and ecodesign centre EA,…
Story | 25 Feb, 2020
IUCN ORMACC visited the Saint Lucia National Trust
The meeting was held due to the recent visit of the Acting Regional Director to the Caribbean and made it possible to learn more about the work being done by this IUCN Member organization.
Story | 25 Feb, 2020
"Plastic Waste-Free Islands" sounds like a dream, but a project works to bring it to reality
The Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project has started its work: assist several island nations in the Pacific and Caribbean region to reduce plastic waste generation and eliminate leakage to the ocean on which they depend.
In this article we overview the PWFI project and cover the…
Story | 24 Feb, 2020
IUCN hosts Plastic Waste-Free Islands inception workshop in Fiji
In efforts to assist Pacific countries reduce plastic waste generation and leakage from islands, IUCN hosted the inception workshop of the Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project in Nadi today, Feb 20th. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Waterways and Environment Mr Joshua Wycliffe…
Story | 21 Feb, 2020
Plastic Waste-Free Islands project launched in the Caribbean in January
Three launching events took place in Antigua, Saint Lucia and Grenada hosted by IUCN in corporation with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), the Governments of the three countries and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean…
Story | 04 Feb, 2020
The Marine Plastic Footprint report: calculating the millions of tonnes that end up in the oceans
In The Marine Plastic Footprint, Joao Sousa of IUCN introduces new measures to understand and calculate the frightening leakage of plastic into the marine environment - by following its movement through every stage from production to waste to final destination.
Three integrated case…