Plastic Pollution Subject: Environment Section: Environmental Pollution Context: UNEA-5 in Nairobi endorsed a historic resolution to end Plastic pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024. Concept: The resolution, based on three initial draft resolutions from various nations, establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC), which will begin its work in 2022. […]

    Plastic Pollution Subject – Environment Context – Plastic pollution in aquatic systems may triple by 2040: UNEP Concept – The microbial community on plastic debris — the plastisphere — now covers the multiple biomes on Earth. From the deepest parts of the ocean to the most remote oceanic islands, plastics and microplastics are […]