One World – One Environment – One Network
More than 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic has been created by humans since large-scale production began in the early 1950s. Much of it now resides in the natural environment or landfills, according to a...
The UN’s environment agency has launched an unprecedented global campaign urging everyone to stop using microplastics and disposable plastics before they cause irreversible damage to the world’s seas and oceans. “Plastic pollution is surfing...
The ongoing global change is causing ocean temperatures to rise and ocean circulation to change. As a result, less oxygen is dissolved in surface waters and transported into the deep sea. This reduction of...
Researchers at Stanford University have discovered that the common mealworm can safely biodegrade various types of plastic. These plastic-hungry worms could solve the world’s growing waste problem. The tiny mealworm can subsist on a...
The Global Environmental Society is thrilled to host member Gabriele Kull from Expedition Plastik at the upcoming Green Drinks event on Monday 28 September, where she will show a short excerpt from her documentary...
The world’s first system to clean up plastic pollution from the world’s oceans could be deployed as early as 2016. It would become the longest floating structure in world history. Boyan Slat, founder and...
Over five trillion tonnes of plastic particles weighing nearly 260,000 tonnes are afloat in the world’s oceans, according to a new study. Large plastic pieces are often found on coastlines, while microplastics are mostly...
Climate change, pollution and overfishing are taking our oceans to the brink of disaster. To prevent further, irreversible exploitation of this natural resource, the oceans should be granted ‘common heritage of mankind’ status under...
Researchers from the University of Washington and the Germany Space Agency have determined that the Jakobshavn Isbræ glacier is moving ice from the Greenland ice sheet into the ocean at record speeds. Summer speeds...
