Nuevas investigaciones vuelven a advertir sobre el impacto tóxico de este tipo de incidentes, que forman parte de un problema global que está lejos de solucionarse.

Nuevas investigaciones vuelven a advertir sobre el impacto tóxico de este tipo de incidentes, que forman parte de un problema global que está lejos de solucionarse.

Un estudio científico liderado desde la UCA aporta nueva evidencia sobre el riesgo químico de las ‘bolitas’ plásticas en el mar

Microplastic contamination is a well-recognized threat to marine ecosystems, yet its occurrence in remote regions, such as Antarctica, remains poorly …

The adverse health impacts associated with emissions across the full life cycle of plastics could double by 2040 unless immediate action is taken, new research suggests.The research identified health

La conjunción de cultivos cercanos a la costa, una gestión deficiente de los residuos y episodios de lluvias extremas está convirtiendo la contaminación marina por plásticos agrícolas en un fenómeno g...

MADRID, 03 (SERVIMEDIA) La economía global se duplicó entre 2000 y 2022, pero dejó a miles de personas sin acceso a servicios esenciales como alimentos, vivienda y atenci...

Subtle shift in Asian industrial giant’s position sparks optimism for further talks to control plastics.

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Professor Richard Thompson, a marine litter expert, says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

Of more than 16,000 known chemicals found in plastics, one-quarter are potentially hazardous.

Campaigners have welcomed a joint declaration from more than 90 governments around the world for an “effective and ambitious” global plastic pollution treaty.

Residuos como restos de redes y cubiertas de invernaderos pueden llegar al mar desde tierras de cultivo a más de 100 kilómetros

Los residuos del plástico utilizado en las explotaciones y acumulados en ramblas secas de áreas costeras acaban arrastrados por las lluvias torrenciales hasta llegar al mar donde se adentran decenas d...

The high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious environmental problem at a global scale, negatively impacting the environmental, social and economic dimensions of susta...

New evidence has emerged that plastic polymers and their chemical additives, particularly di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP), contribute to cardiovascula…

Secretary general says he is ‘heartbroken’ by the news, after Israeli military says it fired on ‘suspicious vehicles’ that were later found to include ambulances The Red Cross federation voiced outrage on Sunday after eight medical colleagues were killed while on duty in the Gaza Strip. The world’s largest humanitarian network said in a statement: “The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies [IFRC] is outraged at the deaths of eight medics from PRCS [Palestine Red Crescent Society], killed on duty in Gaza.” Continue reading...

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The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty

Letter sent to INC Bureau on behalf of the Scientists’ Coalition calling for protections and assurances for observer participation at INC 5.2, dated 11th February 2025.

Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest.

El informe Participación de las científicas como fuentes expertas en los medios: motivaciones y obstáculos, realizado por el SMC España de FECYT con el grupo de investigación Gureiker (UPV/EHU), anali...

In the wake of the spillage of some 26 tonnes of tiny plastic pellets which washed up on Spanish beaches a year ago, environment ministers have agreed that minimum standards and monitoring should appl...

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