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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🚨 New paper out! 🐢 Nearly 1 in 3 plastic particles ingested by sea turtles would have been missed using current monitoring protocols. ♻️ We also detected biodegradable plastic particles, raising questions about their fate in the marine environment. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
🚨 Early-Bird Registration for #MICRO2026 is now OPEN! 🌊🔬 🗓 Abstract deadline: May 31st 🎟 Early-Bird closes: June 16th Join the international community working on plastic pollution 🌍 👉 micro2026.sciencesconf.org Looking forward to welcoming you to Cádiz 🌍
MICRO-2026 PLASTIC POLLUTION FROM MACRO TO NANO , 12-16 OCTOBER CADIZ, SPAIN, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🌟Submit your abstract now if you don't want to miss your spot! 🔵 Micro2026 is a great opportunity to share, learn and act in a crucial time for our planet. 🟢 Come to Cádiz, Spain on 12-16 October. micro2026.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/… #micro2026 #PlasticsPollution #GlobalPlasticsTreaty
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The Conversation ES @es.theconversation.com · 30/03/2026
Los estudios muestran que los pélets no solo actúan como contaminantes físicos, sino también como portadores y fuentes de sustancias químicas potencialmente peligrosas. ✍️ @carmenmc.bsky.social (@univcadiz.bsky.social) 
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La causa de los pélets de Galicia se ha archivado, pero el problema de fondo continúa
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.
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Con @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social & Andy Booth Gracias a las coautora/es del trabajo publicado en Environmental Science & Technology
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
‼️La causa de los pélets de Galicia se ha archivado, pero el problema de fondo continúa theconversation.com/la-causa-de-... @es.theconversation.com
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La causa de los pélets de Galicia se ha archivado, pero el problema de fondo continúa
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.
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
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Un estudio científico liderado desde la UCA aporta nueva evidencia sobre el riesgo químico de las ‘bolitas’ plásticas en el mar
Un estudio científico liderado desde la UCA aporta nueva evidencia sobre el riesgo químico de las ‘bolitas’ plásticas en el mar
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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
IPEN Science Advisor Dr. Therese Karlsson co-authored a commentary documenting decades of research showing the threats to ocean environments posed by plastics commonly spilled during shipping. The piece calls for stronger global rules to prevent plastic spills. Read more: ipen.org/news/scienti...
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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Decades of Scientific Research Show that Plastic Pellets Pose Hazards to the Environment | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core
Decades of Scientific Research Show that Plastic Pellets Pose Hazards to the Environment
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Big thanks to @theresekarlsson.bsky.social, @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social, Amy Youngman, Hideshige Takada, Edward J Carpenter, Andres Arias, Semia Gharbi Jennifer Lavers, Hermantha Withanage, Sinja Rist
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Plastic pellets are not harmless cargo. 🐣 Decades of research show they are persistent, widely dispersed, ingested by wildlife, and capable of carrying hazardous chemicals across oceans. 🌍🌊 In our new perspective, we call on the IMO to recognize the risks and strengthen global regulation. ⚓
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in intertidal sediments at Deception Island, Antarctica
Microplastic contamination is a well-recognized threat to marine ecosystems, yet its occurrence in remote regions, such as Antarctica, remains poorly …
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Even Antarctica🇦🇶 is not as remote as we like to think In new work we explore plastic contamination in Antarctic ecosystems -a reminder that plastic pollution is truly global. 🌍 Originally developed from a student project, now part of the growing evidence of our planetary footprint 👣
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Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in intertidal sediments at Deception Island, Antarctica
Microplastic contamination is a well-recognized threat to marine ecosystems, yet its occurrence in remote regions, such as Antarctica, remains poorly …
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Global health impacts of plastics systems could double by 2040 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n... #plasticpollution #plasticslifecycle #humanhealth #globalwarming #airpollution #toxicchemicals
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Global health impacts of plastics systems could double by 2040 | LSHTM
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
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Estudio original: www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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Agricultural plastics as marine pollutants: Empirical evidence from inland and coastal field surveys
Agricultural science; Environmental science; Pollution
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Cómo acaban los plásticos de la agricultura en las profundidades del Mediterráneo theconversation.com/como-acaban-... @es.theconversation.com
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Cómo acaban los plásticos de la agricultura en las profundidades del Mediterráneo
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...
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
It's happening: MICRO 2026 12-16 October in Cádiz, Spain Save the date! micro2026.sciencesconf.org
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Science Media Centre España @sciencemediacentre.es · 17/11/2025
🐢Necropsias de animales marinos revelan que un tercio de las aves y la mitad de las tortugas habían ingerido macroplásticos 🗨️ @carmenmc.bsky.social: "Muchas especies afectadas son comunes en nuestras aguas y muestran interacciones con desechos plásticos" sciencemediacentre.es/el-estudio-d...
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
La economía mundial se duplica desde 2000, pero persiste la pobreza y aumenta el daño planetario www.lavanguardia.com/economia/202...
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La economía mundial se duplica desde 2000, pero persiste la pobreza y aumenta el daño planetario
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...
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Neil Tangri @tangri0.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
In the #plasticstreaty negotiations, China is the 800-pound gorilla, so even subtle shifts are important. We all heard them break from the Saudi-led "like minded countries" in Geneva. The question is, where does this road lead? www.politico.eu/article/chin...
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China offers unlikely glimmer of hope in fight against plastic pollution
Subtle shift in Asian industrial giant’s position sparks optimism for further talks to control plastics.
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Science Media Centre España @sciencemediacentre.es · 15/08/2025
🔴Fracasan las negociaciones para sacar adelante el tratado mundial de plásticos 🗨️ @carmenmc.bsky.social presente en Ginebra: "Un tratado débil no es deseable ya que podría mantener al mundo atado a un acuerdo incapaz de poner fin a esta contaminación" sciencemediacentre.es/fracasan-las...
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
The science is undeniable: plastic pollution harms people and the environment throughout its entire life cycle. We already know enough to justify urgent action. Ignoring the scientific evidence will only worsen plastics’ impacts on human health and the environment. @scientistscoa.bsky.social #INC5.2
Scientists´Coalition ready for plenary at INC5.2
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
✅ Sediments act as the main sink of detected plastics. ✅ Concentrations decrease with depth but remain trapped above the pycnocline. ✅ Particle density, size, and shape influence vertical transport. ✅ Low-density polymers dominate the surface, while high-density polymers accumulate deeper.
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🌊 Incredibly proud of Rocío Quintana Sepúlveda on her paper in ES&T "Vertical Distribution and Composition of Plastics in Coastal Areas of the Gulf of Cádiz: Insights into Transport Dynamics" 🔗 Read the full open-access article here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Jon Bright @jonbright.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Delegates at the UN plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva must secure an ambitious global agreement so they can look future generations in the eye stated Prof Richard Thompson,who was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people . www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UN plastic pollution talks must result in ambitious treaty, leading expert says
Professor Richard Thompson, a marine litter expert, says delegates must act decisively to ‘look next generation in the eye’
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
We need an effective Global Plastics Treaty that protects life on this planet 🌍. We need it to be built on the foundation of the best available science🔬 and traditional knowledge🌱, transparent 📃, binding, and free of conflict of interest🛢. We need to keep the high ambition+action! Here we go #INC5.2
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Dr. Melanie Bergmann @melaniebergma18.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
🧪 “One estimate of the health damage from just three plastic chemicals – PBDE, BPA and DEHP – in 38 countries was $1.5tn a year.“ We need a #PlasticsTreaty that regulates #plastic chemicals to protect human and ecosystem health as well as our economy! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns
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
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Very timely article by @dpcarrington.bsky.social We will never have a strong Treaty that "ends" plastic pollution if lobbyists 🤑 are driving the negotiations. 👉🏾We do have the science we need to build a strong Global Plastics Treat that protects life on this planet 🌍🌿🌊 Let's do it right #INc5.2
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Neil Tangri @tangri0.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Interested in the upcoming #plasticstreaty INC-5.2? Get regular insights, updates, fact checks, and more from a global network of independent scientists here: preview.mailerlite.io/forms/165518...
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Dr. Melanie Bergmann @melaniebergma18.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Super-timely PlastChem work mapping #plastic chemicals has made the rigorous peer-review of @nature.com! It concludes removing known chemicals of concern, disclosing the chemical composition & simplifying the formulation of plastics can provide pathways towards safer plastics in a #PlasticsTreaty.
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Tony R. Walker @tonyrwalker1.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Enormous inventory of plastic chemicals could shape safer future use www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Plastics #polymers #additives #chemicals #phthalates #bisphenols #humanhealth #environment #plasticpollution #sustainable #plasticchemicals #chemicalproperties #hazards #exposure
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Enormous inventory of plastic chemicals could shape safer future use
Of more than 16,000 known chemicals found in plastics, one-quarter are potentially hazardous.
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Dr. Melanie Bergmann @melaniebergma18.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🥁 Important read for negotiators & other parties following the #PlasticsTreaty. In this Letter @scientistscoa.bsky.social provide independent evidence-based responses to selected articles of the Chair’s text: the latest draft of the treaty text currently under negotiation. doi.org/10.1017/plc....
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Next stop: Geneva in August, where negotiations will (hopefully) move us closer to an effective global plastics treaty that truly protects marine life — and beyond 💙
Port of NiceResearch vessel Odón de Buen
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Over the course of the week, I had the joy of meeting incredible new people — thoughtful and passionate — and reconnecting with old colleagues and friends who continue to inspire me with their work and commitment.
Wendy Watson-Wright intervention at panel 4With Rafael González Quirós
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
🌍 A fireside chat on how science can support a strong global plastics treaty, featuring voices from research, policy, and indigenous communities. ❓ And an “Ask a Scientist” session — open, informal conversations around plastic pollution and the importance of evidence-based action.
Scientists Coalition event 1Scientists Coalition event 2
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Wrapping up an intense, unforgettable week at hashtag#UNOC3 — currently on the move after a few days full of ocean talks, inspiring people, and meaningful exchanges 🌊 I had the chance to join two events with the Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty @scientistscoa.bsky.social
Boat with Oceans Decade sailRichard Thompson intervening at panel 4 with Scientists Coalition statement
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Dr. Melanie Bergmann @melaniebergma18.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Important new ‚Wake-up call‘ ahead of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations in August: „To this end, the treaty should provide for the possibility of decision-making, through regular UN procedures if all efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted.” #UNOC3 #UNOC25 #Plastic www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...
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Campaigners Welcome ‘Wake-Up Call’ For Global Plastics Treaty
Campaigners have welcomed a joint declaration from more than 90 governments around the world for an “effective and ambitious” global plastic pollution treaty.
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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Un estudio de la UCA muestra el impacto global de los plásticos agrícolas en el océano
Residuos como restos de redes y cubiertas de invernaderos pueden llegar al mar desde tierras de cultivo a más de 100 kilómetros
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Nuestro trabajo sobre cómo los agroplásticos 🌿 acaban en el fondo del mar🌊 en el diario.es🗞️ Gracias a ECOPUERTOS y a lo pescadores de Motril @univcadiz.bsky.social www.eldiario.es/sociedad/invernader…
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El invernadero acaba en el fondo del mar: cómo la agricultura intensiva 'alimenta' la montaña de basura de plástico
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...
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
5/ 🤝 Thanks to @Ecopuertos & artisanal fishermen for long-term monitoring that made this possible. 📖 Read the full study: www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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Agricultural plastics as marine pollutants: Empirical evidence from inland and coastal field surveys
Agricultural science; Environmental science; Pollution
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
4/ 💡 We call for: – Recognition of agriculture as a key marine plastic source – Stronger upstream policies & collection schemes – Inclusion of agroplastics in the Global Plastics Treaty
Key approaches to prevent agriculture-related litter
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
3/ 🌍 In the Mediterranean, up to 38% of the coast is agricultural land. Intensive irrigation, coastal farming & poor waste management = high plastic leakage risk. This pattern is likely to occur in many regions globally.
Agricultural land in the Mediterranean coatline
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
2/ 🌧️ Dry riverbeds (ramblas/wadis) act as plastic traps—releasing debris during episodic rain events.
A dry riverbed before and after heavy rainfalls
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
1/ 🌿 Agriculture can be a major, overlooked source of marine plastics. Our new study shows that mulching films, greenhouse covers & crop netting can travel >100 km & reach the sea—especially after heavy rain
Agriculture-related litter collected by fishermen
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🔴 New Paper in iScience! Agricultural Plastics as Marine Pollutants: Empirical Evidence from Inland and Coastal Field Surveys 🧵 A thread 👇
Graphical abstract with three figures: global map with rainfed and irrigated agriculture, %agriculture-related litter with distance to hotspot, key points to address agriculture-related litter
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
🚨New paper! Did you know that sediments in killer whale 🌊critical habitat 🌎 contain PAHs 🏴 from combustion, oil and coal sources? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Therese Karlsson, PhD @theresekarlsson.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
"Nations Agree to Ban Toxic Plastic Chemicals but Take Unprecedented Action Putting Health and the Environment at Risk" on the outcome of BRS COPs 2025 ipen.org/news/nations...
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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 07/05/2025
After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/5)
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🚨 Special issue: An effective Plastic Treaty for Marine Life 💙 🌊 🌍 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... We urgently need an effective global plastics treaty that protects marine life #INC5.2 #GlobalPlasticsTreaty #MarineLife @doknoblauch.bsky.social @stefanoaliani @scientistscoa.bsky.social
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STOTEN | Science of The Total Environment | An effective Plastic Treaty for Marine Life | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect
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...
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Carmen Morales Caselles #PlasticsTreaty @carmenmc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Super interesting Leo!
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