Environment

Marine pollution in the Caribbean: not a minute to waste

A New World Bank report examines how marine pollution in the Caribbean threatens the region’s resilience to climate change.

Publication Date: 
30/05/2019
Sylvia Michele Diez, Pawan Patil, John Morton, & et al
The World Bank
Tags:
Marine Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Climate Change, Caribbean
Hazardous Waste

Significant plastic accumulation on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia

For over 60 years, our oceans have been a reservoir for exponentially increasing amounts of plastic waste.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2019
J. L. Lavers, L. Dicks, M. R. Dicks & et al
Scientific Reports
9
7102
1-9
Tags:
Plastics, Marine Pollution, Australia, Islands, Marine Ecosystems, Hazardous Waste, Waste Disposal
Water Pollution

Contaminants in Europe's seas: moving towards a clean, non-toxic marine environment

There is a shared vision to achieve clean, non toxic seas but their contamination with synthetic substances as well as heavy metals continues to be a large-scale problem in Europe. According to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report, between 75 and 96 % of the assessed area of Europe’s regional seas have a contamination problem.

Publication Date: 
15/05/2019
European Environment Agency
Tags:
Marine Pollution, Oceans and Seas, Europe, Heavy Metals, Marine Ecosystems
Solid Waste

Greek researchers enlist EU satellite against Aegean sea litter

Knee-deep in water on a picture-postcard Lesbos island beach, a team of Greek university students gently deposits a wall-sized PVC frame on the surface before divers moor it at sea.

Publication Date: 
22/04/2019
PHYS
Tags:
Plastics, Solid Waste, Marine Pollution, Environment, Greece, Waste Management, Space Technology, Europe
Water Pollution

PE, PP and PS: The most abundant type of microplastics in Mediterranean coastal waters

Polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene are the most abundant microplastics in the Mediterranean coastal waters, according to a new study published by the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin -by

Publication Date: 
01/03/2019
Science Daily
Tags:
Water Pollution, Marine Pollution, Plastics, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life, Ecology
Environment

The imprint of microfibres in southern European deep seas

Pollution of the marine environment by large and microscopic plastic fragments and their potential impacts on organisms has stimulated considerable research interest and has received widespread publicity.

Publication Date: 
05/11/2018
Anna Sanchez-Vidal, Richard C. Thompson, Miquel Canals & et al
PLoS ONE
1-12
Tags:
Marine Pollution, Plastics, Europe, Oceans and Seas
Water Resources

World Banks's new global fund PROBLUE to support health, productive oceans

The World Bank Group announced on Wednesday the creation of PROBLUE, a new multi-donor trust fund that will support healthy and productive oceans by tackling marine pollution, managing fisheries an

Publication Date: 
26/09/2018
Tags:
Water Resources, Oceans and Seas, Marine Pollution, Water Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, World Bank, Fisheries, Poverty, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Biodiversity

Adding insult to injury: Ship groundings are associated with coral disease in a pristine reef

In 2013, the remote Tubbataha Reef UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the western Philippines, experienced two ship groundings within four months: the USS Guardian (USSG), a US military vessel, and the Min Ping Yu (MPY), an illegal Chinese fishing vessel.

Publication Date: 
12/09/2018
L. J. Raymundo, W. L. Licuanan, A. M. Kerr
PLoS ONE
1-7
Tags:
Shipping, Corals, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Pollution, Protected Area Conservation, Philippines
Environment

Out of the plastic trap: saving the Mediterranean from plastic pollution

A new report from the WWF finds record levels of pollution from microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea are now higher than those in the oceanic ‘garbage patches’ and are threatening marine species, fisheries activities and human health in the region.

Publication Date: 
08/06/2018
WWF
Tags:
Plastics, Pollution, Mediterranean Sea, Marine Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Europe
Environment

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding non-compliance of environmental regulations by hotels operating in A&N Islands, 26/04/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Andaman Chamber of Commerce Industry & Others/ Hotel Sentinel & Others Vs. The Andaman & Nicobar Administration dated 26/04/2018 regarding non-compliance of environmental regulations by hotels operating in A&N Islands. Counsel for the A&N Pollution Control Committee informs the Court that inspections conducted reveal large scale non-compliance with regard to 84 hotels and resorts as well as 19 automobile service centres as they were found not to have functional STPs/ETPs.

Judgement Date: 
26/04/2018
Tags:
Hotels, Marine Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Waste Disposal, Marine Ecosystems, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, A & N Islands

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