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Marine plastic litter pollution is a global concern that threatens seas and the ocean, biodiversity, human health and economic activities such as tourism, fisheries and marine...

In response to the request by Member States at the Fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly in March 20191 , the report “ Addressing Single-Use Plastic Products Pollution...

This publication aims to provide a complete overview of the global challenges related to marine litter and plastic waste through a combination of condensed descriptions of key...

The virtual expert group meeting, organized by the Chemicals and Health Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), gathered key experts of the toy value chain,...

On the occasion of the Third United Nations Environment Assembly, whose overarching theme was “Towards a Pollution-Free Planet”, the UN Environment Programme decided to lead by...

The following five recommendations are addressed to tourism stakeholders with the aim of supporting them to continue fighting plastic pollution during the COVID-19 recovery....

Marine pollution is the result of deliberate or accidental discharge of untreated wastewater, dumping of solid wastes and other polluted runoff from a variety of land-based...

The purpose of this report is to provide guidelines for the assessment of plastic contamination, from macro- to microplastics, in freshwater environments. It provides the most...

The International Environmental Technology Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme organized a UNEP Symposium on Plastic Waste Problems on 22nd May 2019 in Osaka,...

In 2018, World Environment Day reached new heights. With India as host country, the world rallied around a movement to “Beat Plastic Pollution”. This simple yet ambitious call...

This Framework Manual introduces, in a structured way, various facets of green and sustainable chemistry, with the intention to foster general learning, reflection and scaling-...

Foresight Foresight Briefs highlight a hotspot of environmental change, feature an emerging science topic, or discuss a contemporary environmental issue. They provide a...

Plastics are used extensively in farming, from plastic coated seeds to mulch film. They also make their way into biosolid fertilizer which is spread on fields. All these...

Foresight is a powerful tool for leveraging Humanity´s ability to think about and build the Future. It provides a way to think about possible, alternative and desired futures....

The global production of plastics has increased from 1.5 million tons in 1950s to about 300 million tons currently, at an average rate of 4 per cent per annum and is expected to...