Should the new global treaty on plastic pollution be "top-down" or "bottom-up"? Read our story GRID-Arendal here: grida.no/publications/8…

New research by GRID-Arendal measuring microplastic pollution in surface waters of Vava'u, Tonga grida.no/publications/8…

The Plastic Myths Website is now available in Spanish, Chinese and Russian! Stay tuned for more translations in Arabic, and French, coming soon. Visit the site here: plasticsmyths.com #INC1 #PlasticsTreaty #PlasticPollution

Leaving a plastic legacy: Current and future scenarios for mismanaged plastic waste in rivers. New paper from Björn Nyberg of Universitetet i Bergen Bjerknessenteret, Peter T. Harris + Thomas Maes of GRID-Arendal & Ian Kane of Earth Sciences at the University of Manchester SedRESQ. #plastic #pollution READ THE PAPER👉 bit.ly/3leiKiz

Peter T. Harris et al argues that the ocean water column is a major transitory sink for microplastic & marine pollution, forming a suspended, marine plastic cloud & that more measurements are needed 2 develop mass balance budgets for marine plastic poll. researchgate.net/profile/Peter-…

For the first time GRID-Arendal 2022 annual report is published in story-map format - check it out: grida.no/publications/8…

The human cost of illegal fishing - read our GRID-Arendal story Code for Africa Stop Illegal Fishing: news.grida.no/beyond-the-sur…

BREAKING: The High Ambition Coalition Ministerial Statement presented by Mujawamariya Jeanne d'Arc. 50+ ministers call for the plastics treaty to ban high risk plastic products, polymers and chemicals, and binding provisions to reduce production and consumption. True leadership and ambition!

Very pleased to join Mujawamariya Jeanne d'Arc, Espen Barth Eide & members of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution. Ambition is a legaIly binding instrument that shows solidarity & provides financial resources for global south. #PlasticsINC My remarks: bit.ly/3MX8SoU

Australia will commit an additional 3 million dollars to the INC for a global treaty on plastic says Tanya Plibersek Minister of Environment GRID-Arendal UN Environment Programme

Honoured to address #INC2 50+ nations, translation to 6 languages, but only 5 mins to summarise decades of science on the harm current plastics use brings & point towards upstream solutions. Key message - to avoid unintended consequences, science will be critical to guide the way

Before the start of #INC2, we met for a breakfast session with our partners IUCN Plastics and delegates from West Africa, as part of our AFRIPAC project. We were joined by representatives from Cabo Verde, Senegal and a legal team from Center for International Environmental Law ow.ly/20aV50OBLgQ

DECISION TIME IN PARIS #Plastictreaty negotiations have seen an overwhelming support for binding global rules to eliminate, reduce, circulate and manage plastics, but also resistance and delaying tactics. Today, #INC2 will decide on mandating a first ("zero") draft treaty text.

It was far too easy to find clips of plastic bags in our #deepsea video footage 🥹 #PlasticFreeJuly

🙌 Today we're launching the website for the “Reinforcing fisheries governance in Guinea” project! The project’s goal is to improve the sustainability of #Guinea's fisheries & #coastallivelihoods by tackling overfishing & #IUUfishing. 🔗 fisheriesguinea.org 🐟

No to #DeepSeaMining says William Hague - momentum building to #saveourocean GRID-Arendal thetimes.co.uk/article/britai…

Getting harder to be a Climate Change denier? GRID-Arendal theclimatecrisis.quora.com/Skeptics-have-…

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"The climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis" says Al Gore in his newest TED talk GRID-Arendal #ClimateCrisis ted.com/talks/al_gore_…