The United Nations 2018 Sustainable Development Goals Report reviews the progress made during 2018 on the 17 sustainability goals set by the United Nations. Goal 14, “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”, remains challenging. View the full 2018 report: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2018
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In May, Chile’s House of Representatives voted to approve a ban on plastic bags. “The law will apply to all major retailers within a year, while smaller businesses have two years to comply, The Santiago Times reported. Before entering into force, all retailers are allowed to provide a maximum of only two plastic bags to consumers for their purchases. Climate
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A custom vessel designed by Capt. Jim Greer completed a 7,200-mile voyage running solely on solar panels, batteries and an all-electric propulsion system.
Read moreMandy Barker has a new photography series out called “Beyond Drifting.” It continues her work documenting trash in the ocean and her study of how this pollution affects the environment. Read the Smithsonian Q&A here and learn more about Barker here. Caption: Phoronilasteri crae (Tricycle wheel). Specimen collected from Whitepoint, Cobh shoreline, Cove of Cork, Ireland. (Photo Credit: Mandy Barker)
Read moreTiny plastic particles washed off household and industrial products could contribute up to 30 percent of the “plastic soup” polluting the world’s oceans and, in many developed countries, are a bigger source of marine plastic pollution than plastic waste, according to a new IUCN report. The report looked at primary microplastics across seven geographical regions. Sources include car tires, synthetic
Read morePlastic debris in the oceans is a growing problem, and Procter & Gamble is getting in on a solution by planning to produce Head & Shoulders shampoo bottles that will be 25 percent made up of these recycled materials, collected by thousands of volunteers on the shores of France. This will be a limited run of up to 170,000 recycled
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