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The number of plastic in petrels breeding at Inaccessible Island in the central South Atlantic Ocean has remained constant since the 1980s, a new study has revealed. (Photo by: Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Environmental efforts pay off: study shows plastic loads in petrels remain stable over decades

New research uncovers surprising stability in plastic ingestion among seabirds on Inaccessible Island

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Days before the next round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations start in Kenya, Greenpeace Africa and other activists fill the streets of Nairobi to demand world leaders deliver a strong treaty for people, community and climate. (Greenpeace Africa)
INC 4

Marshalling for a plastic-free future

As world leaders meet at the fourth round of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastics, urgent, bold steps must be taken

  • Gerance Mutwol
3 min read