Plastic pollution blocks storm drains, causes flooding, and affects food security. Microplastics have been found in marine sediments, surface waters, and aquatic species in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.

The federal environment minister has joined forces with more than 90 countries to clamp down on plastic waste harming the ...

Passers-by were encouraged to make the shark's articulated head and tail move, with people also invited to help "feed" it plastic to show the consequences of marine pollution. The basket shark is ...

Climate change, plastic pollution and overfishing are putting a toll on oceans, biodiversity and livelihoods. Can the UN's ...

A whale dies in southern Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags, ending an attempted rescue that failed to nurse the mammal back to health.

A new study led by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin found surprisingly low levels of microplastics in the ...

Australia has thrown its support behind a declaration to curb plastic pollution fast and deliver on a global treaty targeting waste at the source.

John Kerry served as the 68th US Secretary of State and President Biden’s Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. He drives ...

We are destroying our oceans. The UN Oceans Conference, taking place from June 9-13 in Nice, France, is aimed at working ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

The High Seas Treaty, adopted in 2023, would permit countries to establish marine parks in international waters, which cover nearly two-thirds of the ocean and are largely unregulated. So far, only an ...

controlling coastal pollution, and expanding marine protected areas. The study is the first comprehensive examination of the impacts of ocean pollution on human health. It was published in the online ...