We value your privacy

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalized ads or content, and analyze our traffic. By clicking "Accept All", you consent to our use of cookies. Cookie Policy

Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

ADVERTISEMENT
Africanian
  • News
  • News 24/7
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Travel
  • World
    • US
    • Russia
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • America
  • Events
No Result
View All Result
Africanian
No Result
View All Result
Home Health

Marine plastics to ‘soon outweigh fish’ in the world’s oceans

Rich nations are the worst offenders when it comes to plastic consumption, according to the financial think tank Planet Tracker.

in Health, News, World
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0 0
0
Marine plastics to 'soon outweigh fish' in the world's oceans
0
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Whatsapp

Marine plastics will outweigh the total mass of fish in the world’s oceans in the coming decades, according to an environmental report that calls for a multilateral plastics treaty to stem the tide of global pollution.

By 2025, there will be 250 million metric tons of plastic in the oceans, said the United Kingdom-based Environmental Investigations Agency, or EIA. It said the figure will rise to around 700 million tons by 2040, which is equal to the estimated weight of all the fish in the oceans.

By 2050, the amount of plastic “will far exceed” the weight of all fish in every ocean, the EIA said.

Humankind’s “addiction to plastic” and failure to prevent the material from contaminating the food chain directly undermines human health, drives biodiversity loss, exacerbates climate change, and risks “generating large-scale harmful environmental changes”, the agency said.

EIA ocean campaigner Tom Gammage said that if the “tidal wave of pollution continues unchecked”, plastic discharges into the oceans alone will triple by 2040, in line with growing plastics production.

More

Uganda achieves a 47% increase in customs revenue thanks to digitalization

Madagascar increases Polio surveillance capacity by 60% in the region

In Tanzania, the Kibuka community has improved their household economy by more than 50%.

“There is a deadly ticking clock counting swiftly down,” Gammage said.

While the United Nations Environment Program has identified climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution as the three major existential environmental crises, the EIA noted the absence of a commitment from UN member states to address the plastic pollution crisis.

The UN has had dedicated agreements in place to combat climate change and biodiversity loss for decades. The body met in Glasgow last year at COP26 where the Paris Agreement on climate change was finalized, and delegates met in October to negotiate policy at the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP15, in Kunming, China, where a second session will be held in April and May.

Plastic pollution was a debate topic at the last three UN Environment Assemblies and is on the schedule once again for the upcoming assembly in Nairobi in February.

The EIA said this meeting presents an opportunity for the UN to initiate negotiations on a comprehensive and binding plastics treaty.

“The damage done by rampant overproduction of virgin plastics and their life-cycle is irreversible-this is a threat to human civilization and the planet’s basic ability to maintain a habitable environment,” said Gammage.

The WWF Global Plastic Navigator says that more than 150 nations have expressed interest in signing a global treaty to address ocean plastic pollution.

In Nairobi, delegates may consider a proposed international agreement on plastic put forward by Peru and Rwanda and co-sponsored by 13 countries as well as the European Union. The draft covers all plastic pollution.

Rich nations are the worst offenders when it comes to plastic consumption. In 2020, developing country industrial plastic consumption per capita was estimated to be 36 kg compared to 90 kg in developed countries, according to the financial think tank Planet Tracker.

Source: CD

africanian

africanian

Africanian News

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Jump Shot: The NBPA x UM6P Innovation Challenge – A Game-Changer for African Entrepreneurs

Jump Shot: The NBPA x UM6P Innovation Challenge – A Game-Changer for African Entrepreneurs

March 24, 2025
Weather in South Africa: Climate and Seasons

Weather in South Africa: Climate and Seasons

August 25, 2020
Weather in Kenya: Climate, Seasons, and Average Temperature

Weather in Kenya: Climate, Seasons and Average Temperature

August 26, 2020
Uganda achieves a 47% increase in customs revenue thanks to digitalization

Uganda achieves a 47% increase in customs revenue thanks to digitalization

July 14, 2025
Madagascar increases Polio surveillance capacity by 60% in the region

Madagascar increases Polio surveillance capacity by 60% in the region

July 14, 2025
In Tanzania, the Kibuka community has improved their household economy by more than 50%.

In Tanzania, the Kibuka community has improved their household economy by more than 50%.

July 11, 2025
Twitter Instagram Youtube Facebook
No Result
View All Result

Africanian News

Is a dedicated project aimed at amplifying the voices of the African Ecosystem and Diaspora. We actively collaborate with initiatives to improve access to education and digital inclusion, both in traditional schools and through digital platforms, for African children.

It’s crucial to emphasize that none of the articles or images featured on our platform are intended for copyright infringement, neither now nor in the future. If you believe that any information, text, image, etc., may be subject to copyright and should be removed, please notify us by sending an email to info@africanian.com

Your dreams matter; your stories matter.

Feel free to explore collaboration opportunities with us. Share your articles, thoughts, interviews, experiments, or no-comment videos by reaching out to info@africanian.com. You can also subscribe to our mailing list to receive the latest updates from Africanian News.

© 2024 Africanian News: From Africa, by Africans, for Africa, and friends of Africa.

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Tech
  • Travel
  • World

© 2024 Africanian News: From Africa, by Africans, for Africa, and friends of Africa.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Log In

Sign In

Forgot password?

Don't have an account? Register

Forgot password?

Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password.

Back to Login

Your password reset link appears to be invalid or expired.

Log in

Privacy Policy

Accept

Add to Collection

  • Public collection title

  • Private collection title

No Collections

Here you'll find all collections you've created before.