Resources

Interview with Merijn Tinga – better known as the Plastic Soup Surfer – who paddles and windsurfs against the tide to draw attention to the problem of plastic pollution and bring about real solutions. In 2017, Merjin Tinga…

Newsletter from Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP), one of UN Environment's Regional Seas Programme  

Cloud computing technology can speed up the assessment of Northwest Pacific seagrass beds which nurture biodiversity, purify seawater and mitigate climate change but are threatened by human activities and natural disasters…

Beijing, June 2018 – An assessment by the United Nations marine and coastal conservation programme for the Northwest Pacific region shows that the survival of numerous marine species in People’s Republic of China, Japan,…

Busan, Republic of Korea, 08 June 2018 – On 5 June, celebrating World Environment Day, scores of excited school children defied the rain walking around Busan’s popular Haeundae beach, picking up plastic cups, bottles,…

From the icy splendour of the Arctic to the inky depths of the Mariana ocean trench, plastic waste is threatening our seas, killing our wildlife and polluting our food chain. The facts are undeniable: each year more than 8 …

The Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP) has developed a digital edition of newsletter which covers activities and presents regional and global news for the months January - March 2018. 

Erik Solheim, UN Environment’s Executive Director, is in the SDG Studio to talk about SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.  

UN Environment's Regional Seas Programme is working around the world to protect oceans and coastlines - and the communities that depend on them.   

The Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP) has developed a digital edition of newsletter which covers activities and presents regional and global news for the months October-December 2017. This edition of 'NOWPAP News' has a focus on microplastics.