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26 Oct 2018 Story
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Plastic Soup Surfer urges governments and corporations to think outside the (plastic) box

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…

04 Oct 2018 Newsletter
Northwest Pacific Action Plan Newsletter

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

14 Sep 2018 Story
Cloud computing to speed up stocktaking of Northwest Pacific blue carbon sinks

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…

19 Jun 2018 Blogpost
Protecting endangered marine life in the Northwest Pacific region

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,…

08 Jun 2018 Blogpost
School children team up with UN and NGOs to clean up Busan beach on World Environment Day

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,…

07 Jun 2018 Story
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Saving our seas: 5 ocean heroes battling to turn the toxic tide

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 …

14 May 2018 Newsletter
Newsletter from the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP) January - March 2018

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. 

10 May 2018 Video
Interview with UN Environment’s Executive Director Erik Solheim on SDG 14

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.  

18 Jan 2018 Video
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See how we're working to protect oceans and seas around the world

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

01 Jan 2018 Newsletter
Newsletter from the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP) October – December 2017

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.

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