Great Barrier Reef’s Unprecedented Threat From Dredging, Dumping
The impact of dredging and dumping sediment on the Great Barrier Reef has been far greater than the mining industry has claimed, with nearly 150m tonnes of new dredging set to take place in the reef’s waters, a study shows.
70 Million Plastic Bags Thrown Away Annually in Iceland
A new report published by Iceland’s Ministry for the Environment has found that the annual number of plastic bags discarded in the country has reached 70 million per year, a significant increase from last year’s figure of approximately 50 million.