How to begin a review of Greenpeace’s impact in 2020? It was a challenging year, when Covid-19 made the world around us unfamiliar and when so many of us faced great sadness and uncertainty.
And yet, even in the midst of a global pandemic, some things remained inspiringly familiar. As we all became more aware than ever of the value of nature – and of the need to protect it – the dedication and determination of the whole Greenpeace community never wavered. If anything, in a year when we were vividly confronted with climate, nature and health emergencies, our staff and supporters responded with unprecedented energy.
Why 99% of ocean plastic pollution is “missing” Vox.com 3 hrs ago Laura Bult
Starting in the 1990s, the world’s attention began turning to the specter of ocean garbage patches heaps of plastic and other debris that accumulate in distinct areas of the ocean, thanks to currents known as gyres. These patches came to symbolize our global addiction to plastic production and consumption.
A lot of the plastic we consume ends up in the ocean due to man-made causes, such as poor waste management practices. Some of it ends up there because of natural disasters. There’s a lot of Japanese plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, for example, due to the 2011 tsunami. Japan is a country that otherwise has above-average waste management policies.
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