Omoyajowo John Oluwadarasimi explains how IMarEST-funded outreach work has helped local communities in Nigeria understand the plastic pollution problem and manage the ecosystems their livelihoods depend on.
Finely balanced marine ecosystems throughout the world are expected to come under increasing threat as growing consumerism alongside inadequate waste management measures is causing a dangerous build-up of ocean microplastics. But action to address this huge issue is underway.
Plastic waste is driving climate change and polluting marine life. As scientists aboard the Pelican of London research marine pollution around the UK, the IMarEST has the problem firmly in its sights.
Marine conservationists are concerned about the discarded masks, gloves and sanitiser bottles littering beaches and seabeds as consequences of the pandemic.
Apnea Green Organization inc (Apnea Green), a non-profit environmental organisation based in Bohol, Philippines, has partnered with the IMarEST to help facilitate the reduction of marine plastic litter in the Philippines.
The largest marine oil spill in US history resulted in unprecedented environmental, human and economic disaster.
BP struggled to survive the damage to its...
The last week has seen a multitude of scientific activities taking place across the UK, inspiring thousands of people to engage with science for British Science Week (BSW).
