ThunderBlade + 231 TB June 21, 2019 A summit for leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) being hosted by Thailand this weekend is expected to adopt the Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris in ASEAN Region. Thailand, the current chair of the group, has lauded the declaration as a “big step” for the region, whose coasts have seen whales and sea turtles wash up dead in recent years with large amounts of plastic rubbish in their stomachs. ASEAN members Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand are among the five countries throwing the most plastic waste into oceans, according to a 2015 report co-authored by environmental campaigner Ocean Conservancy. China is the worst offender. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinto + 293 PZ June 21, 2019 Yep, empty promises - from summit to summit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
francoba + 93 fb June 21, 2019 I doubt. From Asia and Africa comes 90% of ocean pollution ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD June 21, 2019 There are not alternatives to lungs, there are alternatives to fight against pollution. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderBlade + 231 TB June 21, 2019 7 minutes ago, francoba said: I doubt. From Asia and Africa comes 90% of ocean pollution ... Exactly. In 2018, Asia was home to all of the world's 30 most polluted cities: 22 in India, five in China, two in Pakistan, and one in Bangladesh.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pavel + 384 PP June 21, 2019 And I wondering why humans always wait for the last minute to search solutions... Scientists are warning about it for so many years. But, for bots it's a fiction! Lack of water and pollution of remaining waters... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rainman + 263 June 21, 2019 17 minutes ago, francoba said: I doubt. From Asia and Africa comes 90% of ocean pollution ... 9 minutes ago, ThunderBlade said: Exactly. In 2018, Asia was home to all of the world's 30 most polluted cities: 22 in India, five in China, two in Pakistan, and one in Bangladesh.... 👍 90% of all ocean plastic pollution comes from 10 rivers. Eight of them are in Asia: the Yangtze; Indus; Yellow; Hai He; Ganges; Pearl; Amur; Mekong; and two in Africa – the Nile and the Niger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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