Results for: https://news.mongabay.com/list/plastic/ Environmental science and conservation news en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:39:15 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 On the shores of Lake Victoria, a youth-led campaign to revive a wetland https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/on-the-shores-of-lake-victoria-a-youth-led-campaign-to-revive-a-wetland/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:51:48 +0000 With high seas treaty in place, West African countries plan for protected area https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/with-high-seas-treaty-in-place-west-african-countries-plan-for-protected-area/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:51:53 +0000 Plastic, from home and abroad, spills into Türkiye’s waters https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/plastic-from-home-and-abroad-spills-into-turkiyes-waters/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:59:37 +0000 Promising breakthrough creates plastics that self-deconstruct on cue: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/promising-breakthrough-creates-plastics-that-self-deconstruct-on-cue-study/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:45:10 +0000 Recycling startups test limits of private solutions to deluge of waste in Lagos https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/recycling-startups-test-limits-of-private-solutions-to-deluge-of-waste-in-lagos/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:26:46 +0000 Plastic household waste burned as fuel on rise in Global South, risking health https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/plastic-household-waste-burned-as-fuel-on-rise-in-global-south-risking-health/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:34:42 +0000 Top ocean news stories of 2025 (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/top-ocean-news-stories-of-2025-commentary/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:39:43 +0000 Boom in burning waste for fuel could put human health and environment at risk https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/boom-in-burning-waste-for-fuel-puts-human-health-and-environment-at-risk/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:23:16 +0000 Another threat to reefs: Microplastic chemicals may harm coral reproduction https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/another-threat-to-reefs-microplastic-chemicals-may-harm-coral-reproduction/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:16:15 +0000 ‘Silent epidemic of chemical pollution’ demands radical regulatory redo, say scientists https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/silent-epidemic-of-chemical-pollution-demands-radical-regulatory-redo-say-scientists/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:28:18 +0000