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Seagulls search for food near a sewage discharge area next to piles of plastic bottles and gallons washed away by the water on the seaside of Ouzai, south of Beirut on July 19, 2018. - Many Lebanese nationals are refraining from heading to the beach this summer after reports about high levels of pollution along the country's Mediterranean coast, despite reassurances from government officials that the beaches remain safe. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)
Seagulls search for food near a sewage d […]
Environmental pollution, Photo, Video, Video 3D

Plastic dumped in Mediterranean ‘could double in 20 years’

Nearly 230,000 tonnes of plastic is dumped into the Mediterranean every year, a figure which could more than double by 2040, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature warns
3 months ago
"Ausgleich zwischen Wald und Wild" bedeutet nichts anderes als "Wald vor Wild" - am liebsten einen Wald ohne Wild. Nutzung des Bildes ausschließlich mit Nennung des Fotografen und im Kontext mit diesem Beitrag. Weiterer Text über ots und www.presseportal.de/nr/133267 / Veröffentlichung bitte unter Quellenangabe: "obs/Wildtierschutz Deutschland e.V./Timo Litters, www.tnsm.de" Foto: Timo Litters, www.tnsm.de/Wildtierschutz Deutschland e.V./obs
"Ausgleich zwischen Wald und Wild" bedeu […]
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EU grants emergency funds as pandemic weakens wildlife conservation

Six million euros of emergency EU funding will be made available to bolster conservation. The IUCN will manage the grants, together with the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States.
6 months ago