pollution Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/pollution/ A platform for change Sat, 02 Jul 2022 03:59:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 UN chief warns of ‘ocean emergency’ as leaders confront biodiversity loss, pollution https://flux.community/julia-conley/2022/06/un-chief-warns-of-ocean-emergency-as-leaders-confront-biodiversity-loss-pollution/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 20:00:05 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11454 With the goal of hammering out a declaration to protect the oceans and their vast resources from exploitation, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday opened the body’s Ocean Conference by warning that the world faces “an ocean emergency.” “We must turn the tide,” said Guterres. “A healthy and productive ocean is vital to our shared future.” […]

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