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November 01, 2013

UCLA report urges new global policy effort to tackle crisis of plastic litter in oceans
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2013
Plastic litter is one of the most significant problems facing the world's marine environments. Yet in the absence of a coordinated global strategy, an estimated 20 million tons of plastic litter enter the ocean each year. A new report by authors from UCLA School of Law's Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment and UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability explores the sources and impacts of plastic marine litter and offers domestic and international policy recommendations ... read more

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