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The study focused for the first time on the impacts that plastic pollution has on animals that live on land and in freshwater environments, in the Asia-Pacific region. The study included case studies on the Ganges and Mekong river basins, which together contribute an estimated 200,000 tons of plastic pollution to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean every year. 
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Depuis plus de quinze ans, Delphine Robbe vit à Gili Trawangan, une petite île située entre Bali et Lombok, Indonésie. Elle dirige une Organisation Non Gouvernementale, le Gili Eco Trust, dont la mission principale est de faire de Gili Trawangan, une île exemplaire du développement durable. Via Hubert MESSMER
DocBiodiv's insight:
La biodiversité de île subit l'impact de la fréquentation touristique. cette ONG a une ambition globale : de la gestion des déchets, jusqu'à la restauration des récifs coralliens.
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Un document du Secretariat of the UN's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) @BonnConvention. Voir aussi Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Freshwater Aquatic, Terrestrial and Avian Migratory Species in the Asia and Pacific Region [PDF]