Supporting the United Nations Treaty on Plastic Pollution
A mandate for global change

"After 20 years of research, there is clear evidence of harmful effects from microplastic pollution on a global scale."
Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty (2023) Policy Brief: The global plastics treaty: What is the role of bio-based plastic, biodegradable plastic and bioplastic? (possible core obligation 8). DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10021063
Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty (2023) Policy Brief: Role of chemicals and polymers of concern in the global plastics treaty DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7941525
Our research focuses on understanding the accumulation and harm caused by marine litter, and the potential solutions to this global crisis.
Marine litter is a global environmental problem with items of debris now contaminating habitats from the poles to the equator, from the sea surface to the deep sea.