It has been known for several years that plastic fibers can even be found in the snow of the high Arctic and Antarctic. What was puzzling, however, was why hardly any other shapes of microplastics were found. Photo: Michael Wenger Why are microplastics found in the...
Argentine President Javier Milei made his first official visit to Antarctica, landing at the Argentine scientific base of Marambio, located on Seymour Island in the Weddell Sea. Alongside the President was IAEA Director Rafael Grossi and his NUTEC Plastics project....
Plastic pollution is omnipresent on many of Svalbard’s beaches. (Photo: Julia Hager) Along with climate change, environmental pollution is one of the most pressing problems in the Arctic and Antarctic. For some years now, research has increasingly focussed on...
The latest findings and strategies to combat plastic pollution in the Arctic were discussed in various panels. (Photo: Julia Hager) The second International Symposium on Plastic in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic in Reykjavík showed important successes in the fight against...
In particular, lost and discarded nets, lines and other fishing gear often has fatal consequences for wildlife, even on land. (Photo: Julia Hager) The “International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region” continues into its second...
