Philippines , Philippines , the Philippines and China have pledged their commitment to reducing plastic pollution in the world’s seas at UN ( UN ) first -ever ocean summit. The Trusts government claims to have initiated a 20-year strategy to combat such pollution, Indonesia is introducing mass education about plastic waste for schoolchildren and the Philippines is formulating new laws to tackle the problem. The pledges have not yet been formalised and have been criticised as inadequate by campaigners. Meeting in New York, they said it was part of a clear international shift against ocean pollution. However, UN officials commented that the moves were encouraging and showed that nations were beginning to take the issue seriously.
Philippines , Philippines , the Philippines and China have pledged their commitment to reducing plastic pollution in the world’s seas at UN ( UN ) first -ever ocean summit. The Trusts government claims to have initiated a 20-year strategy to combat such pollution, Indonesia is introducing mass education about plastic waste for schoolchildren and the Philippines is formulating new laws to tackle the problem. The pledges have not yet been formalised and have been criticised as inadequate by campaigners. However, UN officials commented that the moves were encouraging and showed that nations were beginning to take the issue seriously.