World Ocean Summit 2025
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Closing the marine pollution data gap: The Global Estuaries Monitoring Programme
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Fireside chat: building a global consensus on a zero-pollution ocean
Duration: 8.5mins
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Parts of the ocean are being starved of oxygen by chemical pollution from land. These so-called “dead zones” not only decimate marine life, but are contributing to climate change.
The Back to Blue Initiative is exploring the impacts of chemical pollution on the ocean. Charles Goddard, editorial director at The Economist Group speaks to two experts on our latest podcast episode about the scope and scale of the problem of chemical pollution in the ocean, and asks how worried we should be about the impact of chemical pollution on ocean life and ecosystems, and human health.
Read more on the Plastic Management Index which examines plastic management through the lens of policy, regulation, business practice and consumer actions at a country level.
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Back to Blue is an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation, two organisations that share a common understanding of the need to improve evidence-based approaches and solutions to the pressing issues faced by the ocean, and to restoring ocean health and promoting sustainability