Press release 10/2016 from 18.03.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017
… environmental associations to a first session in Berlin today. Press release No. 10/2016 | 18.03.2016 Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks said: "We need a … level to prevent more litter from entering our oceans.” It is estimated that 100-140 million tonnes of marine litter exist worldwide. Plastics comprise two … and recreational activities, whereas the major offshore source is fishery. Up to 10,000 gillnets are thought to be lost in the Baltic Sea every year, and these ghost …