By External SourceJun 2 2025 (IPS-Partners)   Plastic pollution is choking our planet. An estimated 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year. Less than 10% is ever recycled. Over 23 million tonnes end up in lakes, rivers and oceans annually. Plastic never truly disappears. It breaks down into microplastics. These invisible particles are now in our food, our water and even our...

Street vendor exposed to extreme heat, New Delhi, 2024. Credit: Greenpeace India “Some mornings, I can’t even stand, my feet are so swollen. My whole body aches from working all day at the juicer. The doctor said my uric acid is high, but I waited months to get tested. Who has the time or money when missing work means no food?”– Sana, a street vendor selling sugarcane juice in chronic...

Credit: NOAA Photo Library The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), scheduled to take place in Nice, France from 9-13 June, will bring together Heads of State, scientists, civil society and business leaders around a single goal: to halt the silent collapse of the planet’s largest – and arguably most vital – ecosystem. By Diva Amon and Lissette VictoreroNICE, France, Jun 2 2025...