In Sanya, a southern coastal city in China, more than forty experts and representatives from eleven maritime countries in the Asia-Pacific region gathered at the international workshop on 20-22 November… Continue reading Stem the Tide of Asia’s Riverine Plastic Emission into the Ocean
On 8 November 2019, Shanghai, China, a three-day WESTPAC Scientific Symposium and Workshop were concluded with a collective action plan for the next year, with a view to furthering research and… Continue reading WESTPAC made substantive progress in microplastic research and monitoring
More than fifty experts from 12 countries within and outside the region gathered on 15-17 October 2018, Shanghai, China for the microplastics science symposium and the second WESTPAC workshop on… Continue reading WESTPAC progresses on marine microplastic research and monitoring in Asia and the Pacific
The three days WESTPAC workshop on Microplastics (20- 22 September 2017) finally culminated in a strong willingness to conduct joint research and monitoring of microplastics in the region. Microplastics are… Continue reading WESTPAC Takes Steps to Combat Marine Microplastics Pollution in Asia and the Pacific
22 April 2017–“It is ever-increasingly urgent for all countries in the region to concert efforts in developing our knowledge and understanding on the distribution, source, fate and effects of microplastics… Continue reading WESTPAC taking action to combat marine microplastics
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