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Programme for the workshop on “Plastic in the Polar Environment: sources, impacts and solutions“

Held at the Energy and Environment Institute (EEI) at the University of Hull, UK, on 28-29 October 2019

The 2-day Workshop “Plastic in the Polar Environment: sources, impacts and solutions” was held on 28-29 October 2019 at the University of Hull (UK), organized by the SCAR Plastic Action Group Steering Committee and sponsored by the Energy and Environment Institute at the University of Hull.

The focus of the workshop was to examine the occurrence and distribution of plastic debris in Polar Regions, discuss how best to address their potential impacts and investigate potential mitigation strategies for plastic pollution both in Arctic and Antarctic environments.

The workshop programme included eight plenary talks covering the state of knowledge and critical gaps in our knowledge of plastic at high latitudes, working group sessions and a panel discussion, with the active participation of academic experts, early career scientists and representatives of citizen science projects, tourism operators and policy makers.

Report of the Plastic at the Poles Action Group (PLASTIC-AG) side meeting, held on 17th June 2018 at the Congress Centre, Davos, Switzerland

Plastic Pollution in the Southern Ocean: a Global Outlook

10 March 2022

Summary slides of a live satellite activity, organised by the Plastic in Polar Environments Action Group for the Ocean Decade Laboratories (part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development)

The aim of the satellite activity was to promote a discussion on how to prevent and mitigate plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean within a broader, global scale perspective.