{"id":97863468,"date":"2025-06-05T08:53:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T06:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/actualidad_home\/world-environment-day-calls-for-work-to-end-plastic-pollution\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T08:53:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T06:53:30","slug":"world-environment-day-calls-for-work-to-end-plastic-pollution","status":"publish","type":"actualidad_home","link":"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/world-environment-day-calls-for-work-to-end-plastic-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"World Environment Day calls for work to end plastic pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldenvironmentday.global\/es\">World Environment Day<\/a> is <strong>celebrated on June 5<\/strong>, the most emblematic date for environmental action at a global level. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 and led by <strong>the United Nations Environment Programme <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/es\/explore-topics\/oceans-seas\/nuestras-actividades\/proteccion-de-los-arrecifes-de-coral\">UNEP),<\/a> this day represents a call to raise awareness and mobilize to protect our environment. <\/p>\n<p>This year, the campaign focuses on the importance of <strong>ending plastic pollution<\/strong>, one of the most urgent challenges to the health of the planet, biodiversity and people.<\/p>\n<p>More than <strong>430 million tonnes of plastic<\/strong> are produced each year, two-thirds of which are designed to be used only once and quickly become waste. Of these, <strong>around 11 million tons<\/strong> end up in rivers, lakes and seas, seriously affecting more than <strong>800 marine and coastal species<\/strong> due to ingestion, entanglement or other damage. <\/p>\n<p>This waste not only threatens biodiversity, but also our health. It is estimated that people ingest more than <strong>50,000 plastic particles per year<\/strong>, a figure that could be even higher if inhaled particles are considered. <strong>Microplastics<\/strong>, particles smaller than 5 mm, are found in the air, water, and even in our food.  <\/p>\n<p>The environmental and social cost of this pollution is estimated at <strong>between $300 billion and $600 billion annually<\/strong>, a figure that underscores the urgency of adopting global solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This World Environment Day comes at a decisive moment: just two months before negotiations continue on the UN-led <strong>binding international treaty on plastic pollution<\/strong>. The global campaign invites us to reject, reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink the use of plastic, and promote <strong>real solutions<\/strong> inspired by nature. <\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s slogan, <strong>\u201cNo Plastic Pollution\u201d,<\/strong> calls for <strong>collective action<\/strong> from governments, companies, organizations and citizens to adopt <strong>sustainable practices<\/strong> that reduce the use of unnecessary plastics and move towards a more responsible and environmentally friendly consumption model.<\/p>\n<p>More than <strong>150 countries<\/strong> participate every year in the celebrations of World Environment Day, organizing activities, campaigns, workshops and actions both face-to-face and digital. Since its creation, this event has established itself as one of the most influential environmental dissemination platforms in the world. <\/p>\n<p>This edition reinforces the idea that <strong>the solution to plastic pollution <\/strong>is within reach if the commitment of all parties is added: governments, the private sector, academia, social organizations and individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":97863467,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"palabras_clave":[],"class_list":["post-97863468","actualidad_home","type-actualidad_home","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>World Environment Day calls for work to end plastic pollution - Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fundacion-biodiversidad.es\/en\/actualidad_home\/world-environment-day-calls-for-work-to-end-plastic-pollution\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"World Environment Day calls for work to end plastic pollution - Fundaci\u00f3n Biodiversidad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5, the most emblematic date for environmental action at a global level. 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