Conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in natural environments requires careful management choices.

The number of countries with a national development plan has more than doubled, from about 62 in 2006 to 134 in 2018.

For seventy years, mass plastic production and waste mismanagement have resulted in huge pollution of the environment, including the marine environment.

The presence of small plastic particles in the environment, reported for the first time in the 1970's, has only recently been recognized as a global issue.

Microplastics are emerging pollutants in aquatic and terrestrial environments.

Tire materials are a significant proportion of the (micro)plastics in the environment that until today have been clearly overlooked.

Microplastic (MP) studies in freshwater environments are gaining attention due to the huge quantities of plastic particles reported from lakes and rivers and the potential for negative impacts in t

Plastic pollution is a global problem since 2016 when its production reached 322 million tonnes, excluding fibers.

PET is a ubiquitous material because of its robust properties.