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Award promotes press circle’s role in mitigating marine plastic debris

Winners of the Press Award in “Mitigating marine plastic debris” were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 10.
Award promotes press circle’s role in mitigating marine plastic debris ảnh 1At the award ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Winners of the Press Awardin “Mitigating marine plastic debris” were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi onDecember 10.

A first prize, two second prizes, three third prizes,five consolation prizes and two auxiliary prizes were awarded.

Jointly held by VTC News, the United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)and the management board of the project on reducing marine plastic waste inVietnam, the award aims to promote the role of the press in efforts to mitigatemarine plastic debris.

Organisers had received hundreds of works from 64press agencies, units and individuals nationwide.

According to the International Institute forSustainable Development (IISD), global concerns about litter in the marineenvironment have been on the rise for several years. Studies show that between8-12 million tonnes of plastic pollution leak into the ocean each year.

This number is expected to more than triple by 2050.Some experts estimated that, if the world continues on its current trajectory,more plastic than fish will be in the ocean by 2050. Studies have linkedunsustainable production and consumption patterns to mounting plasticpollution, which impacts human health as well as the health of terrestrial andmarine ecosystems./.
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