CONVENTION ON MIGRATORY SPECIES - IMPACTS OF PLASTIC POLLUTION ON FRESHWATER AQUATIC, TERRESTRIAL AND

This report is the result of a collaboration between the Convention on Migratory Species and the UN Environment Programme as part of the CounterMEASURE II plastic pollution programme, generously funded by the Government of Japan, to assess the impact of plastic pollution in the Asia-Pacific region. [...] Over 80% of the species the characteristics of plastics: strong and durable, means in Appendices I and II in the region of interest are that plastics discarded into the environment have the birds, with a correspondingly large amount of evidence capacity to persist for decades or hundreds of years. [...] The actual effects and nanoplastics can induce pro-inflammatory cytokines depend on a number of factors including the route and cause oxidative stress, with effects being polymer of exposure, the sensitivity of the organism and the and particle size-specific61,62. [...] The following The Mekong is among the top 20 most polluted subsections detail the case study river systems rivers in the world when considering contribution of contributing plastics to the Indian Ocean and the plastic inputs to the oceans, estimated to transport up Pacific Ocean: the Mekong and the Ganges. [...] In the Ganges, significantly higher One of the most polluted rivers in the world, concentrations were found pre-monsoon compared to the Ganges has been identified as the second most post-monsoon, highlighting the importance of considering significant contributor of plastics to the ocean after the seasonal variability when conducting surveys49.