Rivers as a plastic pollution pathway to the Arctic Ocean Poster
Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has become of increasing global concern, including in the Arctic Ocean.
The polar and high mountains are the planet’s barometers, telling us a great deal about the present
and future effects of climate change. In 2020, the work under this thematic area focuses on the issues
of climate change and its impacts on migratory species in mountain environments, and of waste, gender and climate change in the Himalayas. We will also be developing a state of environment
report for the Caucasus. Key external partners in this thematic area include UN Environment and
the Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP).
Status: In progress
Type: Impact Area
Tags: mountains indigenous peoples pastoralism Africa agriculture Arctic Asia biodiversity Caucasus climate change deforestation energy Europe forests gender equality green economy Himalaya mining permafrost polar terrestrial transboundary governance waste wildlife Latin America