“The future is no longer in the stars but in the plastic bags we use.” – Pier Giorgio Perotto, Italian architect and designer. Pier Giorgio Perotto’s words highlight a serious issue we face today. Our oceans are filled with plastic pollution. Microplastics, which are plastic pieces smaller than 5 millimeters, are a big problem. They are everywhere in our oceans, from the top to the…
Biodiversity Loss: The Sixth Mass Extinction Explained
“The one process ongoing in the 1980s that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.” – E.O. Wilson, renowned biologist and conservationist. We are seeing a huge number of species going extinct at a fast pace. This crisis is…