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Can countries end overfishing and plastic pollution in just 10 years?

It’s in everyone’s interests to protect the ocean. So how can the world make progress – and what’s holding us back? Henrik Österblom, Professor of Environmental Science at Stockholm University, discusses recent agreements and new strategies in a new article in The Conversation.

Article about overfishing in The Conversation. Photo: Artem Mishukov/Shutterstock
Photo published in The Conversation: Artem Mishukov/Shutterstock


The article is published on December 4 and written by Henrik Österblom, Professor of Environmental Science at Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University.

He writes:
“The ocean has been a source of inspiration, imagination and adventure since the beginning of time. It has fed us and generated livelihoods for billions. Politicians have stood serenely on the sidelines for some time now, content to be passive observers of deteriorating ecosystems. But the era of passive observation may finally be coming to an end.”

Read the article published in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/can-countries-end-overfishing-and-plastic-pollution-in-just-10-years-151389

Read more about the collaboration between Stockholm University and The Conversation and how to pitch an article idea: https://www.su.se/staff/services/information-communication/pitch-an-article-idea-for-the-conversation-1.462268

More articles in The Conversation by researchers at Stockholm University: https://theconversation.com/institutions/stockholm-university-1019

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