The technology is designed to detect stressful plant conditions, including drought, heat, cold and light stress

Specialist teams from France and Japan have joined local authorities’ efforts to keep leaking oil from the tanker away from the pristine beaches of the island

A recent report by UNEP and FIA notes a rise in plastic waste in South-East Asia, amid the Covid-19 pandemic

A new report reveals billions of washing machine loads dump 13,000 tonnes of microfibres into European waters every year

The pledges, worth almost €540m, aim to tackle key ocean challenges such as the impact of climate change as well as drive innovation

The move follows concerns about people continuing to flush them down toilets, which contribute to the global marine plastic pollution issue

Norway has earmarked funds to support efforts to combat marine pollution

It has launched a consultation and is inviting views until 14th December 2018

It is offering a share of £1m to support solutions that help ‘capture, collect, recover and reprocess’ marine plastic waste

It will help improve the understanding of sea level changes and marine pollution which are important climate change indicators