Editorial
Water gives life, but it also destroys.
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All of the conference participants demanded better resource management and waste prevention as well as a significant reduction of the use of plastic. In addition, they submitted more than 1,300 voluntary commitments to specific, measurable activities.
The biggest challenge is posed by time. Plastic is generally used only once but lasts for all eternity. As a result, the world’s oceans might contain more plastic than fish in 2050. That’s why immediate and rigorous action is needed with regard to plastic in particular.
The conference could be a game changer, but only if concrete measures are taken and everyone contributes. Governments need to draw up clear action plans, private businesses have to implement mandatory reduction plans, and everyone can do their bit by producing less waste.
is the President of the non-governmental organization Oceancare. She was a special envoy at the first United Nations Ocean Conference, which was held in New York from June 5 to 9, 2017.
March is World Water Day, which was formally proposed in Agenda 21 of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro and accepted by the United Nations General Assembly in a resolution passed on December 22, 1992