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SUMMARY:World Environment Day 2025
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DESCRIPTION:The  World Environment Day 2025  has been celebrated since 19
 72 and is the United Nations’ main vehicle for encouraging global awaren
 ess and action for the environment. This year’s theme for World Environm
 ent Day is plastic pollution\, which permeates every corner of the planet\
 , even in our bodies in the form of microplastics. World Environment Day 2
 025 calls for collective action to tackle plastic pollution. Drawing inspi
 ration from nature and presenting concrete solutions\, the campaign will e
 ncourage individuals\, organizations\, industries and governments to adopt
  sustainable practices that drive systemic change.   This year’s World E
 nvironment Day falls exactly two months before countries reconvene to cont
 inue negotiating a global treaty to end plastic pollution.   Every year\, 
 approximately 100\,000 mammals and one million seabirds die due to entrapm
 ent in abandoned fishing nets or after ingesting the fragments they releas
 e into the sea. 86% of marine waste found on the seabed is attributable to
  fishing activities\, with a clear prevalence of abandoned\, lost or disus
 ed fishing lines\, ropes and nets (ISPRA data). Ghost nets are therefore o
 ne of the most insidious forms of marine pollution.   For this reason\, IS
 PRA\, the implementing body of the  PNRR MER  project\, has entrusted the 
 economic operators Fondazione Marevivo\, Castalia Consorzio Stabile and Co
 NISMa\, the National Inter-University Consortium for Marine Sciences\, in 
 the “GhostNets” operation\, with the recovery of fishing nets and gear
  abandoned or accidentally lost at sea.   Abandoned nets represent one of 
 the most dangerous threats to the ecosystem\, because when they settle on 
 the seabed they become deadly traps for many living species. Their deterio
 ration into tiny fragments also generates the release of microplastics tha
 t are ingested by animals and end up\, consequently\, in the food chain.
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URL:https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/en/news/world-environment-day-2025
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