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RM 152706563

Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight

Date:JANUARY 19, 2021, FILE Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery to highlight the need to save the world's tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site. Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes, broken ladders, cans and plastic wrappers discarded by climbers and trekkers litter the 8,848.86 metre (29,032 feet) tall peak and the surrounding areas. Tommy Gustafsson, project director and a co-founder of the Sagarmatha Next Centre - a visitors' information centre and waste up-cycling facility - has said foreign and local artists will be engaged in creating artwork from waste materials and train locals to turn trash into treasures. "It is a unique idea to collect garbage and display it in a museum," said Sagarmatha Next project coordinator, Phinjo Sherpa. "This will also lead to waste management and will encourage the younger generation to visit the area." The Centre is located at an altitude of 3,780 metres at Syangboche on the main trail to Everest base camp, two days' walk from Lukla, the gateway to the mountain. It is due for a "soft opening" to locals in the spring as the number of visitors could be limited this year due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, organisers have said. Products and artwork will be displayed to raise environmental awareness, or sold as souvenirs with the proceeds going to conservation of the region. Trash brought down from the mountain or collected from households and tea houses along the trail is handled and segregated by a local environmental group, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, but the task in a remote region that has no roads is a huge challenge. Garbage is dumped or burned in open pits, causing air and water pollution as well as contamination of soil. Sherpa said under a "carry me back" initiative, each returning tourist and guide will be requested to take a bag containing one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of garbage back to Lukla airport, from where the trash will be airlifted to Kathmandu. In 2019, an estimated 80,000 trekkers, climbers and guides visited the area. Everest was first climbed by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Nearly 4,000 people have since made 6,553 ascents from the Nepali side of the mountain, which can also be climbed from the Tibetan side in China, according to the Himalayan Data base. (Production: Sagar Adhikari, Yubaraj Sharma) (Caption:4002LI-NEPAL-EVEREST_TRASH_O_)

日付：2021年1月19日

RM 152706561

Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight

Date:JANUARY 19, 2021, FILE Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery to highlight the need to save the world's tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site. Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes, broken ladders, cans and plastic wrappers discarded by climbers and trekkers litter the 8,848.86 metre (29,032 feet) tall peak and the surrounding areas. Tommy Gustafsson, project director and a co-founder of the Sagarmatha Next Centre - a visitors' information centre and waste up-cycling facility - has said foreign and local artists will be engaged in creating artwork from waste materials and train locals to turn trash into treasures. "It is a unique idea to collect garbage and display it in a museum," said Sagarmatha Next project coordinator, Phinjo Sherpa. "This will also lead to waste management and will encourage the younger generation to visit the area." The Centre is located at an altitude of 3,780 metres at Syangboche on the main trail to Everest base camp, two days' walk from Lukla, the gateway to the mountain. It is due for a "soft opening" to locals in the spring as the number of visitors could be limited this year due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, organisers have said. Products and artwork will be displayed to raise environmental awareness, or sold as souvenirs with the proceeds going to conservation of the region. Trash brought down from the mountain or collected from households and tea houses along the trail is handled and segregated by a local environmental group, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, but the task in a remote region that has no roads is a huge challenge. Garbage is dumped or burned in open pits, causing air and water pollution as well as contamination of soil. Sherpa said under a "carry me back" initiative, each returning tourist and guide will be requested to take a bag containing one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of garbage back to Lukla airport, from where the trash will be airlifted to Kathmandu. In 2019, an estimated 80,000 trekkers, climbers and guides visited the area. Everest was first climbed by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Nearly 4,000 people have since made 6,553 ascents from the Nepali side of the mountain, which can also be climbed from the Tibetan side in China, according to the Himalayan Data base. (Production: Sagar Adhikari, Yubaraj Sharma) (Caption:4002LI-NEPAL-EVEREST_TRASH_O_)

日付：2021年1月19日

RM 152706558

Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight

Date:JANUARY 19, 2021, FILE Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery to highlight the need to save the world's tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site. Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes, broken ladders, cans and plastic wrappers discarded by climbers and trekkers litter the 8,848.86 metre (29,032 feet) tall peak and the surrounding areas. Tommy Gustafsson, project director and a co-founder of the Sagarmatha Next Centre - a visitors' information centre and waste up-cycling facility - has said foreign and local artists will be engaged in creating artwork from waste materials and train locals to turn trash into treasures. "It is a unique idea to collect garbage and display it in a museum," said Sagarmatha Next project coordinator, Phinjo Sherpa. "This will also lead to waste management and will encourage the younger generation to visit the area." The Centre is located at an altitude of 3,780 metres at Syangboche on the main trail to Everest base camp, two days' walk from Lukla, the gateway to the mountain. It is due for a "soft opening" to locals in the spring as the number of visitors could be limited this year due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, organisers have said. Products and artwork will be displayed to raise environmental awareness, or sold as souvenirs with the proceeds going to conservation of the region. Trash brought down from the mountain or collected from households and tea houses along the trail is handled and segregated by a local environmental group, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, but the task in a remote region that has no roads is a huge challenge. Garbage is dumped or burned in open pits, causing air and water pollution as well as contamination of soil. Sherpa said under a "carry me back" initiative, each returning tourist and guide will be requested to take a bag containing one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of garbage back to Lukla airport, from where the trash will be airlifted to Kathmandu. In 2019, an estimated 80,000 trekkers, climbers and guides visited the area. Everest was first climbed by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Nearly 4,000 people have since made 6,553 ascents from the Nepali side of the mountain, which can also be climbed from the Tibetan side in China, according to the Himalayan Data base. (Production: Sagar Adhikari, Yubaraj Sharma) (Caption:4002LI-NEPAL-EVEREST_TRASH_O_)

日付：2021年1月19日

RM 152706555

Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight

Date:JANUARY 19, 2021, FILE Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery to highlight the need to save the world's tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site. Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes, broken ladders, cans and plastic wrappers discarded by climbers and trekkers litter the 8,848.86 metre (29,032 feet) tall peak and the surrounding areas. Tommy Gustafsson, project director and a co-founder of the Sagarmatha Next Centre - a visitors' information centre and waste up-cycling facility - has said foreign and local artists will be engaged in creating artwork from waste materials and train locals to turn trash into treasures. "It is a unique idea to collect garbage and display it in a museum," said Sagarmatha Next project coordinator, Phinjo Sherpa. "This will also lead to waste management and will encourage the younger generation to visit the area." The Centre is located at an altitude of 3,780 metres at Syangboche on the main trail to Everest base camp, two days' walk from Lukla, the gateway to the mountain. It is due for a "soft opening" to locals in the spring as the number of visitors could be limited this year due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, organisers have said. Products and artwork will be displayed to raise environmental awareness, or sold as souvenirs with the proceeds going to conservation of the region. Trash brought down from the mountain or collected from households and tea houses along the trail is handled and segregated by a local environmental group, the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, but the task in a remote region that has no roads is a huge challenge. Garbage is dumped or burned in open pits, causing air and water pollution as well as contamination of soil. Sherpa said under a "carry me back" initiative, each returning tourist and guide will be requested to take a bag containing one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of garbage back to Lukla airport, from where the trash will be airlifted to Kathmandu. In 2019, an estimated 80,000 trekkers, climbers and guides visited the area. Everest was first climbed by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Nearly 4,000 people have since made 6,553 ascents from the Nepali side of the mountain, which can also be climbed from the Tibetan side in China, according to the Himalayan Data base. (Production: Sagar Adhikari, Yubaraj Sharma) (Caption:4002LI-NEPAL-EVEREST_TRASH_O_)

日付：2021年1月19日

RM 152234331

Drone footage shows Bali's Kuta Beach buried in sea of plastic rubbish

Kuta Beach, a tourist hotspot in Kabupaten Badung, a regency of Bali, Indonesia, is being overwhelmed with tonnes of plastic garbage. Shocking drone footage from Sunday (January 17) shows the devastating level of plastic rubbish strewn across the overwhelmed beach. The flimer Ulfa Musriadi told Newsflare: "The moment was taken using a drone camera when officers cleaned the piles of trash in the sea and by the sea." Experts say Bali's famous beaches are covered in plastic rubbish annually due to monsoon weather, inadequate waste management, and a global marine pollution crisis. In April 2020, the Indonesian government launched a plan to cut ocean plastic waste by 70 percent in 2025 and be plastic pollution-free by 2040. ( Original Title: Drone footage shows Bali's Kuta Beach buried in sea of plastic rubbish )

日付：2021年1月17日

RM 151875964

This Indonesian beach is buried in a devastating sea of plastic garbage

This tourist hotspot in Kota Padang city, West Sumatra, Indonesia, is being overwhelmed with tonnes of plastic garbage. Shocking footage from Tuesday (January 12) the devastating level of plastic rubbish strewn across the overwhelmed beach. Puti Jingga, the filmer, told Newsflare: "This is waste travelling from the Batang Arau River that has overflown due to frequent rain. It's proof of a lack of community awareness not to throw waste in the river." Hijrah Saputra, a local beach cleaning officer, said: "Every day it rains, the condition of the Padang coast becomes like this. The reason is people's bad habit of throwing waste into the Batang Arau River, which empties here. "If there is no further rain, the fastest cleaning process can be completed in three days." To speed up the cleaning process, Saputra hopes to get tools from the local government and that the community will better manage their household waste. In April 2020, the Indonesian government launched a plan to cut ocean plastic waste by 70 percent in 2025 and be plastic pollution-free by 2040. ( Original Title: This Indonesian beach is buried in a devastating sea of plastic garbage )

日付：2021年1月12日

RM 151531724

'Scary Scenes': Rubbish Clogs Serbian Lake

An estimated 4,000 to 5,000 cubic meters of waste has accumulated on waterways in southwestern Serbia, according to local reports. This footage, posted on January 4, shows the scale of the pollution - including plastic bottles and rubbish - floating on Potpecko Lake, southeast of Priboj. Local reports said annual cleanup efforts were underway to remove the waste, which had massed near the Visegrad Hydroelectric Power Plant. Credit: @principijelista via Storyful ( Original Title: 'Scary Scenes': Rubbish Clogs Serbian Lake )

日付：2021年1月4日

RM 151421168

Hundreds Join Cleanup Effort After Waste Washes Up on Bali Beach

Hundreds of people continued cleanup efforts at Kuta Beach on the Indonesian island of Bali on January 4, after tons of waste washed up on the beach over the new year. State media reported that 30 tons of mostly plastic had been cleared from the beach by New Year's Day. Another local report, on the Kompas news site, said on January 3 that 80 tons of waste had been cleared from three beaches with 600 local authority employees drafted in to help. I Wayan Puja, head of the local government environment office, told Antara News the plastic pollution was a regular problem in rainy season, when mismanaged waste was washed into the sea. Credit: Wayan Suyadnya (@hiwayan) via Storyful ( Original Title: Hundreds Join Cleanup Effort After Waste Washes Up on Bali Beach )

日付：2021年1月4日

RM 151550073

ビーチに流れ着くプラスチックごみ

This person witnessed a huge amount of plastic waste on the shore. The sea waves brought in more unwanted items that filled the water into the surface, occurring due to pollution. ( Original Title: Sea Waves Bring Plastic Waste Materials Into Shore )

日付：2021年1月3日

RM 151418795

Ocean Advocate's Dismay as Bali Beach Covered With Plastic Waste

A self-described "ocean advocate," who promotes sustainable living on her website and social media, has shared her dismay at the tons of rubbish that washed ashore at Kuta Beach in Bali over the new year. The Belgian native, who is in Bali, shared this footage of the cleanup via her @laurainwaterland Instagram. State media reported that 30 tons of mostly plastic had been cleared from the beach by New Year's Day. Another local report, on the Kompas news site, said on January 3 that 80 tons of waste had been cleared from three beaches. I Wayan Puja, head of the local government environment office, told Antara News the plastic pollution was a regular problem in rainy season, when mismanaged waste was washed into the sea. Credit: @laurainwaterland via Storyful ( Original Title: Ocean Advocate's Dismay as Bali Beach Covered With Plastic Waste )

日付：2021年1月3日

RM 150514300

The delivery of hundreds of tonnes of household waste from Italy to Tunisia has sparked suspicions of dirty dealings in a country that already struggles to manage its own refuse. The saga began when customs officials in the eastern port city of Sousse seized 70 shipping containers of trash,followed by another 212,in the early summer. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Hamdi Chebaane,expert in waste management and member of a civil society coalition,Tunisie Verte - Beshir Yahya,Director of Recycling at the National Agency for Waste Recycling (ANGED)

日付：2020年12月20日

RM 150292934

Greek UNEP prize winner calls for efforts against marine pollution

At the port of Keratsini, a Piraeus port suburb, Lefteris Arapakis was eagerly waiting for fishing boats on a chilly Thursday evening to upload a precious load. Not sardines or red mullets, but plastic waste. With a vision to make the ecosystem sustainable, Arapakis in 2016 co-founded Enaleia, a social start-up that helps recycle and upcycle marine plastic waste. For his innovative idea and consistent efforts for sustainable environmental change, the 26-year-old was named earlier this week as one of the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) seven Young Champions of the Earth for 2020, along with Chinese environmentalist Ren Xiaoyuan and others. The winners will receive funding, mentoring and communications support to amplify their efforts. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LEFTERIS ARAPAKIS, Co-founder of Enaleia "It was a great honor that the UN awarded me as one of the Young Champions of the Earth representing Europe for this year. It is a great responsibility for me and the rest of the team to be able to live up to this award. I hope it will inspire more people to take action, but I see it also as a recognition that we're on the right path." Enaleia started as an initiative to fight unemployment in Greece amid the severe financial crisis which broke out in late 2009, he explained. Coming from a family that has been in the fishing sector for five generations, Arapakis is the worst fisherman in Greece, as he introduces himself. However, with a degree in management and economics, he decided to establish a fishing school at Keratsini and educate unemployed people to enter the fishing sector, when his father told him that he could not find people to hire for his fishing boat. While they were drafting the curriculum, they went on a trip with the fishing boat to the islands of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea. Arapakis was shocked to see that fishermen were collecting in their nets not only fish, but also lots of plastic litter. He recalls a can of a soda drink that had expired in 1987 and a fisherman who took it from his hand and threw it back in the sea, saying that this is not their problem. The young man did not agree. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LEFTERIS ARAPAKIS, Co-founder of Enaleia "We researched on the topic and we found out that by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the sea, so there is no use just getting out there more fishermen if there will be no fish tomorrow. And we decided to do something about that." They have done a lot about that. In addition to training about 110 people to enter the fishing sector, they started motivating fishing boats to haul tons of plastic out of the sea, offering also financial incentives to fishermen. They started from Greece and have expanded across the Mediterranean. In the past two years in the framework of their project Mediterranean Cleanup, plastic waste is collected also from countries like Italy, Spain, Turkey, and Egypt. In Greece and Italy alone, Arapakis and his team are now collaborating with 145 fishing boats, a total of 700 fishermen, and collecting from the sea four tonnes of plastic every week. Since its launch, Enaleia has collected more than 80 tonnes of plastic from the sea. As warehouses started overflowing with this plastic waste, they sought ways so that it would not end up in landfills and the sea again. Gradually the 50 percent started reaching Greek or Italian recycling companies and the rest is upcycled into fashion products in Spain and the Netherlands, like jackets, t-shirts, backpacks, swimming suits, masks and socks. The COVID-19 pandemic was a challenge also for Enaleia. Due to lockdowns imposed to control the virus spread, many of the fishermen stayed at the shore, while several of their sponsors withdrew their contracts. Arapakis and his partners adopted the new standards, changed procedures and eventually at the end of a hard year they have amazing results to show. The quantity of plastic collected from the sea and revenues quadrupled compared to last year. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LEFTERIS ARAPAKIS, Co-founder of Enaleia "The pandemic was really a shock for us, but we are coming out of it stronger. Our next plan, where we are going to invest the UN award is to expand this project, export this know-how into other countries, especially to countries that are facing severe plastic pollution in their seas and have a big fishing fleet. So we are mainly focused to do that in Asia." One person alone cannot change the world, but united all together people across the globe can bring change and help protect the environment by taking small steps each day, Arapakis stressed. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): LEFTERIS ARAPAKIS, Co-founder of Enaleia "If I can send one message to people around the world that should be to act now. We cannot afford to wait for the future anymore." SOUNDBITE 5 (English): LEFTERIS ARAPAKIS, co-founder of Enaleia "We need every single one. Doesn't have to do something big. Doesn't have to go and dive and clean the oceans. We just need simple steps. Stop using single-use plastic, collect a piece of trash every time you visit a beach. Simple steps and altogether I think we can make a global impact. We need every one of you and every one of you counts." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Athens. (XHTV)

日付：2020年12月19日

RM 150147180

China's Yangtze fishing communities adapt to life on land

China this year rolled out a ten-year fishing ban along the Yangtze river and its major lakes and tributaries,trying to reverse years of overfishing,rapid development and massive pollution. But for the fishermen and their families who have relied on the river for generations,the measures mean hitting pause on a centuries-old trade. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Yang Zeqiang,hotel owner,former fisherman - Zhao Zejin,farmer,former fisherman - Zhao Huaiping,farmer,former fisherman

日付：2020年12月15日

RM 149969709

South Korean student transforms used face masks into stools to promote recycling

Date:DECEMBER 9, 2020, RECENT South Korean furniture design student Kim Ha-neul is transforming discarded face masks into stools in an effort to show that the masks can be recycled and to draw attention to the environmental pollution they are causing amid the coronavirus pandemic. "Plastic is recyclable, but why don't we recycle face masks, which are made of plastic? I was doubtful about why masks are being incinerated," the 23-year-old said while making a stool at his outdoor studio at Kaywon University of Art and Design. Government guidance calls for the masks to be incinerated with regular trash to avoid contamination. Kim's process is straightforward: he melts the masks down into moulds which are then made into the stools. Most single-use masks contain filters made primarily from polypropylene, a key component of plastic goods that would otherwise take hundreds of years to break down. South Korea manufactured more than 624 million face masks including filtering respirators, surgical masks and anti-droplet masks in November alone, according to the country's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. "For humans, masks protect us from the virus, but for the earth, they are a main culprit of environmental pollution," Kim said. So he installed a collection box at his school in June, gathering around 10,000 used masks so far. A local face mask factory also provided more than a tonne of defective masks and filter remnants for his school project. He keeps the used masks in storage for four days and then uses a heat gun to melt them at a temperature of 300 degrees Celsius to prevent contamination. Kim's main design, a 45-centimetre-high three-legged stool called 'Stack and Stack' requires about 1,500 masks. It takes him about three hours to make a stool and he has made 15 so far. He created the stools for his graduation exhibition and they became popular among his schoolmates. Some are on display at the school's gallery. "They (stools) have such a strong message," said art student Park Sung-chan. "If I bought one, I think it would remind me what we've been through in 2020 with the coronavirus. They will also remind us to take care of the environment." Kim said the stools are not for sale just yet. He is planning to expand the concept into a whole furniture series. He'd also like to see an expansion of collection boxes and is planning to collaborate with companies to scale up his effort. Still, he said money is not his primary goal; he is hoping to team up with a company that shares his environmental goals. (Production: Daewoung Kim, Minwoo Park) (Caption:4002IV-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_SOUTHKOREA_MASK_CHAIR_O_)

日付：2020年12月9日

RM 149429101

Kenya says to invest in blue economy to attain development agenda

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Thursday his government will invest in the blue economy which has been identified as a priority sector under the Vision 2030 development agenda. Kenyatta said Kenya has prioritized the sustainable utilization of its ocean and blue economy resources as an enabler of the Vision 2030 economic blueprint. "It is clear that the ocean economy is a smart investment that can deliver social, economic, and environmental benefits to our people," he said in Nairobi when he presided over the national launch of the New Ocean Action Agenda which is an offshoot of a similar global plan by the 14-nation High-Level Panel for Sustainable Ocean Economy. SOUNDBITE(English): UHURU KENYATTA, Kenyan president "It is clear that the ocean economy is a smart investment that can deliver social, economic, and environmental benefits to our people. As such, Kenya is keen to fully realize the potential of its 142,400 square kilometre Exclusive Economic Zone. However, as we do so, we will steadfastly protect our marine resources even as we pursue its enhanced development and productivity." The Kenyan leader is a member of the panel whose objective is to promote sustainable utilization of ocean resources by striking a balance between their economic exploitation and conservation requirements. In a statement issued after the launch, Kenyatta said Kenya is keen to fully realize the potential of its 142,400 square kilometer exclusive economic zone. "However, as we do so, we will steadfastly protect our marine resources even as we pursue its enhanced development and productivity," he added. The east African nation's focus on the blue economy is centered on fisheries and aquaculture, ocean renewable energy, offshore oil and gas exploration, coastal and cruise tourism, deep and short sea shipping, blue biotechnology, extractives and marine aquatic products. The president said Kenya is proactively implementing policies aimed at tackling the challenge of ocean pollution, especially from plastic waste. He said Kenya banned the use of polythene carrier bags in 2017 and has now implemented a ban on single-use plastics in all protected areas including beaches, national parks, conservation parks, and forests. According to Kenyatta, the government is working with local communities to conserve coastal ecosystems. He expressed the government's commitment to its international agreements on sustainable utilization of ocean resources, saying Kenya will continue leveraging on global institutions based in the country such as UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Sub-Commission for Africa and Adjacent Island States, and the Global Sea Level Observation System to sharpen Kenya's ocean conservation efforts. "As a member of the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, I commit myself and my government to achieving 100 percent sustainable ocean management of areas within our national jurisdiction, guided by Sustainable Ocean Plans, by 2025," he said. Samson Mwathethe who chairs the National Blue Economy Committee said Kenya is making steady progress towards reaping the immense economic benefits presented by the sector. Mwathethe called on the private sector to partner with the government in reviving the sector. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi. (XHTV)

日付：2020年12月5日

RM 149298784

UN chief urges human beings to make peace with nature

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on human beings to make peace with nature in his speech delivered at Columbia University in New York. The address marks the beginning of a month of UN-led climate action, which includes the release of major reports on the global climate and fossil fuel production, culminating in a climate summit on Dec. 12, the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Humanity is waging war on nature. This is suicidal. Nature always strikes back -- and it is already doing so with growing force and fury. Biodiversity is collapsing. One million species are at risk of extinction. Ecosystems are disappearing before our eyes. Deserts are spreading. Wetlands are being lost. Every year, we lose 10 million hectares of forests. Oceans are overfished -- and choking with plastic waste. The carbon dioxide they absorb is acidifying the seas. Coral reefs are bleached and dying. Air and water pollution are killing 9 million people annually - more than six times the current toll of the pandemic." The link between COVID-19 and man-made climate change was also made plain by the UN chief, who noted that the continued encroachment of people and livestock into animal habitats, risks exposing us to more deadly diseases. And, whilst the economic slowdown resulting from the pandemic has temporarily slowed emissions of harmful greenhouse gases, levels of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane are still rising, with the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere at a record high. Despite this worrying trend, fossil fuel production -- responsible for a significant proportion of greenhouse gases -- is predicted to continue on an upward path. The appropriate global response, said the top UN official, is a transformation of the world economy, flicking the "green switch" and building a sustainable system driven by renewable energy, green jobs and a resilient future. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "It is time to flick the 'green switch.' We have a chance to not simply reset the world economy but to transform it. A sustainable economy driven by renewable energies will create new jobs, cleaner infrastructure and a resilient future. An inclusive world will help ensure that people can enjoy better health and the full respect of their human rights, and live with dignity on a healthy planet." One way to achieve this vision is by achieving net zero emissions. The secretary-general said that there are encouraging signs on this front, with countries including Britain, Japan and China committing to the goal over the next few decades. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Every country, city, financial institution and company should adopt plans for transitioning to net zero emissions by 2050 -- and I encourage the main emitters to lead the way in taking decisive action now to get on the right path and to achieve this vision, which means cutting global emissions by 45 percent by 2030 compared with 2010 levels. And this must be clear in the Nationally Determined Contributions. Every individual must also do their part -- as consumers, as producers, as investors." The secretary-general ended his speech on a note of hope, amid the prospect of a new, more sustainable world in which mindsets are shifting, to take into account the importance of reducing each individual's carbon footprint. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from United Nations. (XHTV)

日付：2020年12月3日

RM 149247349

Franco-British pair walk length of France cleaning mask pollution

After having walked 880 km for two months between Marseille and Paris to collect thousands of masks thrown by the roadside,Englishman Edmund Platt and Frenchman Frédéric Munsch arrived in the French capital on Saturday. To help raise awareness of the problem further,the Franco-British duo teamed up with a street artist from Nice who exhibits masks under glass,displayed under street signs in Paris. And they are offering an "aperitif garbage collection" on Friday evening in front of City Hall (Hotel de Ville,Eds.). IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Edmund Platt,founder of the association "1 Piece of Rubbish" - Frédéric Munsch,photo reporter

日付：2020年12月1日

RM 149522720

Pakistan's regional wildlife organisation launch initiative to protect green turtles

Green turtles remain on the global endangered species list as a direct result of an increase in plastic pollution in the sea and on beaches and natural predators, only one in every thousand green turtle born reaches adulthood. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Pakistan's regional wildlife organisation, the Sindh Wildlife Department have a joint conservation programme looking to improve the green turtle's chances of reaching adulthood and therefore egg-laying age. According to a 2015 report, between 1979 and 2013 nearly 2.4 million eggs were transferred to protected hatcheries, of which 717,600 hatchlings were released in the sea. But it takes a lot of work in making it easy for green turtles to come onto the beaches, find adequate egg-laying locations, and then protecting the eggs from natural predators in ring-fenced sandy incubation chambers. Once the turtles have made their way onto the beach and the garbage left by picnickers and washed up marine pollution, it takes nearly an hour for the turtle to build a pit in the sand and a secure egg chamber to start laying eggs – even the slightest of disturbances during this process means the turtle would turn around and head back into the sea. However, once the turtle has laid its eggs, there is still risk from natural predators such as wild dogs on the beach which would dig up the eggs and eat them. To reduce this risk, wildlife officials look for freshly built pits and egg chambers at the crack of dawn and replace freshly laid eggs within protected sand chambers at designated sites near the beach. After 40-60 days of incubation, hatchlings appear, which are then released back into the sea. Locals in the area joined the effort to protect the turtle population off the coast of Karachi to protect what they believe is a part of their heritage. (Original Title: Pakistan's regional wildlife organisation launch initiative to protect green turtles)

日付：2020年11月26日

RM 149685486

How much plastic are you eating?

Date:NOVEMBER 23, 2020, FILE What's for dinner? Lego sushi, plastic pasta, or a well-done piece of PVC pipe? These examples may sound extreme, but can easily represent over time the cumulative amount of microscopic pieces of plastic we consume every day. People could be ingesting the equivalent of a credit card of plastic a week, a 2019 study by WWF International concluded, mainly in plastic-infused drinking water but also via food like shellfish, which tends to be eaten whole so the plastic in their digestive systems is also consumed. Reuters used the findings of the study to illustrate what this amount of plastic actually looks like over various periods of time. In a month, we ingest the weight of a 4x2 Lego brick in plastic. At this rate of consumption, in a decade, we could be eating 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) in plastic, the equivalent of over two sizable pieces of plastic pipe. And over a lifetime, we consume about 20 kg (44 lb.) of microplastic. Plastic production has surged in the last 50 years with the widespread use of inexpensive disposable products. As plastic is not biodegradable, but only breaks down into smaller pieces, it ultimately ends up everywhere, cluttering beaches and choking marine wildlife, as well as in the food chain. Standing on the shoreline of a wildlife-protected saltmarsh in southern England, Malcolm Hudson, a professor of environmental science at the University of Southampton, shows Reuters small, bead-like plastic pellets that permeate the marsh. Hudson says that most research has been done on these microplastics, but there are increasing amounts of even smaller particles called nanoplastics in the environment that are far more difficult to detect, which we are likely ingesting as well. "While we do swallow plastics in our food, we are mostly passing that through, and it may not be harming us. However, there are the smaller plastics... we're talking about nanoparticles here," Hudson said. "It could pass into our blood or lymphatic system and end up in our organs... Those plastic particles are little time bombs waiting to break down small enough to be absorbed by wildlife or by people and then potentially have harmful consequences." (Production: Matt Stock) (Caption:2143IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_DIET_O_)

日付：2020年11月23日

RM 149685485

How much plastic are you eating?

Date:NOVEMBER 23, 2020, FILE What's for dinner? Lego sushi, plastic pasta, or a well-done piece of PVC pipe? These examples may sound extreme, but can easily represent over time the cumulative amount of microscopic pieces of plastic we consume every day. People could be ingesting the equivalent of a credit card of plastic a week, a 2019 study by WWF International concluded, mainly in plastic-infused drinking water but also via food like shellfish, which tends to be eaten whole so the plastic in their digestive systems is also consumed. Reuters used the findings of the study to illustrate what this amount of plastic actually looks like over various periods of time. In a month, we ingest the weight of a 4x2 Lego brick in plastic. At this rate of consumption, in a decade, we could be eating 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) in plastic, the equivalent of over two sizable pieces of plastic pipe. And over a lifetime, we consume about 20 kg (44 lb.) of microplastic. Plastic production has surged in the last 50 years with the widespread use of inexpensive disposable products. As plastic is not biodegradable, but only breaks down into smaller pieces, it ultimately ends up everywhere, cluttering beaches and choking marine wildlife, as well as in the food chain. Standing on the shoreline of a wildlife-protected saltmarsh in southern England, Malcolm Hudson, a professor of environmental science at the University of Southampton, shows Reuters small, bead-like plastic pellets that permeate the marsh. Hudson says that most research has been done on these microplastics, but there are increasing amounts of even smaller particles called nanoplastics in the environment that are far more difficult to detect, which we are likely ingesting as well. "While we do swallow plastics in our food, we are mostly passing that through, and it may not be harming us. However, there are the smaller plastics... we're talking about nanoparticles here," Hudson said. "It could pass into our blood or lymphatic system and end up in our organs... Those plastic particles are little time bombs waiting to break down small enough to be absorbed by wildlife or by people and then potentially have harmful consequences." (Production: Matt Stock) (Caption:2143IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_DIET_O_)

日付：2020年11月23日

RM 148475212

１分英語：３D電動バギーがrevolutionize【英語字幕・ナレーションつき】

※スピーカーボタンをonにすると音声が流れます Could this be the future of personal transport? パーソナルモビリティの新しい形態がお目見え？ These two British engineers have created an electric-powered buggy. イギリス人の２人のエンジニアが、電動バギーを開発しました。 It is made from recycled plastic and built on a 3D printer. 再生プラスチック製で、３Dプリンターで製造されました。 The battery-powered buggy produces no emissions. バッテリー駆動のため、二酸化炭素は排出しません。 It weighs 150kg and has a top speed of 70 km/h. 重量は150キロ、最高時速は70キロです。 The two think that it could revolutionize commuter travel and cut pollution. 2人は、電動バギーが通勤革命をもたらし、公害も低減出来ると期待しています。 With the design fixed, they can print a new vehicle in two days. デザインが決まれば、「新車」を2日で製造出来ます。 （イギリス、スウィンドン、11月14日、映像：Newsflare/アフロ） Study Point ● revolutionize：改革・革命をもたらす ● 例文：The invention of the iPhone revolutionized communication. iPhoneの発明は、コミュニケーション改革をもたらした。

日付：2020年11月20日

RM 148682884

ゴミでいっぱいの川を清掃する男性＝アメリカ

This environmentalist came across a stream in the Piedmont area of North Carolina full of plastic waste. The plastic bottles and other trash were floating on the surface, and eventually, they got carried down to Jordan Lake in Chatham County. Dressed in waders, he recced the are before his actual clean up mission, talking about how plastic pollution harms the environment. (Original Title: Environmentalist Recces Stream Full of Plastic Waste Before His Clean-Up Mission)

日付：2020年11月19日

RM 148471618

South African NGO battles water pollution in filthy rivers

Volunteers from South African NGO Fountain Rivers Earth Sanctuary Hennops (FRESH) remove plastic waste from litter traps placed on the Hennnops River,in the Clayville township in Tembisa,north-east of Johannesburg. The litter traps were placed two weeks ago,and have already accumulated a large amount of waste. The project also helps unemployed people from the community by paying them to help with clean ups like these. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Willem Snyman,Director of Fountain Rivers Earth Sanctuary Hennops (FRESH) NGO - Sibusiso Dlomo,Volunteer and unemployed Clayville resident

日付：2020年11月18日

RM 148418717

UK boffins unveil Europe's first 3D-printed buggy made from recycled plastic

British boffins have unveiled Europe’s first electric-powered Mario Kart-style buggy made from recycled plastic and built on a 3D printer. The Chameleon, which weighs 150kg (23 stone), has a top speed of 45mph and could revolutionise commuter travel and cut pollution. The battery-powered buggy produces no emissions and is around a third of the size of an average car.

日付：2020年11月14日

RM 148172910

Malawi gov't suggests integrated approach to address dwindling fish level in Lake Malawi

STORY: Malawi gov't suggests integrated approach to address dwindling fish level in Lake Malawi DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2020 LENGTH: 00:03:28 LOCATION: BLANTYRE, Malawi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST various of fishermen and buyersSOUNDBITE 1(English): JACQUELINE KAZEMBE, Senior Deputy Director of Fisheries departmentSOUNDBITE 2(Chichewa): LOSKA NYIRENDA,FishmanSOUNDBITE 3(Chichewa): EDINA NYIRENDA,Fishman STORYLINE Malawi's fisheries department has suggested an integrated approach to tackle declining fish catches in Lake Malawi, Africa's third largest lake. Senior Deputy Director of Fisheries Jacqueline Kazembe said that the government intends to introduce an integrated approach that will see all stakeholders involved playing a role in the preservation of fish. SOUNDBITE 1(English): JACQUELINE KAZEMBE, Senior Deputy Director of Fisheries department "We are looking at the integrated approach that does not just look at the waters and what is inside it but also looks at the catchment. It will also look at the agricultural practices and other economic practices that may be causing pollution that can result in an increase in sediment load in the lake. We will also look at the increase in plastics and other kinds of pollutants." Thirty-year-old Loska Nyirenda is one of the fishermen at the beach who has been in the fishing business for almost 15 years. He said that there is a great difference in the quantities of fish they used to catch in the early years compared to the quantities being caught present day. SOUNDBITE 2(Chichewa): LOSKA NYIRENDA,Fishman "The difference is that in the past we could enter the lake and return to the shores with a boat full of fish or in rare circumstances with a boat half full of fish. But now, things have changed. It is hard to catch fish. We normally return to the shore with at least one full or half full twenty-five-litre plastic basin of fish. As such, we are able to tell the difference between what was happening in the past and the present." Edina Nyirenda, one of the fishermen, believed that plastics, washed into the lake are killing the fish. SOUNDBITE 3(Chichewa): EDINA NYIRENDA,Fishman "When the plastics are underwater, they don't decompose, they remain for years. In some cases, when fish enter into those plastics, they suffocate and die." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Blantyre, Malawi. (XHTV)

日付：2020年11月13日

RM 148155028

Fears of virus surge as Diwali shoppers crowd markets

New Delhi's markets are brimming with festive shoppers ahead of Diwali,the biggest Hindu festival in India. The crowds are prompting fears of a surge in virus cases in India,particularly in urban areas such as Delhi. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Tanisha,college student - Harsimran Singh,college student - K Srinath Reddy,Head,Public Health Foundation of India

日付：2020年11月12日

RM 152358732

一向に進まぬ水質汚染対策　サンパウロ州の河川浄化計画

Title:Brazil River Pollution Sao Paolo starts cleaning heavily-polluted river

日付：2020年10月22日

RM 147968339

ポテトチップの袋のそばを漂うクラゲ＝オーストラリア

Freediver Jules Casey was enraged by an underwater discovery recently, filming footage of the contrast between a stunning jellyfish in the waters of Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia, and an empty bag of potato chips floating alongside it.Casey posted the footage to her onebreathdiver Instagram account where she records her interactions with all manner of underwater life, as well as her frustrations with the waste that is often found in the waters in which she swims.“A carelessly discarded packet of chips (crisps) found floating amongst our jellyfish, baby seahorses, tiny pipefish and other marine life,” she wrote. “I can’t stress enough how important it is to dispose of your litter responsibly.”Casey posted the footage on October 12. Credit: Jules Casey via Storyful (Original Title: Not My Bag: Jellyfish Glides Alongside Empty Packet of Potato Chips)

日付：2020年10月12日

RM 146005610

About 14 mln tonnes of microplastics on ocean floor: Australian study

Australia's national science agency has found that there are about 14 million tonnes of small plastic pieces on the ocean floor. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on Tuesday published a world-first global estimate for the extent of microplastic pollution in the deep ocean. By analyzing samples collected by a robotic submarine from remote sites off Australia's southern coast, they found that the ocean floor is twice as polluted as the surface. The amount of microplastics detected was 25 times higher than previous deep-sea studies. The researchers extrapolated the data from their findings and from research around the world to estimate that as much as about 14 million tonnes of microplastics are on the ocean floor globally. "Plastic pollution that ends up in the ocean deteriorates and breaks down, ending up as microplastics," Justine Barrett, lead author of the study from CSIRO's Oceans and Atmosphere, said in a media release. "Our research provides the first global estimate of how much microplastic there is on the seafloor. "Even the deep ocean is susceptible to the plastic pollution problem. "The results show microplastics are indeed sinking to the ocean floor." Co-author Denise Hardesty, a CSIRO principal research scientist, said that plastic pollution of the world's oceans was an internationally recognized environmental issue, with the results indicating the urgent need to generate effective plastic pollution solutions. "This will help to inform waste management strategies and create behavioral change and opportunities to stop plastic and other rubbish entering our environment," Hardesty said. "We can all help to reduce plastic ending up in our oceans by avoiding single-use plastics, supporting Australian recycling and waste industries, and disposing of our rubbish thoughtfully so it doesn't end up in our environment." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Canberra. (XHTV)

日付：2020年10月9日

RM 146172683

Belgium uses giant 'vacuum cleaner' to remove plastic from nature reserve

Date:OCTOBER 7, 2020 Engineers have built a giant "vacuum cleaner" to rid a Belgian nature reserve of millions of pieces of plastic litter too small to collect by hand. The Galgeschoor reserve, a site of mudflats and salt marshes at the port city of Antwerp, has become riddled with plastic particles that built up over years from litter deposited by industries and towns along the river Scheldt. Port authorities last year launched a competition to design a solution to decontaminate the area, which is home to endangered bird species. The winner: a huge hoover, dubbed the Nul-o-Plastic and developed by Envisan, the environment division of maritime infrastructure company Jan De Nul Group. "It's basically a vacuum cleaner which is really smart (and) adapted to this circumstances," engineer Tom Van Vooren, the project's coordinator, told Reuters. The machine's rubber tyres limit soil disruption, and its suction mechanism is designed to avoid damaging plants, Van Vooren said. The aim is to pull roughly 7.5 tonnes of plastic pellets out of the reserve. A first test concludes later this month. Currently, less than a third of Europe's plastic waste is recycled. To help curb litter, the European Union is planning new rules to ensure all packaging can be reused or recycled, and will ban single-use plastic cutlery and straws from 2021. (Production: Clement Rossignol, Bart Biesemans) (Caption:4127ST-BELGIUM-ENVIRONMENT_VACUUM_CLEANER)

日付：2020年10月7日

RM 145750233

Whales made of plastic bottles outside Thai stock exchange raise ocean pollution awareness

Footage shows two whales made from recycled plastic bottles and cans outside the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The sculptures have been installed outside the financial centre in the capital of Bangkok to raise awareness of ocean pollution and encourage people to recycle their drinks bottles and cans. There is one large whale made of plastic bottles and paper stickers around the base. While a second sculpture shows a smaller baby whale, which is also made from cans. They have been placed outside the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) building in the Ratchada area. The discarded trash can have a devastating effect on wildlife on land, but more more often in the sea, where marine creatures ingest the items or become stuck inside them. A 'GoGreen' scheme hopes to encourage people to use biodegradable materials, avoid plastic and recycle their garbage correctly. (Original Title: Whales made of plastic bottles outside Thai stock exchange raise ocean pollution awareness)

日付：2020年10月1日

RM 145750230

Plastic waste bank in Indonesia aims to educate children about pollution

A plastic waste bank in Indonesia's Tangerang is educating children about pollution by encouraging them to bring their waste at the bank. The children are taught about how to process plastic and kitchen waste as well as how the waste is then turned into 'ecobricks'. The bricks are used to make fish ponds and hydroponic containers. Footage filmed on September 27 shows plastic waste floating upstream on the Cisadane River. (Original Title: Plastic waste bank in Indonesia aims to educate children about pollution)

日付：2020年9月27日

RM 145751336

How upcycled plastic trash is turned into a super-springy skateboard

Date:SEPTEMBER 25, 2020, FILE A skateboard made from 100-percent upcycled plastic is proving that one person's trash is another's treasure. British designer Jason Knight says his skateboard decks have a unique 'springy' quality that sets them apart from traditional wooden decks. "It is more springy than a normal board and more flexible than a normal board. So, the springiness allows you to jump a bit higher and the flexibility allows you to really get more speed when doing stuff in bowls and ramps," Knight told Reuters. His boards have been extensively tested in 'bowls' - high-sided, crater-like skateparks - by expert riders over the past year. "People liked the flexibility; it's because it's different to a normal board," he said, adding that he's really excited to see what new tricks can be achieved and what limits can be pushed by enabling skaters to experiment different materials. Knight first came up with the idea of using plastic shopping bags for skateboard decks while he was a design student in London. His first iterations used shredded plastic bags that were pressed into a skateboard deck in a heated mould. But by testing the decks over time he found the type of plastic, high-density poly-ethylene (HDPE), of the bags just wasn't cutting it. He started experimenting with different plastic mixtures, finding that pre-melting and mixing different plastics made for a much more durable deck. Using an extruder, liquefied plastic is squeezed out into the mould. "This allows you to make them a lot more dense. So, before we had this, we had this kind of flaking speckled pattern where the pieces didn't really bond. But this time you have a lot more of a homogenous piece of material," Knight explained. Knight calculated that about 1200 plastic bottle caps would be needed to make one deck; likewise, 150 plastic bottles, 4500 plastic straws or 30 plastic DVD cases. The plastic decks are fitted with conventional axles and wheels. Decks are normally made out of plywood, and typically cost upwards of 40 pounds (approx. 50 USD). Knight is making the construction method available as an open source resource on the internet. He's also launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for people to buy one his decks. The funds generated will go towards the resources to make the download kit and the first batches of decks. But ultimately, Knight hopes his idea could be implemented to encourage young people to collect enough waste plastic in exchange for use of a press similar to the one he built. "My long term vision for the project is to turn it into a workshop where we visit less wealthy communities and give people who would not normally have the opportunity to have a skateboard to be able to make one from plastic waste," he said. (Production: Matt Stock) (Caption:3044IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_POLLUTION_SKATEBOARDS)

日付：2020年9月25日

RM 145751334

How upcycled plastic trash is turned into a super-springy skateboard

Date:SEPTEMBER 25, 2020, FILE A skateboard made from 100-percent upcycled plastic is proving that one person's trash is another's treasure. British designer Jason Knight says his skateboard decks have a unique 'springy' quality that sets them apart from traditional wooden decks. "It is more springy than a normal board and more flexible than a normal board. So, the springiness allows you to jump a bit higher and the flexibility allows you to really get more speed when doing stuff in bowls and ramps," Knight told Reuters. His boards have been extensively tested in 'bowls' - high-sided, crater-like skateparks - by expert riders over the past year. "People liked the flexibility; it's because it's different to a normal board," he said, adding that he's really excited to see what new tricks can be achieved and what limits can be pushed by enabling skaters to experiment different materials. Knight first came up with the idea of using plastic shopping bags for skateboard decks while he was a design student in London. His first iterations used shredded plastic bags that were pressed into a skateboard deck in a heated mould. But by testing the decks over time he found the type of plastic, high-density poly-ethylene (HDPE), of the bags just wasn't cutting it. He started experimenting with different plastic mixtures, finding that pre-melting and mixing different plastics made for a much more durable deck. Using an extruder, liquefied plastic is squeezed out into the mould. "This allows you to make them a lot more dense. So, before we had this, we had this kind of flaking speckled pattern where the pieces didn't really bond. But this time you have a lot more of a homogenous piece of material," Knight explained. Knight calculated that about 1200 plastic bottle caps would be needed to make one deck; likewise, 150 plastic bottles, 4500 plastic straws or 30 plastic DVD cases. The plastic decks are fitted with conventional axles and wheels. Decks are normally made out of plywood, and typically cost upwards of 40 pounds (approx. 50 USD). Knight is making the construction method available as an open source resource on the internet. He's also launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for people to buy one his decks. The funds generated will go towards the resources to make the download kit and the first batches of decks. But ultimately, Knight hopes his idea could be implemented to encourage young people to collect enough waste plastic in exchange for use of a press similar to the one he built. "My long term vision for the project is to turn it into a workshop where we visit less wealthy communities and give people who would not normally have the opportunity to have a skateboard to be able to make one from plastic waste," he said. (Production: Matt Stock) (Caption:3044IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_POLLUTION_SKATEBOARDS)

日付：2020年9月25日

RM 145751331

How upcycled plastic trash is turned into a super-springy skateboard

Date:SEPTEMBER 25, 2020, FILE A skateboard made from 100-percent upcycled plastic is proving that one person's trash is another's treasure. British designer Jason Knight says his skateboard decks have a unique 'springy' quality that sets them apart from traditional wooden decks. "It is more springy than a normal board and more flexible than a normal board. So, the springiness allows you to jump a bit higher and the flexibility allows you to really get more speed when doing stuff in bowls and ramps," Knight told Reuters. His boards have been extensively tested in 'bowls' - high-sided, crater-like skateparks - by expert riders over the past year. "People liked the flexibility; it's because it's different to a normal board," he said, adding that he's really excited to see what new tricks can be achieved and what limits can be pushed by enabling skaters to experiment different materials. Knight first came up with the idea of using plastic shopping bags for skateboard decks while he was a design student in London. His first iterations used shredded plastic bags that were pressed into a skateboard deck in a heated mould. But by testing the decks over time he found the type of plastic, high-density poly-ethylene (HDPE), of the bags just wasn't cutting it. He started experimenting with different plastic mixtures, finding that pre-melting and mixing different plastics made for a much more durable deck. Using an extruder, liquefied plastic is squeezed out into the mould. "This allows you to make them a lot more dense. So, before we had this, we had this kind of flaking speckled pattern where the pieces didn't really bond. But this time you have a lot more of a homogenous piece of material," Knight explained. Knight calculated that about 1200 plastic bottle caps would be needed to make one deck; likewise, 150 plastic bottles, 4500 plastic straws or 30 plastic DVD cases. The plastic decks are fitted with conventional axles and wheels. Decks are normally made out of plywood, and typically cost upwards of 40 pounds (approx. 50 USD). Knight is making the construction method available as an open source resource on the internet. He's also launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for people to buy one his decks. The funds generated will go towards the resources to make the download kit and the first batches of decks. But ultimately, Knight hopes his idea could be implemented to encourage young people to collect enough waste plastic in exchange for use of a press similar to the one he built. "My long term vision for the project is to turn it into a workshop where we visit less wealthy communities and give people who would not normally have the opportunity to have a skateboard to be able to make one from plastic waste," he said. (Production: Matt Stock) (Caption:3044IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_POLLUTION_SKATEBOARDS)

日付：2020年9月25日

RM 145751329

How upcycled plastic trash is turned into a super-springy skateboard

Date:SEPTEMBER 25, 2020, FILE A skateboard made from 100-percent upcycled plastic is proving that one person's trash is another's treasure. British designer Jason Knight says his skateboard decks have a unique 'springy' quality that sets them apart from traditional wooden decks. "It is more springy than a normal board and more flexible than a normal board. So, the springiness allows you to jump a bit higher and the flexibility allows you to really get more speed when doing stuff in bowls and ramps," Knight told Reuters. His boards have been extensively tested in 'bowls' - high-sided, crater-like skateparks - by expert riders over the past year. "People liked the flexibility; it's because it's different to a normal board," he said, adding that he's really excited to see what new tricks can be achieved and what limits can be pushed by enabling skaters to experiment different materials. Knight first came up with the idea of using plastic shopping bags for skateboard decks while he was a design student in London. His first iterations used shredded plastic bags that were pressed into a skateboard deck in a heated mould. But by testing the decks over time he found the type of plastic, high-density poly-ethylene (HDPE), of the bags just wasn't cutting it. He started experimenting with different plastic mixtures, finding that pre-melting and mixing different plastics made for a much more durable deck. Using an extruder, liquefied plastic is squeezed out into the mould. "This allows you to make them a lot more dense. So, before we had this, we had this kind of flaking speckled pattern where the pieces didn't really bond. But this time you have a lot more of a homogenous piece of material," Knight explained. Knight calculated that about 1200 plastic bottle caps would be needed to make one deck; likewise, 150 plastic bottles, 4500 plastic straws or 30 plastic DVD cases. The plastic decks are fitted with conventional axles and wheels. Decks are normally made out of plywood, and typically cost upwards of 40 pounds (approx. 50 USD). Knight is making the construction method available as an open source resource on the internet. He's also launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for people to buy one his decks. The funds generated will go towards the resources to make the download kit and the first batches of decks. But ultimately, Knight hopes his idea could be implemented to encourage young people to collect enough waste plastic in exchange for use of a press similar to the one he built. "My long term vision for the project is to turn it into a workshop where we visit less wealthy communities and give people who would not normally have the opportunity to have a skateboard to be able to make one from plastic waste," he said. (Production: Matt Stock) (Caption:3044IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_POLLUTION_SKATEBOARDS)

日付：2020年9月25日

RM 145751326

How upcycled plastic trash is turned into a super-springy skateboard

Date:SEPTEMBER 25, 2020, FILE A skateboard made from 100-percent upcycled plastic is proving that one person's trash is another's treasure. British designer Jason Knight says his skateboard decks have a unique 'springy' quality that sets them apart from traditional wooden decks. "It is more springy than a normal board and more flexible than a normal board. So, the springiness allows you to jump a bit higher and the flexibility allows you to really get more speed when doing stuff in bowls and ramps," Knight told Reuters. His boards have been extensively tested in 'bowls' - high-sided, crater-like skateparks - by expert riders over the past year. "People liked the flexibility; it's because it's different to a normal board," he said, adding that he's really excited to see what new tricks can be achieved and what limits can be pushed by enabling skaters to experiment different materials. Knight first came up with the idea of using plastic shopping bags for skateboard decks while he was a design student in London. His first iterations used shredded plastic bags that were pressed into a skateboard deck in a heated mould. But by testing the decks over time he found the type of plastic, high-density poly-ethylene (HDPE), of the bags just wasn't cutting it. He started experimenting with different plastic mixtures, finding that pre-melting and mixing different plastics made for a much more durable deck. Using an extruder, liquefied plastic is squeezed out into the mould. "This allows you to make them a lot more dense. So, before we had this, we had this kind of flaking speckled pattern where the pieces didn't really bond. But this time you have a lot more of a homogenous piece of material," Knight explained. Knight calculated that about 1200 plastic bottle caps would be needed to make one deck; likewise, 150 plastic bottles, 4500 plastic straws or 30 plastic DVD cases. The plastic decks are fitted with conventional axles and wheels. Decks are normally made out of plywood, and typically cost upwards of 40 pounds (approx. 50 USD). Knight is making the construction method available as an open source resource on the internet. He's also launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for people to buy one his decks. The funds generated will go towards the resources to make the download kit and the first batches of decks. But ultimately, Knight hopes his idea could be implemented to encourage young people to collect enough waste plastic in exchange for use of a press similar to the one he built. "My long term vision for the project is to turn it into a workshop where we visit less wealthy communities and give people who would not normally have the opportunity to have a skateboard to be able to make one from plastic waste," he said. (Production: Matt Stock) (Caption:3044IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_POLLUTION_SKATEBOARDS)

日付：2020年9月25日

RM 145751323

How upcycled plastic trash is turned into a super-springy skateboard

Date:SEPTEMBER 25, 2020, FILE A skateboard made from 100-percent upcycled plastic is proving that one person's trash is another's treasure. British designer Jason Knight says his skateboard decks have a unique 'springy' quality that sets them apart from traditional wooden decks. "It is more springy than a normal board and more flexible than a normal board. So, the springiness allows you to jump a bit higher and the flexibility allows you to really get more speed when doing stuff in bowls and ramps," Knight told Reuters. His boards have been extensively tested in 'bowls' - high-sided, crater-like skateparks - by expert riders over the past year. "People liked the flexibility; it's because it's different to a normal board," he said, adding that he's really excited to see what new tricks can be achieved and what limits can be pushed by enabling skaters to experiment different materials. Knight first came up with the idea of using plastic shopping bags for skateboard decks while he was a design student in London. His first iterations used shredded plastic bags that were pressed into a skateboard deck in a heated mould. But by testing the decks over time he found the type of plastic, high-density poly-ethylene (HDPE), of the bags just wasn't cutting it. He started experimenting with different plastic mixtures, finding that pre-melting and mixing different plastics made for a much more durable deck. Using an extruder, liquefied plastic is squeezed out into the mould. "This allows you to make them a lot more dense. So, before we had this, we had this kind of flaking speckled pattern where the pieces didn't really bond. But this time you have a lot more of a homogenous piece of material," Knight explained. Knight calculated that about 1200 plastic bottle caps would be needed to make one deck; likewise, 150 plastic bottles, 4500 plastic straws or 30 plastic DVD cases. The plastic decks are fitted with conventional axles and wheels. Decks are normally made out of plywood, and typically cost upwards of 40 pounds (approx. 50 USD). Knight is making the construction method available as an open source resource on the internet. He's also launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for people to buy one his decks. The funds generated will go towards the resources to make the download kit and the first batches of decks. But ultimately, Knight hopes his idea could be implemented to encourage young people to collect enough waste plastic in exchange for use of a press similar to the one he built. "My long term vision for the project is to turn it into a workshop where we visit less wealthy communities and give people who would not normally have the opportunity to have a skateboard to be able to make one from plastic waste," he said. (Production: Matt Stock) (Caption:3044IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_POLLUTION_SKATEBOARDS)

日付：2020年9月25日

RM 145314075

Senegalese town fights losing battle against trash

Medza remembers the coastline of his native Senegalese town of Bargny as a place where he fished and played as a child before it became a festering rubbish dump. Here,residents tip out buckets of waste onto the beach for lack of disposal facilities. Local fishermen and industrial trawlers toss refuse overboard which washes back on the beach,according to Medza,whose real name is Medoune Ndoye. For months,he and other local activists have been pushing to clean up the town. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES - Medoune Ndoye dit "Medza",activist - Thiaboye Sam,local resident - Diagal Mbaye,volunteer - "Medza",activist - Daouda Moustafa Diouf,deputy mayor of Bargny

日付：2020年9月25日

RM 145309315

Guatemala picks up piles of trash washing down river to sea

Date:SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 Guatemala's government on Thursday (September 24) began clearing piles of trash that have washed up on the bank of the Motagua River, the longest in the Central American country. The trash, bobbing in the river and piled up on the bank, is mostly made up of plastic refuse. Community Mayor of Quetzalito, Josue Ayala, told Reuters that the pollution affected fishermen and prevents the development of tourism in the community. The Motagua River is linked to the Mesoamerican Reef System, and its high contamination directly affects several ecosystems of environmental importance: mangroves, sea grass beds, and coral reefs. (Production: Luis Echeverria, Rodolfo Pena Roja, Liamar Ramos) (Caption:5027LA-GUATEMALA-ENVIRONMENT_TRASH)

日付：2020年9月24日

RM 145031167

China hits back at Trump UN speech, Xinjiang import ban

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin hits back at US President Donald Trump's "groundless smears" against China in his UN speech,accusing the US of obstructing global environment protection efforts and criticises the US move to ban imports from China's northwestern Xinjiang region over claims of forced labour. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Wang Wenbin,Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson

日付：2020年9月23日

RM 145031076

China says US 'should be held accountable for losing so many lives' to COVID-19

China says the US "should be held accountable for losing so many lives" to the Covid-19 pandemic,in a sharp rebuttal after President Donald Trump delivered a harsh attack on Beijing in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Zhang Jun,China's ambassador to the United Nations

日付：2020年9月23日

RM 144828932

Hundreds of fish found dead in Manila thought to be victims of low oxygen levels

Hundreds of fish have been found dead in Manila Bay, the Philippines and experts believe a reduction in oxygen levels to be the cause. Footage filmed on September 18 shows several fish carcasses floating amongst plastic pollution in the bay. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources conducted tests on the water quality in the Baseco area and revealed it had very low levels of dissolved oxygen. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny Antiporda dismissed claims that artificial white sand, white dolomite, on the shoreline was the cause. Antiporda, who conducted an inspection on the site, said water samples from the area were already obtained and laboratory tests are being done. (Original Title: Hundreds of fish found dead in Manila thought to be victims of low oxygen levels)

日付：2020年9月18日

RM 144292673

Hunters protest ban on bird glue-hunting in town of French PM

"Pompili,resign!" A thousand hunters demonstrate in Prades,the stronghold of French Prime Minister Jean Castex,to defend their practice and denounce the suspension of bird glue-hunting this season. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Robert Michel,teacher in Vaucluse,hunter and demonstrator - Michel Bouscary,president of the association of big game hunters of the Lot - Sylvain Forenty,storekeeper in an agricultural cooperative in the Lot - Johanna Clermont,hunter,influencer on social networks,muse of the National Federation of Hunters (FNC)

日付：2020年9月12日

RM 144238598

Hemp: the solution to face masks pollution?

Date:SEPTEMBER 10, 2020, FILE In a factory south of Paris, a laser cuts through a hemp canvas on the production line of what the manufacturer says is Europe's first compostable face mask. Geochanvre pitches the hemp masks, priced at around one euro each, as a means to reduce the mountain of plastic waste from single-use protective gear that environmentalists say will take centuries to decompose and is already polluting the oceans. Governments, healthcare providers and corporations have collectively bought hundreds of billions of single-use face masks, gloves and other protective gear to protect their staff and citizens amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "It's heresy not to ban polyethylene products, materials that are shipped to all corners of the world. Use local agricultural materials," Frederic Roure, the founding president of Geochanvre, told Reuters. "This is a natural product and will go back into the soil." Hemp's properties mean that no other products are needed to ensure the mask acts as an effective filter. The lining includes a corn blend to bring some added comfort, and the elastic band is recyclable. Bails of hemp fibre are passed through compressors and over rollers before emerging as hard-packed flat sheets, ready to be cut into face mask panels that are then folded by hand. Customers, mostly from Europe and Canada, have so far bought 1.5 million hemp masks from the company since March. Worldwide, an estimated 129 billion single-use face masks and 65 billion gloves are used every month, according to a study in the Environmental Science and Technology journal. Most single-use protective gear is made from plastics including polypropylene, polythene and vinyl. Disposable plastic masks that end up in the oceans could take up to 450 years to decompose, according to Waste Free oceans. (Production: Yiming Woo) (Caption:5030LI-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_FRANCE_HEMP_MASK)

日付：2020年9月10日

RM 144238601

Hemp: the solution to face masks pollution?

Date:SEPTEMBER 10, 2020, FILE In a factory south of Paris, a laser cuts through a hemp canvas on the production line of what the manufacturer says is Europe's first compostable face mask. Geochanvre pitches the hemp masks, priced at around one euro each, as a means to reduce the mountain of plastic waste from single-use protective gear that environmentalists say will take centuries to decompose and is already polluting the oceans. Governments, healthcare providers and corporations have collectively bought hundreds of billions of single-use face masks, gloves and other protective gear to protect their staff and citizens amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "It's heresy not to ban polyethylene products, materials that are shipped to all corners of the world. Use local agricultural materials," Frederic Roure, the founding president of Geochanvre, told Reuters. "This is a natural product and will go back into the soil." Hemp's properties mean that no other products are needed to ensure the mask acts as an effective filter. The lining includes a corn blend to bring some added comfort, and the elastic band is recyclable. Bails of hemp fibre are passed through compressors and over rollers before emerging as hard-packed flat sheets, ready to be cut into face mask panels that are then folded by hand. Customers, mostly from Europe and Canada, have so far bought 1.5 million hemp masks from the company since March. Worldwide, an estimated 129 billion single-use face masks and 65 billion gloves are used every month, according to a study in the Environmental Science and Technology journal. Most single-use protective gear is made from plastics including polypropylene, polythene and vinyl. Disposable plastic masks that end up in the oceans could take up to 450 years to decompose, according to Waste Free oceans. (Production: Yiming Woo) (Caption:5030LI-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_FRANCE_HEMP_MASK)

日付：2020年9月10日

RM 144238600

Hemp: the solution to face masks pollution?

Date:SEPTEMBER 10, 2020, FILE In a factory south of Paris, a laser cuts through a hemp canvas on the production line of what the manufacturer says is Europe's first compostable face mask. Geochanvre pitches the hemp masks, priced at around one euro each, as a means to reduce the mountain of plastic waste from single-use protective gear that environmentalists say will take centuries to decompose and is already polluting the oceans. Governments, healthcare providers and corporations have collectively bought hundreds of billions of single-use face masks, gloves and other protective gear to protect their staff and citizens amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "It's heresy not to ban polyethylene products, materials that are shipped to all corners of the world. Use local agricultural materials," Frederic Roure, the founding president of Geochanvre, told Reuters. "This is a natural product and will go back into the soil." Hemp's properties mean that no other products are needed to ensure the mask acts as an effective filter. The lining includes a corn blend to bring some added comfort, and the elastic band is recyclable. Bails of hemp fibre are passed through compressors and over rollers before emerging as hard-packed flat sheets, ready to be cut into face mask panels that are then folded by hand. Customers, mostly from Europe and Canada, have so far bought 1.5 million hemp masks from the company since March. Worldwide, an estimated 129 billion single-use face masks and 65 billion gloves are used every month, according to a study in the Environmental Science and Technology journal. Most single-use protective gear is made from plastics including polypropylene, polythene and vinyl. Disposable plastic masks that end up in the oceans could take up to 450 years to decompose, according to Waste Free oceans. (Production: Yiming Woo) (Caption:5030LI-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_FRANCE_HEMP_MASK)

日付：2020年9月10日

RM 143304256

French start-up company recycles used masks to make plastic visors

Since mid-June,French company Plaxtil has recycled thousands of face masks and converted them into plastic,before transforming them into visors or door openers,to stop the pollution caused by the masks. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Olivier Civil,co-founder of the start-up Plaxtil - Christelle Wallet,Coordinator of textile site of company Audacie

日付：2020年8月26日

RM 143074259

ホテルのポーターだった男性が仕事を失い、海に上がったゴミを使って作品を作る＝タイ

A hotel porter who lost his job due to the Covid-19 pandemic has started making unique sculptures from ocean pollution to earn a living. Yuttana Darakai, 30, collects the waste, including drift wood and pieces of plastic, that wash up on beaches on the island of Koh Lanta in Krabi, southern Thailand. He then turns them into beautiful models of dolphins, turtles, crabs and other marine animals. The creative man said he was penniless after he lost his job due to the spread of the coronavirus halting tourism in the country. He then had the idea of putting beach waste into good use to sell to restaurants, shops and at local markets. Yuttana said: "I collected waste that was found on beaches near my house. I started to make sculptures, sell them, and gain living expenses from them during these hard times until I can find a new job." His works are made from the trash found on beaches, such as used plastic bags, bottles, glasses and ropes. Yutanna also takes some natural materials such as sand, rotten figs, and pieces of wood back home for his project. Marine animals are his most popular artworks like whales and sharks sculptures that are popular with restaurants to be used as decoration. The prices of his artworks start from 1,500 to 8,500 Baht (around 36-205 GBP) per piece, which depends on the size and how difficult they are to make. Thailand ranked highest in a global survey for its effective handling of Covid-19 and recovery from the crisis. There have not been any local transmissions of Covid-19 for almost three months. (Original Title: Out-of-work hotel porter now makes sculptures from ocean pollution to earn a living)

日付：2020年8月25日

RM 142737237

Eyewitnesses Report Huge Fire at Poly-America Plant in Grand Prairie

A huge fire broke out at the Poly-America plant in Grand Prairie, Texas, early on Wednesday morning, August 19, according to multiple eyewitnesses.Poly-America manufactures polyethylene products including trash bags, sheeting, specialty film, and geomembranes. Its plant is located a short distance from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.This is a developing story. Credit: daddyleo via Storyful (Original Title: Eyewitnesses Report Huge Fire at Poly-America Plant in Grand Prairie)

日付：2020年8月19日

RM 146295736

漁網に絡まっていたウミガメを助けるダイバー＝タイ

This is the heartwarming moment a group of divers rescued a sea turtle that was tangled in fishing nets. Chatuphon Ketrat was returning from a trip with friends when they spotted the marine creature struggling off the coast of Trang, southern Thailand, on August 18. The helpless creature was drifting on the surface with plastic pollution caught up in the mass of string ropes. The net was also covering its shell and legs, preventing it from swimming properly through the water. Without hesitation, Chatuphon kicked off his rescue mission by carrying the turtle up from the sea waters and began to cut off the nets over the shells using a knife. The group loosened the net after parts of it tore, finally letting go of the poor turtle. He then freed the creature in the sea waters and was able to swim back into the depths. Chatuphon Ketrat, the turtle rescuer, said: "I came across the helpless turtle in the water, so we had to rescue it.'' One of the biggest threats to sea turtles is being accidentally caught and killed in discarded fishing nets. The trapped turtles are usually dragged down through the water and cannot swim to the surface to breathe until they drown. (Original Title: Divers rescue turtle caught in fishing nets inn Thailand)

日付：2020年8月18日

RM 142745765

Members of Chinese embassy, company workers in Mauritius volunteer to clear spilled oil

Members of Chinese embassy and employees of Chinese-capital companies in Mauritius joined in the volunteers to help Mauritius to clean up the oil spilled from a Japanese freighter that ran aground in late July. The MV Wakashio, a Japanese-owned bulk carrier, struck a coral reef off the coast of Mauritius last month and leaked over 1,000 tons of oil, causing serious contamination of the coastline. More than 200 people from the Chinese embassy in Mauritius and 15 local Chinese-capital enterprises, together with Mauritian and international volunteers, are helping the country to contain the oil spill. "This area contaminated by oil was home of crabs and we saw them moving around here. I'm so sad to see this scene. I don't know how long it will take before the environment becomes clean again, but I hope we can make it happen as soon as possible with our joint efforts," said Lin Haiyan, a Chinese Mauritian. Now volunteers are the main force to clean up the contaminant. They are using various tools to clear the stubborn oil which is covering beaches, reefs and mangrove forests. The volunteers have made oil containment booms with oil-absorbing materials like sugarcane leaves and towels and floatable objects like plastic bottles so as to stop the diffusion of the oil. "I hope to work together with the professional rescue teams and volunteers to do what we can do to help the country overcome the hard time and restore its beauty as soon as possible," said Meng Xiangrui, an engineer of a Chinese company. (Original Title: Members of Chinese embassy, company workers in Mauritius volunteer to clear spilled oil)

日付：2020年8月18日

RM 142405558

Rowing while dredging waste: Hungarian race in green mode

The 150 competitors meeting on the shores of Hungary's second largest river carry somewhat unusual equipment for a boat race protective gloves,rubber boots and large plastic bags. Their challenge is to collect as much waste as possible from the Tisza in the northeast of the country on the Ukrainian border,navigating it on boats built from waste themselves for nine days. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - István Palkó,participant - Attila Dávid Molnár,organizer of the PET Cup - Sándor Igaz,participant - János Verner (male),Dalma Farkas (female) ,participants

日付：2020年8月12日

RM 142524918

Walk into the future with biodegradable flip flops made from algae

Date:AUGUST 12, 2020, FILE Researchers at a laboratory in San Diego are hoping to make your next beach visit environmentally friendly, developing a formula for biodegradable flip flops. Mike Burkart, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at US San Diego, has developed a polymer from algae, which will naturally decompose. "We begin by growing algae and we grow them in raceway ponds where we can grow them up to very high density," said Burkart during a tour of the a lab for Reuters. "At that point when they are fully grown, we take the water out of them, we de-water them using this machine right here behind me and basically we're able to get the algae down to a very viscous paste." "Then what we do is extract all the lipids out of that algae and it's those lipids that we're making our materials out of so we take those lipids and chemically we chop them up into smaller pieces, into purified pieces that we then build back up into renewable polymers," he said. The laboratory initially made gasoline from algae before turning its attention to surfboards, and now the humble flip flop. The simple footwear is affordable and popular around the world, and therefore makes up a significant portion of discarded plastics polluting oceans and seas. Burkart is hoping his algae-based shoewear will change that. He said, "There's a number of different companies that have come to talk to us about whether our materials will work well in their products. Almost every major shoe manufacturer has come to talk to us about the possibility of using our materials in their products. We're also talking to other companies, for example, for things like food packaging or other types of materials that we don't want to live forever in the environment. We really want those to be able to decompose or be able to be recycled." (Production: Mike Blake/Rollo Ross) (Caption:4204IV-USA-ENVIRONMENT_ALGAE)

日付：2020年8月12日

RM 142709827

モーリシャス沖貨物船座礁、船内の燃料油抜き取り作業が急ピッチで行われる_Mauritius Oil Disaster

Oil spill clean-up continues on Mauritius coast

日付：2020年8月11日

RM 142274310

Vlog: Green lifestyle in China's Huangshan City in the eyes of an American

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SCOT WOOLLEY, American entrepreneur "Oh, good morning. My name is Scot. I'm an entrepreneur and Manager of Open Foreign Language Training Center here in Huangshan city. I live in Huangshan, but it's not on the mountain. That place is too famous. Actually, a pretty beautiful city. The architecture here is beautiful. There are water villages and just a beautiful environment. The Xin'an River flows through this area. And well, it might not be as famous as the Yangtze or the Yellow River, it is the 'mother river' of Huangshan city. I read a piece of news recently that the Xin'an River has some of the best water quality in China. Let's check it out. It was a good breakfast, let's go. Like going to the river? Let's go. This is the source of the Xin'an River. Rainwater accumulates on the mountain, runs down the slopes, and continues downstream, nourishing and supporting the people of Anhui and Zhejiang provinces. What a beautiful view! Unfortunately, it was not just clean water and beautiful views. In the past, there have been water pollution and factories that have affected the quality of water. About 10 years ago, some cyanobacteria appeared in Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang province. And during the flood season, hundreds of thousands of tons of garbage washed into the lake. It was around that time that people started to pay attention to this environmental problem and they started to clean up the Xin'an River. Huangshan is one of the major tea-producing areas of China. But now that the tea-picking season is over, they're starting to get ready for next year. Part of that means protecting the environment." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Dialogue between Scot WOOLLEY and an owner of a tea farm Fang Guoqiang "Scot: Hey, hello. Excuse me, can I ask you a question? We see many yellow cardboards like this in many tea gardens. What do you use it for? Fang Guoqiang: In the past, our tea farmers, in this tea garden, if we use chemical fertilizers and pesticides, afterward, the waste would be discharged into the Xin'an River, polluting the source water of the Xin'an River. Now, if we use the yellow plate, we could protect the water quality of the Xin'an River. Scot: Ah, this is a good way. But to control agricultural pollution, it's not enough to just control the tea farm, right? Fang Guoqiang: In Huangshan City, we have implemented the uniform distribution of pesticides in the tea plantation. Especially that we are at the source water region of the Xin'an River, to better protect the source water, even for the bio-pesticides, we use them in a controlled manner. Scot: Thank you for your efforts in protecting the environment. Fang Guoqiang: It's what we should do. Scot: Thank you." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SCOT WOOLLEY, American entrepreneur "You know I have been living in Huangshan for over seven years. I often go out to explore the natural beauty and find new villages to explore. The best part is there's always something new to learn when you're on an adventure." SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Dialogue between Scot Woolley and local villager Sun Yuxian "Scot: Hey, may I ask what you are doing? Sun Yuxian: Picking up cigarette butts. Scot: Oh, what then? Sun Yuxian: Go to the supermarket to sell or exchange for something. Scot: Can you buy things using the garbage? Are you serious? Sun Yuxian: Yes, you can. Scot: Wow, let's go and see. Sun Yuxian: Okay. Sun Yuxian: This is the supermarket. Scot: Oh, eco-beauty supermarket. Sun Yuxian: Let's get in and take a look. Scot: Okay." SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): Dialogue between Scot Woolley and local villager Wang Shitong "Scot: Hey. Wang Shitong: Hello. Scot: This supermarket is very special. Wang Shitong: Yeah. Wang Shitong: Local villagers usually bring plastic bags, paper boxes, and cigarette butts here to collect points. They could use the points to redeem small things. The vinegar is worth seven points. Because it costs seven yuan. So the local people would like to redeem things through the points they collected, so that the household garbage will not go into the Xin'an River. We can protect the eco-environment here. Scot: Sounds great! Thank you. Wang Shitong: You are welcome. Together! 1, 2, 3, protect the environment!" SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SCOT WOOLLEY, American entrepreneur "Well, it looks like the weather has changed. Better find a place to stay. Huangshan is an international tourist destination. So homestays have become pretty popular recently. We can find one. This one looks pretty good." SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): Dialogue between Scot Woolley and village family inn owner Wang Shunxi "Scot: Is there any room available? Wang Shunxi: Yes. Scot: Go upstairs, please. Wang Shunxi:Thank you." Wang Shunxi: Hello, please have some water. Scot: Thank you. Wang Shunxi: The place is really good. Scot: Yes, we have lush mountains and lucid water. It's beautiful. Wang Shunxi: I didn't run a homestay before. Scot: Didn't you? What did you do then? Wang Shunxi: I cultivated fish in the lake. Scot: Why the change? Wang Shunxi: In 2011, the local government called on us to protect the Xin'an River region and stop cage fish farming. So after that, many people changed to different industries. After pondering, I opened this small inn. The business is pretty good. Look at our mountain. It's good and lush. The water is clear too, isn't it?" Scot: Yes, it's really nice here. Wang Shunxi: Yes, it's a great village to tour around. Scot: Okay, thank you. Wang Shunxi: No problem." SOUNDBITE 8 (English): SCOT WOOLLEY, American entrepreneur "Good morning! I'm trying to get in the habit of going for runs and stay in shape. So even when I'm away in another town, trying to go for a run. Let's go. This industrial park has changed a lot in the last 10 years. What you see now is a green space. But it used to be dominated by chemical plants and machinery manufacturing. The locals said it was a hard place to live because of the pollution. Since 2011, over 140 polluters were shut down in this industrial park. And another 22 were relocated. Just in the last 10 years, 180 polluting projects have been rejected. And another 180 have been shut down. Huangshan has really integrated this into the urban development, and in the process, it made the environment better, the water cleaner, and people's lives better. This is the Shendu Wharf as early as the Tang Dynasty. More than 1,000 years ago, this was already a prosperous trading port. You can see that the Xin'an River bends here. And there are cruise ships of all sizes. This area has really prospered because of the clean water and because the tourism industry has developed so quickly. Want to get on the boat. 'Lyu Shui Qing Shan Jiu Shi Jin Shan Yin Shan.' This concept was put forward by the Chinese government and it generally translates to lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable economic assets. The local governments here are using this concept to drive their economic development and their environmental and ecological protection. I can tell that the government here really wants to develop their tourism industries. I look forward to these environmental protection efforts in my second hometown, Huangshan. After all, for the cleaner environment, the locals feel better and the tourism industry will grow." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Huangshan, China. (XHTV)

日付：2020年8月11日

RM 142523678

タイでダイバーたちがサンゴ礁の清掃作業

Nature-loving divers volunteered to pick up trash that had polluted the coral reefs of a famous tourist destination in Thailand. Sixty divers gathered in Koh Nu and Koh Maeo islands in Songkhla for a cleanup drive on August 10. The event was organised by the Huang Lay Ruk Lay Club, a local fisherma, and the Marine and Coastal Resource Management Office in the region. One of the volunteer divers said: "We found a huge amount of waste. The coral reef will not survive if they are blocked from absorbing the natural sunlight." Before the day ended, the volunteers were able to collect several bags of ocean pollution plastic waste from all over the island and the coral reef that is harming marine life. The marine waste-cleaning mission was initiated to promote the beauty of the coral reef along the island and eventually attract tourists in the diving spot. (Original Title: Scuba divers clean pollution from coral reef in southern Thailand)

日付：2020年8月10日

RM 142240546

Doctoral student transforms traditional industries with self-developed technologies

A doctoral student in his 20s in south China's Guangdong Province used self-developed technologies to serve power, fishery and other traditional industries in summer vacation. Zheng Zijie from the School of Automation Science and Engineering in the South China University of Technology brought his newly developed drone to the Zengcheng Transformer Substation in Guangzhou City recently for a power grid patrol. The transformer substation is an important power source of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, where electricity transmitted from the Wudongde Hydropower Station in southwest China is shunted to Guangzhou, Hong Kong and other places. "It (drone) follows the high-voltage transmission wires to do a fully automatic and accurate patrol. It flies in parallel with the wires to find out the spots hit by thunders and other potential risks caused by wire aging or screw loose," said Zheng. Born in a fish village in west Guangdong, Zheng used to see workers check cables on kilovoltage electricity wires in his childhood. He majored in automation in the university and succeeded in developing the drone after upgrading five versions in two years to realize non-contact check of the high-voltage transmission wires. "The self-driving technology is mainly achieved by a laser radar sensor. Previously the laser radar equipment in China could not withstand the interference of the sunshine. By optimizing the algorithm, we are able to rectify the information despite the definite interference of the sunshine outdoors to get accurate positioning information," said Zheng. Zheng is now leading a research team with all the 35 members born in the 1990s. They have developed a drone that can clear plastic films and other things on the power transmission wires with fire without cutting off the power, and a smart unmanned fishery boat that can automatically design routes to achieve accurate feeding and water monitoring and handling. "Our unmanned boat can save 30 percent fodder, 70 percent labor cost, and reduce the risk of a secondary water pollution by 50 percent," said Zheng. Zheng's team has earned over 10 million yuan with their continuous innovation, and they are still on their way to integrate themselves into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. "I think the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a very good platform for innovation and entrepreneurship. It offers great help to lots of people," said Lu Ku, a member of Zheng's team. "We are doing our doctoral theses by applying our scientific researches on the vast land of our motherland. We help promote the development of agriculture with science and technology. In response to the call of targeted poverty alleviation of the nation, we will bring our technological products to the rural areas and the farmers to improve their life, and make technological contributions to the Greater Bay Area," said Zheng. (Original Title: Doctoral student transforms traditional industries with self-developed technologies)

日付：2020年8月9日

RM 141962546

打ちあがったザトウクジラの死骸を撮影＝アメリカ

A dead whale washed ashore in Santa Cruz, California, on Tuesday (August 4). "How do you think it died; from plastic pollution, the bioluminescent phytoplankton currently occurring in the area or something else?" street artist Alekz Londos asked. (Original Title: Possibly dead humpback whale washes ashore in southern California)

日付：2020年8月4日

RM 141617627

Young Palestinians launch initiative to reduce plastic use in blockaded Gaza

Baraa al-Madhoun and Ghadeer al-Saqa, two young Palestinian women from the blockaded Gaza Strip, spend long hours sewing fabric bags, dedicated to their initiative of reducing the use of plastic bags in the coastal enclave. Together with five other natives of Gaza, they launched an initiative called My Bag that distributes fabric bags among shop owners and customers with the idea of changing the mindset of the Palestinian society. In order to avoid "grey and boring" bags, they decorate the bags, made of old clothes or their remains they get from local factories, with drawings or traditional Palestinian embroidery. "We want to institute a new culture here and encourage people to use our bags instead of those environmentally harmful plastic products that are being consumed and would lie underground for decades before starting to decompose," al-Madhoun told Xinhua. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BARAA AL-MADHOUN, Leader of My Bag initiative "Our initiative is to maintain a clean environment free from the use of plastic. We try to reduce the use of plastic bags, which are often used only once, but fabric bags can be used more than once. Therefore, we decorate the fabric bags with embroidery to be more accepting of people." According to a 2018 report by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the average household waste in the Gaza Strip amounts to 716 tonnes, about 12 percent of which is plastic. The storage of waste is not the only problem in the Palestinian enclave. Another one is the way the authorities dispose of waste, usually by burning or throwing it into the sea, both "devastating for the environment." "We are facing an environmental catastrophe here, especially since we live in the besieged Gaza Strip that has no factories, nor facilities that recycle waste. So what has left for us to do is to try and spread the culture of using cloth bags in an attempt to curb the spread of plastic in the area," al-Madhoun said. Determined to achieve that goal and willing to inspire her peers, the young Palestinian woman carries her fabric bags to multiple local markets and malls, offering them to customers there. "When anyone asks me about it, I answer that it is a modern bag that would help us reduce the use of plastic," she said, noting her concept was nothing new but could potentially help Gazans overcome many of the health challenges that have been hitting the enclave in recent years. "Over the years, dozens of epidemics and diseases have spread in the Gaza Strip partially because of the pollution accumulated here ... It altered the environmental landscape and worsened our overall well-being, especially given that Gaza lacks means that would discharge the waste," al-Madhoun explained. Al-Saqa, the other leader in the My Bag initiative, believes that the new generation is able to change old bad habits that harm human health. "Right now, we are a small group of people, but I hope that our initiative will grow to embrace all the Gazan society," said the young woman. Ahmed Al-Madhoun, coordinator of the initiative from Gaza city, told Xinhua that they aim to encourage people, especially the young generation, to use cloth bags instead of plastic. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED AL-MADHOUN, Coordinator of My Bag initiative "Our initiative aims to use the cloth to make eco-friendly fabric bags that are usually decorated with embroidery or painting to be used instead of plastic. The initiative has two goals, namely to reduce the use of plastic bags and to teach people about the harms of long-term plastic use." "The industrial revolution has harmed our environmental life and human health because we live in an integrated circle," the young man said, as he was checking the page of their initiative on Facebook. "The plastic bags need a lot of years to decompose and burning or throwing them into the sea doesn't solve the problem. It only makes the situation worse," Al-Madhoun explained. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza. (XHTV)

日付：2020年8月1日

RM 141319100

Ocean plastic pollution flows to triple by 2040 - study

Date:JULY 22, 2020, FILE The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday (July 23) said. Single-use plastic consumption has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Solid Waste Association, an NGO. Face masks and latex gloves are washing up daily onto Asia's remote beaches. Landfills worldwide are piled high with record amounts of takeaway food containers and online delivery packaging. The new research, produced by scientists and industry experts for The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, offers solutions that could cut the projected volume of plastic entering the ocean by more than 80%. The roadmap for stemming the runaway ocean plastic waste crisis is among the most detailed ever offered in a study. If no action is taken, however, the amount of plastic going into the sea every year will rise from 11 million tonnes to 29 million tonnes, leaving a cumulative 600 million tonnes swilling in the ocean by 2040, the equivalent weight of 3 million blue whales, according to the study published in the journal Science. "Plastic pollution is something that affects everyone. It isn't a 'your problem and not my problem'. It's not one country's problem. It's everyone's problem," said Winnie Lau, senior manager at Pew and co-author of the study. "It's going to get worse if we don't do anything." The strategy laid out in the report includes redirecting hundreds of billions of dollars in plastic production investment into alternative materials, recycling facilities and waste collection expansion in developing countries. This would require a U-turn by the energy industry, which is rapidly building new chemical plants around the world to boost plastic output as its traditional fuel business is eroded by a rise in cleaner energy sources. The amount of plastic produced annually has been climbing fast since 1950, when global production totalled 2 million tonnes. In 2017, that number was 348 million tonnes, and is expected to double again by 2040, the study estimates. Big plastic makers, including ExxonMobil, Dow and Chevron Phillips Chemical, have said they are committed to tackling plastic pollution, despite increasing production. The projects they fund focus on cleaning up waste. The paper recommends, however, governments implement laws to discourage new plastic production and provide subsidies for reusable alternatives. The plastic industry has lobbied against government bans on single-use plastic.Some of the biggest buyers of plastic are consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle and Unilever. They have all made commitments to use a greater amount of recycled content in products in the future. But current government and corporate commitments will only reduce the amount of plastic flowing into the ocean by 7 percent by 2040, the Pew and SYSTEMIQ study finds. To cut the flow of ocean plastic by 80%, paper or compostable alternatives to single-use plastic would be needed and packaging should be redesigned to more than double the share of recyclable material, the study says. Some criticised the study's inclusion of incineration, chemical recycling and plastic-to-fuel plants as ways to dispose of waste, saying these methods involve the release of climate-warming carbon emissions while also helping to sustain plastic production. Instead, "we would be putting more emphasis on the need for reduction and stemming production of plastics," said Von Hernandez, global coordinator at Break Free From Plastic, an NGO."If industry were allowed to continue with their projections of growth up to 2050, which quadruples production during this time, most of the recommendations from this report will be meaningless." (Production by Stuart McDill) (Caption:4049IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_OCEAN_POLLUTION)

日付：2020年7月22日

RM 141319099

Ocean plastic pollution flows to triple by 2040 - study

Date:JULY 22, 2020, FILE The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday (July 23) said. Single-use plastic consumption has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Solid Waste Association, an NGO. Face masks and latex gloves are washing up daily onto Asia's remote beaches. Landfills worldwide are piled high with record amounts of takeaway food containers and online delivery packaging. The new research, produced by scientists and industry experts for The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, offers solutions that could cut the projected volume of plastic entering the ocean by more than 80%. The roadmap for stemming the runaway ocean plastic waste crisis is among the most detailed ever offered in a study. If no action is taken, however, the amount of plastic going into the sea every year will rise from 11 million tonnes to 29 million tonnes, leaving a cumulative 600 million tonnes swilling in the ocean by 2040, the equivalent weight of 3 million blue whales, according to the study published in the journal Science. "Plastic pollution is something that affects everyone. It isn't a 'your problem and not my problem'. It's not one country's problem. It's everyone's problem," said Winnie Lau, senior manager at Pew and co-author of the study. "It's going to get worse if we don't do anything." The strategy laid out in the report includes redirecting hundreds of billions of dollars in plastic production investment into alternative materials, recycling facilities and waste collection expansion in developing countries. This would require a U-turn by the energy industry, which is rapidly building new chemical plants around the world to boost plastic output as its traditional fuel business is eroded by a rise in cleaner energy sources. The amount of plastic produced annually has been climbing fast since 1950, when global production totalled 2 million tonnes. In 2017, that number was 348 million tonnes, and is expected to double again by 2040, the study estimates. Big plastic makers, including ExxonMobil, Dow and Chevron Phillips Chemical, have said they are committed to tackling plastic pollution, despite increasing production. The projects they fund focus on cleaning up waste. The paper recommends, however, governments implement laws to discourage new plastic production and provide subsidies for reusable alternatives. The plastic industry has lobbied against government bans on single-use plastic.Some of the biggest buyers of plastic are consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle and Unilever. They have all made commitments to use a greater amount of recycled content in products in the future. But current government and corporate commitments will only reduce the amount of plastic flowing into the ocean by 7 percent by 2040, the Pew and SYSTEMIQ study finds. To cut the flow of ocean plastic by 80%, paper or compostable alternatives to single-use plastic would be needed and packaging should be redesigned to more than double the share of recyclable material, the study says. Some criticised the study's inclusion of incineration, chemical recycling and plastic-to-fuel plants as ways to dispose of waste, saying these methods involve the release of climate-warming carbon emissions while also helping to sustain plastic production. Instead, "we would be putting more emphasis on the need for reduction and stemming production of plastics," said Von Hernandez, global coordinator at Break Free From Plastic, an NGO."If industry were allowed to continue with their projections of growth up to 2050, which quadruples production during this time, most of the recommendations from this report will be meaningless." (Production by Stuart McDill) (Caption:4049IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_OCEAN_POLLUTION)

日付：2020年7月22日

RM 141319098

Ocean plastic pollution flows to triple by 2040 - study

Date:JULY 22, 2020, FILE The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday (July 23) said. Single-use plastic consumption has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Solid Waste Association, an NGO. Face masks and latex gloves are washing up daily onto Asia's remote beaches. Landfills worldwide are piled high with record amounts of takeaway food containers and online delivery packaging. The new research, produced by scientists and industry experts for The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, offers solutions that could cut the projected volume of plastic entering the ocean by more than 80%. The roadmap for stemming the runaway ocean plastic waste crisis is among the most detailed ever offered in a study. If no action is taken, however, the amount of plastic going into the sea every year will rise from 11 million tonnes to 29 million tonnes, leaving a cumulative 600 million tonnes swilling in the ocean by 2040, the equivalent weight of 3 million blue whales, according to the study published in the journal Science. "Plastic pollution is something that affects everyone. It isn't a 'your problem and not my problem'. It's not one country's problem. It's everyone's problem," said Winnie Lau, senior manager at Pew and co-author of the study. "It's going to get worse if we don't do anything." The strategy laid out in the report includes redirecting hundreds of billions of dollars in plastic production investment into alternative materials, recycling facilities and waste collection expansion in developing countries. This would require a U-turn by the energy industry, which is rapidly building new chemical plants around the world to boost plastic output as its traditional fuel business is eroded by a rise in cleaner energy sources. The amount of plastic produced annually has been climbing fast since 1950, when global production totalled 2 million tonnes. In 2017, that number was 348 million tonnes, and is expected to double again by 2040, the study estimates. Big plastic makers, including ExxonMobil, Dow and Chevron Phillips Chemical, have said they are committed to tackling plastic pollution, despite increasing production. The projects they fund focus on cleaning up waste. The paper recommends, however, governments implement laws to discourage new plastic production and provide subsidies for reusable alternatives. The plastic industry has lobbied against government bans on single-use plastic.Some of the biggest buyers of plastic are consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle and Unilever. They have all made commitments to use a greater amount of recycled content in products in the future. But current government and corporate commitments will only reduce the amount of plastic flowing into the ocean by 7 percent by 2040, the Pew and SYSTEMIQ study finds. To cut the flow of ocean plastic by 80%, paper or compostable alternatives to single-use plastic would be needed and packaging should be redesigned to more than double the share of recyclable material, the study says. Some criticised the study's inclusion of incineration, chemical recycling and plastic-to-fuel plants as ways to dispose of waste, saying these methods involve the release of climate-warming carbon emissions while also helping to sustain plastic production. Instead, "we would be putting more emphasis on the need for reduction and stemming production of plastics," said Von Hernandez, global coordinator at Break Free From Plastic, an NGO."If industry were allowed to continue with their projections of growth up to 2050, which quadruples production during this time, most of the recommendations from this report will be meaningless." (Production by Stuart McDill) (Caption:4049IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_OCEAN_POLLUTION)

日付：2020年7月22日

RM 141319097

Ocean plastic pollution flows to triple by 2040 - study

Date:JULY 22, 2020, FILE The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday (July 23) said. Single-use plastic consumption has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Solid Waste Association, an NGO. Face masks and latex gloves are washing up daily onto Asia's remote beaches. Landfills worldwide are piled high with record amounts of takeaway food containers and online delivery packaging. The new research, produced by scientists and industry experts for The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, offers solutions that could cut the projected volume of plastic entering the ocean by more than 80%. The roadmap for stemming the runaway ocean plastic waste crisis is among the most detailed ever offered in a study. If no action is taken, however, the amount of plastic going into the sea every year will rise from 11 million tonnes to 29 million tonnes, leaving a cumulative 600 million tonnes swilling in the ocean by 2040, the equivalent weight of 3 million blue whales, according to the study published in the journal Science. "Plastic pollution is something that affects everyone. It isn't a 'your problem and not my problem'. It's not one country's problem. It's everyone's problem," said Winnie Lau, senior manager at Pew and co-author of the study. "It's going to get worse if we don't do anything." The strategy laid out in the report includes redirecting hundreds of billions of dollars in plastic production investment into alternative materials, recycling facilities and waste collection expansion in developing countries. This would require a U-turn by the energy industry, which is rapidly building new chemical plants around the world to boost plastic output as its traditional fuel business is eroded by a rise in cleaner energy sources. The amount of plastic produced annually has been climbing fast since 1950, when global production totalled 2 million tonnes. In 2017, that number was 348 million tonnes, and is expected to double again by 2040, the study estimates. Big plastic makers, including ExxonMobil, Dow and Chevron Phillips Chemical, have said they are committed to tackling plastic pollution, despite increasing production. The projects they fund focus on cleaning up waste. The paper recommends, however, governments implement laws to discourage new plastic production and provide subsidies for reusable alternatives. The plastic industry has lobbied against government bans on single-use plastic.Some of the biggest buyers of plastic are consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle and Unilever. They have all made commitments to use a greater amount of recycled content in products in the future. But current government and corporate commitments will only reduce the amount of plastic flowing into the ocean by 7 percent by 2040, the Pew and SYSTEMIQ study finds. To cut the flow of ocean plastic by 80%, paper or compostable alternatives to single-use plastic would be needed and packaging should be redesigned to more than double the share of recyclable material, the study says. Some criticised the study's inclusion of incineration, chemical recycling and plastic-to-fuel plants as ways to dispose of waste, saying these methods involve the release of climate-warming carbon emissions while also helping to sustain plastic production. Instead, "we would be putting more emphasis on the need for reduction and stemming production of plastics," said Von Hernandez, global coordinator at Break Free From Plastic, an NGO."If industry were allowed to continue with their projections of growth up to 2050, which quadruples production during this time, most of the recommendations from this report will be meaningless." (Production by Stuart McDill) (Caption:4049IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_OCEAN_POLLUTION)

日付：2020年7月22日

RM 141319093

Ocean plastic pollution flows to triple by 2040 - study

Date:JULY 22, 2020, FILE The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday (July 23) said. Single-use plastic consumption has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Solid Waste Association, an NGO. Face masks and latex gloves are washing up daily onto Asia's remote beaches. Landfills worldwide are piled high with record amounts of takeaway food containers and online delivery packaging. The new research, produced by scientists and industry experts for The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, offers solutions that could cut the projected volume of plastic entering the ocean by more than 80%. The roadmap for stemming the runaway ocean plastic waste crisis is among the most detailed ever offered in a study. If no action is taken, however, the amount of plastic going into the sea every year will rise from 11 million tonnes to 29 million tonnes, leaving a cumulative 600 million tonnes swilling in the ocean by 2040, the equivalent weight of 3 million blue whales, according to the study published in the journal Science. "Plastic pollution is something that affects everyone. It isn't a 'your problem and not my problem'. It's not one country's problem. It's everyone's problem," said Winnie Lau, senior manager at Pew and co-author of the study. "It's going to get worse if we don't do anything." The strategy laid out in the report includes redirecting hundreds of billions of dollars in plastic production investment into alternative materials, recycling facilities and waste collection expansion in developing countries. This would require a U-turn by the energy industry, which is rapidly building new chemical plants around the world to boost plastic output as its traditional fuel business is eroded by a rise in cleaner energy sources. The amount of plastic produced annually has been climbing fast since 1950, when global production totalled 2 million tonnes. In 2017, that number was 348 million tonnes, and is expected to double again by 2040, the study estimates. Big plastic makers, including ExxonMobil, Dow and Chevron Phillips Chemical, have said they are committed to tackling plastic pollution, despite increasing production. The projects they fund focus on cleaning up waste. The paper recommends, however, governments implement laws to discourage new plastic production and provide subsidies for reusable alternatives. The plastic industry has lobbied against government bans on single-use plastic.Some of the biggest buyers of plastic are consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle and Unilever. They have all made commitments to use a greater amount of recycled content in products in the future. But current government and corporate commitments will only reduce the amount of plastic flowing into the ocean by 7 percent by 2040, the Pew and SYSTEMIQ study finds. To cut the flow of ocean plastic by 80%, paper or compostable alternatives to single-use plastic would be needed and packaging should be redesigned to more than double the share of recyclable material, the study says. Some criticised the study's inclusion of incineration, chemical recycling and plastic-to-fuel plants as ways to dispose of waste, saying these methods involve the release of climate-warming carbon emissions while also helping to sustain plastic production. Instead, "we would be putting more emphasis on the need for reduction and stemming production of plastics," said Von Hernandez, global coordinator at Break Free From Plastic, an NGO."If industry were allowed to continue with their projections of growth up to 2050, which quadruples production during this time, most of the recommendations from this report will be meaningless." (Production by Stuart McDill) (Caption:4049IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_OCEAN_POLLUTION)

日付：2020年7月22日

RM 141319092

Ocean plastic pollution flows to triple by 2040 - study

Date:JULY 22, 2020, FILE The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce plastic production, a new study published on Thursday (July 23) said. Single-use plastic consumption has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Solid Waste Association, an NGO. Face masks and latex gloves are washing up daily onto Asia's remote beaches. Landfills worldwide are piled high with record amounts of takeaway food containers and online delivery packaging. The new research, produced by scientists and industry experts for The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, offers solutions that could cut the projected volume of plastic entering the ocean by more than 80%. The roadmap for stemming the runaway ocean plastic waste crisis is among the most detailed ever offered in a study. If no action is taken, however, the amount of plastic going into the sea every year will rise from 11 million tonnes to 29 million tonnes, leaving a cumulative 600 million tonnes swilling in the ocean by 2040, the equivalent weight of 3 million blue whales, according to the study published in the journal Science. "Plastic pollution is something that affects everyone. It isn't a 'your problem and not my problem'. It's not one country's problem. It's everyone's problem," said Winnie Lau, senior manager at Pew and co-author of the study. "It's going to get worse if we don't do anything." The strategy laid out in the report includes redirecting hundreds of billions of dollars in plastic production investment into alternative materials, recycling facilities and waste collection expansion in developing countries. This would require a U-turn by the energy industry, which is rapidly building new chemical plants around the world to boost plastic output as its traditional fuel business is eroded by a rise in cleaner energy sources. The amount of plastic produced annually has been climbing fast since 1950, when global production totalled 2 million tonnes. In 2017, that number was 348 million tonnes, and is expected to double again by 2040, the study estimates. Big plastic makers, including ExxonMobil, Dow and Chevron Phillips Chemical, have said they are committed to tackling plastic pollution, despite increasing production. The projects they fund focus on cleaning up waste. The paper recommends, however, governments implement laws to discourage new plastic production and provide subsidies for reusable alternatives. The plastic industry has lobbied against government bans on single-use plastic.Some of the biggest buyers of plastic are consumer goods companies like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle and Unilever. They have all made commitments to use a greater amount of recycled content in products in the future. But current government and corporate commitments will only reduce the amount of plastic flowing into the ocean by 7 percent by 2040, the Pew and SYSTEMIQ study finds. To cut the flow of ocean plastic by 80%, paper or compostable alternatives to single-use plastic would be needed and packaging should be redesigned to more than double the share of recyclable material, the study says. Some criticised the study's inclusion of incineration, chemical recycling and plastic-to-fuel plants as ways to dispose of waste, saying these methods involve the release of climate-warming carbon emissions while also helping to sustain plastic production. Instead, "we would be putting more emphasis on the need for reduction and stemming production of plastics," said Von Hernandez, global coordinator at Break Free From Plastic, an NGO."If industry were allowed to continue with their projections of growth up to 2050, which quadruples production during this time, most of the recommendations from this report will be meaningless." (Production by Stuart McDill) (Caption:4049IV-ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC_OCEAN_POLLUTION)

日付：2020年7月22日

RM 142355778

Pandemic induces spike in plastic trash, but Filipino waste picker sees little benefit

Date:RECENT Waste picker Virgilio Estuesta has been noticing an increasing amount of plastic in his daily haul of junk recently, partly due to higher usage of disposable items during the coronavirus pandemic. However, despite the larger amount of plastic waste, he's not making more money. For the past 40 years, Estuesta has been roaming around the Philippines capital of Manila with his makeshift wooden cart looking for used trash that he can sell to local junk shops. Many of the items the sixty-year-old collects during his regular 15-kilometre (9.3 miles) trek consist of metal cans, rusted bars, newspapers, aluminium and plastic bottles. His earnings from a full cart can go for as little as 40 pesos ($0.47) to 500 pesos ($9.6) depending on the types of materials he manages to salvage. But because of the pandemic, some of the junkyards have closed down and demand for recyclables has shrunk, cutting his meagre income by half, despite seeing more plastic waste on the ground. "We hope things get better soon. It's been really hard for us, it's been difficult looking for recyclables that sell high. Recently we've been seeing a lot more plastics but problem is they don't really sell high," he said, adding that a lot of the plastics he collected were PET bottles and plastic containers. Adding to his troubles are the dangers of possibly catching the virus. But for now, Estuesta says he remains optimistic that someday his sales will go up and the virus will disappear. Although there is no official data available on the current situation of plastic waste in the Philippines, Greenpeace Philippines campaigner Marian Ledesma believes it is growing due to fears of transmitting the virus, with many people opting for more single-use plastics instead of re-useable materials. "It's really informing and educating the public about the safe use of reusables and educating the public about proper health protection or prevention methods that include good hygiene, disinfection and social distancing," said Ledesma. The Philippines is among the world's top marine plastic polluters, according to a 2017 report of the environmental group Ocean Conservancy and the McKinsey Centre for Business and Environment. (Production: Adrian Portugal, Peter Blaza) (Caption:1002AS-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_PLASTIC_RECYCLING_PHILIPPINES)

日付：2020年7月21日

RM 141119340

Saving Malaysia's turtles, one egg at a time

On a Malaysian island beach off the eastern state of Terengganu where thousands of turtle eggs lay,a band of researchers work day and night to record the comings and goings of the country's endangered turtles,as their eggs continue to be sold at markets on the mainland. EXCLUSIVE IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Shahizani Mohamad Zabri,Turtle research area ranger - Dr Uzair Rusli,Turtle research area head

日付：2020年7月21日

RM 136127889

プラスチックを食べて命を落とした象＝タイ

This is the heartbreaking moment an elephant was found dead after eating pieces of plastic litter which blocked its stomach. The 20-year-old male jumbo name Nong Ay was seen separated from its herd in Chanthaburi, eastern Thailand on Tuesday evening (July 7). Park rangers hoped the animal would rejoin his family and they continued to track him throughout the evening. However, rangers discovered the jumbo the next morning in a clearing where he had collapsed in the Khao Khitchakut National Park. Concerned wildlife staff found no signs of external injuries and called vets to perform a necropsy on the elephant, which weighed around three tonnes. Medics who dissected the elephant were shocked to find several plastic bags inside his inflamed intestine, which was starting to rot. They removed at least three large pieces of plastic litter, including two carrier bags or plastic sacks, which the elephant had eaten while foraging through the woodland. Vets believe the plastic bags had blocked the elephants's intestine and caused an infection which prevented himt from eating and lead to the death. Speaking in the video, the vet who removed the plastic, said: "The elephant ate the plastic bags, which cannot be digested. "We believe that the infection caused by the indigestible plastic lead to the jumbo becoming sick and later dying.'' The vet collected the tissue samples from the carcass which will be used to identify the exact cause of the death during secondary examinations. Thailand's Department of National Parks said in a statement that the necropsy had shown that the elephant had not been to the toilet for at least two days before it was found dead. Phadet Laithong, Chief Officer of the Khao Khitchakut National Park, added: ''There were no abnormal signs or wounds were detected on the outside of the elephant's body. ''The vet performed a surgical examination and found gastrointestinal disorders, with intestinal inflammation There are wounds in the intestinal wall, blood clots and some necrosis. ''In addition, plastic bags were found causing rotting in the intestines, as well as mixed with faeces in the large intestine.'' Tissue samples were taken to the National Institute of Animal Health, the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Kasetsart University and Chulalongkorn University for further research. There are an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 elephants that live in the wild in Thailand. (Original Title: Elephant found dead after eating pieces of plastic litter which blocked stomach)

日付：2020年7月8日

RM 142195246

Economic meltdown threatens Europe's war on plastic

Date:RECENT Giving a new life to plastic trash gets Carlos Bento out of bed every morning. But the coronavirus pandemic has seen revenues drop up to 40% at Micronipol, the large recycling facility he runs in central Portugal, and it faces an uncertain future. Micronipol produces recycled polyethylene, the base for plastic bags and bottles. The product is piling up at its warehouses as clients, facing their own economic struggles, shelve their recycling goals. They are opting for cheaper alternatives: non-recycled plastics made from hydrocarbons. As lockdowns were put in place worldwide, a drop in demand for oil pushed prices to historic lows, making virgin plastics - already becoming cheaper than the recycled equivalent - even more affordable. "If we are no longer competitive and if we lose cash we have two options: either someone has to subsidise us so we can keep working or we have to shut down," said Bento, as he stood near a pile of colourful recycled plastic bales. Lower virgin plastic prices could spell disaster for the future of European recyclers like Micronipol. In Europe, virgin polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was over 7%, or 60 euros ($71) per tonne, cheaper than the recycled equivalent last month, data from S&P Global Platts showed. Industry group Plastic Recyclers Europe said firms in most European Union member states have signalled their recycling facilities have drastically reduced their operations and, in many cases, closed their lines for at least a few months. VIRGIN PLASTICS TAX? Piotr Barczak, senior policy officer for waste at the European Environment Bureau, called for a tax to be slapped on all virgin plastics to eliminate the price gap. The impact of the pandemic on recyclers is especially concerning at a time when consumption of plastics is expected to double to 600 million tonnes per year in the coming two decades, according to a report by Zero Waste Europe NGO. And as countries struggle to cope with the economic impact of the health crisis, fears abound that environmental policies are being left behind. EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius told Reuters in a written interview that while the Commission had received relatively few requests for extensions or exemptions from EU environmental rules due to the pandemic, the crisis had a "significant impact" on countries' administrative capacities. The EU is to ban a range of single-use plastic items by 2021, a huge ambition which could now be under threat as more and more consumers and restaurants become more dependent on disposable plastic products due to contagion fears. Portugal's Environment Secretary of State Ines dos Santos Costa said her government's ambition to cut disposable plastic products "still stands" but the pandemic has transformed models of production and consumption worldwide. Not far from Portugal's capital Lisbon, recycling sorting facility Amarsul has raised concerns about the vast amounts of plastic gloves and masks it has been receiving. "If the ongoing habit of using disposables continues, we may take a step back we will have to fix later," said chief executive Sandra Silva, adding that a recycling-based economic model "cannot stop because there is a pandemic." 'ACT NOW' Europe generates around 26 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, but less than 30% of that is collected for recycling. Experts say existing targets to improve plastic recycling could be in danger of not being met. Sandra Castro, head of Extruplas firm that makes wooden-like outdoor furniture from plastics it recycles, is hoping the current situation is no more than a temporary bump in the road. But for Sirpa Pietikainen, Finnish member of the European Parliament, the only way to tackle plastic pollution, which some scientists say is fuelling climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, is to produce less waste. "If you thought the coronavirus crisis was bad for the economy, climate change will be 100 times worse - and then you will not only talk about losing GDP points, you will talk about access to medication, water and food," she said. "We really need to act now." (Production: Miguel Pereira, Catarina Demony) (Caption:5070BU-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_EUROPE_PLASTIC)

日付：2020年7月6日

RM 132201210

UK holds int'l competition for youths to provide solution for plastic pollution

The British International Education Association(BIEA)announced that the Amet Activists from Beacon School, UK won the Grand Prize of the 3rd Science Technology Engineering Maths (STEM) competition. The international STEM competition opens to young people from the ages of 9 to 18. It asks all entries to design a solution to pick up plastic debris from hard to reach areas of waterways before they enter the ocean. Young scientists from over 50 countries joined. A total of 36 teams from 14 countries entered the final. The competition aims to encourage more people to recognize the seriousness of plastic pollution in the ocean and hopes that some of the best designs can be developed into environmental protection models in real-life situations. The winner is the team Amet Activists from the Beacon School in the UK. They designed an amphibious automated robotic vehicle with sensing capabilities for different plastics. It can also sort waste. The team's design uses drones to scan the waste area and send pictures and thermal images to the control center. The robotic vehicle then uses adjustable arms to collect the waste, compress it, digestion the trash, and reuse it. SOUNDBITE (English): JAMES CRAWFORD, member of Team Amet activists of Beacon School "In schools, we learn about how the plastic can get into the sea and fish can eat it, and then sometimes strangle themselves or choke on it. But before this, I didn't actually know about chemical leaching. So I think the UK and around the world, schools should be better equipped to teach about the effects of plastic-like chemical leaching, the stuff you don't hear about. You hear about the massive bugs of plastic in the oceans, how it all joins together. You don't learn about anything else. Other than that, you'll focus on the massive issues and the problems are usually bigger from what you can't see. Because you don't know it's there until it's too late. So we should be able to teach these impacts and then fix them before it is too late to change our ways." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from London. (XHTV)

日付：2020年7月4日

RM 142195245

Economic meltdown threatens Europe's war on plastic

Date:RECENT Giving a new life to plastic trash gets Carlos Bento out of bed every morning. But the coronavirus pandemic has seen revenues drop up to 40% at Micronipol, the large recycling facility he runs in central Portugal, and it faces an uncertain future. Micronipol produces recycled polyethylene, the base for plastic bags and bottles. The product is piling up at its warehouses as clients, facing their own economic struggles, shelve their recycling goals. They are opting for cheaper alternatives: non-recycled plastics made from hydrocarbons. As lockdowns were put in place worldwide, a drop in demand for oil pushed prices to historic lows, making virgin plastics - already becoming cheaper than the recycled equivalent - even more affordable. "If we are no longer competitive and if we lose cash we have two options: either someone has to subsidise us so we can keep working or we have to shut down," said Bento, as he stood near a pile of colourful recycled plastic bales. Lower virgin plastic prices could spell disaster for the future of European recyclers like Micronipol. In Europe, virgin polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was over 7%, or 60 euros ($71) per tonne, cheaper than the recycled equivalent last month, data from S&P Global Platts showed. Industry group Plastic Recyclers Europe said firms in most European Union member states have signalled their recycling facilities have drastically reduced their operations and, in many cases, closed their lines for at least a few months. VIRGIN PLASTICS TAX? Piotr Barczak, senior policy officer for waste at the European Environment Bureau, called for a tax to be slapped on all virgin plastics to eliminate the price gap. The impact of the pandemic on recyclers is especially concerning at a time when consumption of plastics is expected to double to 600 million tonnes per year in the coming two decades, according to a report by Zero Waste Europe NGO. And as countries struggle to cope with the economic impact of the health crisis, fears abound that environmental policies are being left behind. EU Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius told Reuters in a written interview that while the Commission had received relatively few requests for extensions or exemptions from EU environmental rules due to the pandemic, the crisis had a "significant impact" on countries' administrative capacities. The EU is to ban a range of single-use plastic items by 2021, a huge ambition which could now be under threat as more and more consumers and restaurants become more dependent on disposable plastic products due to contagion fears. Portugal's Environment Secretary of State Ines dos Santos Costa said her government's ambition to cut disposable plastic products "still stands" but the pandemic has transformed models of production and consumption worldwide. Not far from Portugal's capital Lisbon, recycling sorting facility Amarsul has raised concerns about the vast amounts of plastic gloves and masks it has been receiving. "If the ongoing habit of using disposables continues, we may take a step back we will have to fix later," said chief executive Sandra Silva, adding that a recycling-based economic model "cannot stop because there is a pandemic." 'ACT NOW' Europe generates around 26 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, but less than 30% of that is collected for recycling. Experts say existing targets to improve plastic recycling could be in danger of not being met. Sandra Castro, head of Extruplas firm that makes wooden-like outdoor furniture from plastics it recycles, is hoping the current situation is no more than a temporary bump in the road. But for Sirpa Pietikainen, Finnish member of the European Parliament, the only way to tackle plastic pollution, which some scientists say is fuelling climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, is to produce less waste. "If you thought the coronavirus crisis was bad for the economy, climate change will be 100 times worse - and then you will not only talk about losing GDP points, you will talk about access to medication, water and food," she said. "We really need to act now." (Production: Miguel Pereira, Catarina Demony) (Caption:5070BU-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_EUROPE_PLASTIC)

日付：2020年7月3日

RM 133860163

Sea turtles find protection from Senegal fishermen

In a classic case of "poacher turning gamekeeper",the fishermen of Senegal have joined forces to protect one of the ocean's most endangered species: the sea turtle. "We went from being poachers,the biggest turtle eaters,to being the biggest turtle protectors",says Abdou Karim Sall,a fishermen who is now the manager of a protected marine zone through which the turtles pass IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Gamar Kane,fisherman - Abdou Karim Sall,Chair of the Joal-Fadiouth Marine Protected Area - Youssef El Ali,President of the NGO Océanium

日付：2020年7月3日

RM 131014790

Turks mark Maritime and Cabotage Day with sea events in Istanbul

Turks have been marking the Maritime and Cabotage Day, which falls on Wednesday, with a series of events held across the seas of Turkey's biggest city Istanbul since this week. A day earlier, Sahika Ercumen, a Turkish free diver, dived into the Bosphorus Strait as part of the celebrations to raise awareness about plastic pollution in seas, the state-run Anadolu agency reported. Drawing attention to the increasing amount of plastic waste in the strait, Ercumen said she swam with plastics rather than fish, noting plastic rubbish in the sea has been posing a high risk not just to sea creatures but also to humans. At another event on the strait that took place on Wednesday, some two dozen vessels belonging to the Istanbul municipality performed a spectacular show by spraying water. The 30-km-long Bosphorus flowing between the Asian and European parts of Istanbul is among the busiest waterways in the world with a high volume of transit vessels. "Happy Maritime and Cabotage feast, the symbol of our independence in the sea," Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul, said on his Twitter account. "I also wish that maritime trade, transportation, and culture will further develop in the country," he added. In the upcoming days, various sports races are expected to be held on the seas of Istanbul, which include the Black Sea on the north and the Marmara Sea on the south, according to the municipality. The Turkish parliament adopted the cabotage law in 1926, declaring Turkey's independence in the seas and ending foreign dominance in sea trade across the country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Turkey. (XHTV)

日付：2020年7月2日

RM 128915984

EU lagging behind on climate, gender equality goals

The EU is lagging behind on climate and gender equality goals, the European Union's statistical office said on Monday. In the 2020 report on the progress to the Sustainable Development Goals, the bloc's statistical office - Eurostat showed progress in reducing poverty and improving health over the past five years before the pandemic started. European Commissioner for economy Paolo Gentiloni said these positive developments were however strongly challenged due to the coronavirus outbreak. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAOLO GENTILONI, European Commissioner for economy "Thanks to these efforts, the EU is in a better position to face the current health and economic crisis. We will collectively need more sustainable and resilient societies. This is also a lesson of these months. The progress achieved so far is important, but only a starting point." The report noted only slow progress on environmental targets and showed the EU has "moved away" from the goals on gender equality. The gap between men and women in acquiring education and on the labor market widened, European Commissioner for economy Paolo Gentiloni said. He stressed the situation could worsen due to the lockdown measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Addressing the climate change Gentiloni said Europe was at the forefront on the goals for 2020 and 2030, but still, have the consequences of climate change in place. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAOLO GENTILONI, European Commissioner for economy "Despite these efforts, our countries are increasingly facing the impacts of global climate change. The surface temperature in Europe between 2009 and 2018 was already 1.6 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times, an increase of 0.2 degree Celsius in the preceding decade." Eurostat reports published on Monday showed the progress towards the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. The document contains 17 goals and was adopted in 2015 at the United Nations General Assembly. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Brussels. (XHTV)

日付：2020年6月23日

RM 129484806

プラスチック汚染の現実、タイの海に浮かぶプラスチックごみ

A tour guide was shocked after finding plastic pollution floating in the sea when he went out kayaking at a popular destination in Krabi, southern Thailand. Tawich Suwanpiam had paddled out his kayak from Kho Ngai island into the sea during his free time on Monday (22/06) afternoon. After paddling several metres away from the shore, the tourism worker was greeted by an disheartening amount of garbage in the water. His leisure time was spent collecting the trash and rowing with it back to the beach for it to be properly disposed of. Tawich said this was not the first time that he encountered pollution in their beautiful waters. He said: "I reckon most of the garbage floats over here from Malaysia which is just across the border. I have been doing this for over six years now since I worked here." Tawich believes that the tide pushes the plastic pollution over to their area during monsoons. He said: "I decided to collect it back to the shore as I worried that they might harm the sea creature so I collected them back every time I found them." The ocean lover encouraged locals and tourists to help cleaning the beaches so that they are preserved for future generations. (Original Title: Kayaker collects shocking amount of plastic pollution from beach sea in southern Thailand)

日付：2020年6月22日

RM 127815912

Divers remove rubbish from seabed off Albanian coast

Date:JUNE 13, 2020, FILE Volunteer divers in the Albanian coastal town of Saranda collected tires and other rubbish from the seabed on Saturday (June 13) part of a long-running clean-up of pollution from the marine environment. Volunteer and lawyer Adriatik Lapa said in the nearly 30 years since the fall of communism the sea around Albania had become very polluted with tires and household waste. Lapa said the volunteers wanted to put pressure on the Albanian government to force local governments on the coast and on the shores of lakes to keep rubbish out of nearby waters. The clean up has been ongoing since last year and had been expected to be completed earlier in 2020, but the coronavirus crisis meant it had to be postponed. Lapa said there were still more than 1000 tires still to recover. Albania has one of the most beautiful, but also polluted coastlines, in Europe and the area's volatile history has also brought specific challenges for the volunteers. Albanian army captain Ergys Llanaj said he was giving advice to the volunteers on security as there were still sea mines off the coast of Saranda, left over from World War Two, as well as munitions from civil unrest in 1997. According to local media, volunteers have also planted over 750 trees hoping to raise awareness of the importance of environmental issues in the town, where visits by foreign tourists make up a large part of the local economy. (Production: Florion Goga, Bardh Krasniqi) (Caption:1121CE-ALBANIA-ENVIRONMENT_)

日付：2020年6月13日

RM 127627310

Clean-up of Arctic fuel spill will take 'years'

The clean-up of a massive fuel spill in Russia's Arctic region will take years,Viktor Bronnikov,general director of Transneft Siberia oil and gas transportation company,told AFP at the scene in the remote area. The spill of over 21,000 tonnes of fuel took place after a reservoir collapsed at a power plant operated by a subsidiary of metals giant Norilsk Nickel in the city of Norilsk. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Viktor Bronnikov,general director of Transneft Siberia oil and gas transportation

日付：2020年6月11日

RM 127163774

UN chief urges governments to commit to conservation of oceans

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged governments to commit to the conservation and sustainability of the world's oceans. Guterres sent his message for the World Oceans Day, an international day that takes place annually on June 8. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "The COVID-19 pandemic is a sharp reminder of how we are all intimately connected to each other and to nature. As we work to end the pandemic and build back better, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity and responsibility to correct our relationship with the natural world, including the world's seas and oceans. We rely on the oceans for food, livelihoods, transport, and trade. And, as the lungs of our planet and its largest carbon sink, the oceans play a vital role in regulating the global climate. Today, sea levels are rising due to climate change, threatening lives and livelihoods in low-lying nations and coastal cities and communities around the world. The oceans are becoming more acidic, putting marine biodiversity and essential food chains in jeopardy. And plastic pollution is everywhere. On this World Oceans Day, we focus on Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean. Better understanding of the oceans is essential for conserving fish stocks and discovering new products and medicines. The upcoming United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development will provide impetus and a common framework for action. I urge governments and all stakeholders to commit to the conservation and sustainability of the oceans through innovation and science." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from UN Headquarters. (XHTV)

日付：2020年6月9日

RM 127296229

Cuba rescues coral reef damaged by global warming

Date:RECENT Efforts are underway in Cuba to rescue one of its marine treasures - the coral reefs - as they suffer damage from decades of overfishing, pollution and the effects of climate change. Coral reefs are one of the most biologically diverse and valuable ecosystems on earth, and an estimated 25 percent of marine life depends on reefs at some point in their lifetime. Cuba, which has the best-preserved reefs in the Caribbean, according to an expert in marine biology on the island, has undertaken a project to repopulate its reefs damaged by global warming and human action in Guanahacabibes, in the western province of Pinar del River. "This project that we are carrying out aims to help the reef recover its ecological functions, its ecosystem functions and increase the biodiversity of corals," said Pedro Pablo Chevalier, head of the Biodiversity Department of the National Aquarium in Havana. Chevalier said there are more than 500 coral fragments strewn there in a natural environment for coral cultivation, on a reef that was devastated by a hurricane. However, he said that plastic debris, garbage and cans can kill the corals. "When they cover the corals, they suffocate them, they prevent them from breathing, they prevent the light from reaching them and this is very harmful and is still in the sea," he explained. Chevalier also pointed out that one of the main problems of corals is the high current temperature of the water they are subjected to, which is known as "coral bleaching", which causes considerable mortality. "The effects of climate change are not going to disappear in two months because people are at home," said the expert, referring to the pandemic of the new coronavirus that is plaguing the world and taking millions of lives. His mission? "We are trying to make an assisted selection, an assisted evolution of these corals towards corals that are more resistant to high temperatures, ocean acidification and contamination of Caribbean sea waters," he said. After former presidents Barack Obama of the United States and Raúl Castro of Cuba promoted the reestablishment of relations in 2014, several bilateral agreements were signed for the conservation and care of the environment, including the prevention of spills of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. The Cuban National Aquarium had signed an agreement with the Florida Aquarium at the time of the thaw between both neighboring countries. Divers from the Florida and Cuban Aquarium built a nursery to plant corals in Guanahacabibes since mid-2017, where they anchored 20 trees capable of supporting up to 60 coral fragments to the ocean floor. (Production: Rodrigo Gutierrez, Nelson Gonzalez, Kristin Neubauer) (Caption:2166LA-CUBA-ENVIRONMENT_CORALS)

日付：2020年6月9日

RM 127113531

STOCKSHOTS: Kenya bans single-use plastics in protected areas

Kenya on World Environment Day bars all single-use plastics such as water bottles and straws from its national parks,beaches,forests and other protected areas. STOCKSHOTS of plastic waste

日付：2020年6月5日

RM 127113513

香港海岸に漂着する使い捨てマスクが増加

Anti-virus face masks litter Hong Kong's beaches Surgical masks are washing up in growing quantities on the shores of Hong Kong,a city that has overwhelmingly embraced face coverings to fight the coronavirus. Conservationists say the masks are adding to already alarmingly high levels of plastic waste in the waters around the finance hub. "The single use plastic mask is just another additional burden that we are leaving behind for the future generations on the beach," Gary Stokes,co-founder of OceansAsia,told AFP. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Gary Stokes,co-founder and director of operations at OceansAsia - Amand,construction worker - Percy,salesman

日付：2020年6月4日

RM 127114814

Sacred India river breathes again as lockdown alleviates pollution in New Delhi

Date:JUNE 3, 2020, FILE The Yamuna River, which flows through the Indian capital New Delhi, is showing signs of recovery from years of debilitating pollution following a 10-week lockdown that has resulted in a temporary halt on discharge of chemical waste and toxic effluents into its waters. One of the holiest rivers in India and revered for its religious importance among Hindus, Yamuna, that starts from the icy Himalayan glaciers and flows through New Delhi and Taj Mahal city of Agra, had been reduced to a public drain following decades of neglect as urban and industrial waste continued to flow in. At many places the river was covered by froth churned up by the badly-polluted current. But now the river is flowing again. "Because of lockdown and most of the industries were not able to operate and therefore the industrial discharge, which was going to Yamuna, had actually stopped, and that for sure had reduced the pollution load," said Anshuman Jaiswal, an environmental expert and Associate Director of water resources at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Locals who live along the banks of the river have noticed the changes too. Sanjay Gir, a Hindu priest who lives on the banks of the river in New Delhi, said he could not remember when he had last seen the river water so clean. Jaiswal, however, said the improvements are only marginal, adding that the reduction in pollution levels was not achieved because of human intervention but because of the lockdown and other factors, such as the increase in ecological water flow into the river. He warned that if steps were not taken to sustain the gains, it could soon recede to its earlier dirty self. India is slowly easing one of the biggest lockdowns in human history where 1.3 billion people stayed indoors to avert a massive outbreak of coronavirus infections and industries were shut during the lockdown - that helped drive down overall pollution levels. But this return to pre-coronavirus normalcy could also undo the gains of the last 10 weeks, Jaiswal warned. (Production: Bhushan Kumar, Sunil Kataria) (Caption:5002AS-WORLD-ENVIRONMENTDAY_INDIA_RIVER)

日付：2020年6月3日

RM 127110344

World Environment Day: A mountain of plastic garbage at Medan Marelan landfill, Indonesia

Timelapse video shows local citizens in Indonesia's North Sumatra scavenging items for recycling from a mountain of garbage at a landfill site. The video was captured on June 2 in Medan Marelan district. At the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos earlier this year, Indonesian officials pledged to cut marine plastic debris by 70 percent within the next five years and by 2040 aim to achieve a plastic pollution-free country. Today (Friday) is World Environment Day. (Original Title: World Environment Day: A mountain of plastic garbage at Medan Marelan landfill, Indonesia)

日付：2020年6月2日

RM 144238599

Hemp: the solution to face masks pollution?

Date:SEPTEMBER 10, 2020, FILE In a factory south of Paris, a laser cuts through a hemp canvas on the production line of what the manufacturer says is Europe's first compostable face mask. Geochanvre pitches the hemp masks, priced at around one euro each, as a means to reduce the mountain of plastic waste from single-use protective gear that environmentalists say will take centuries to decompose and is already polluting the oceans. Governments, healthcare providers and corporations have collectively bought hundreds of billions of single-use face masks, gloves and other protective gear to protect their staff and citizens amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. "It's heresy not to ban polyethylene products, materials that are shipped to all corners of the world. Use local agricultural materials," Frederic Roure, the founding president of Geochanvre, told Reuters. "This is a natural product and will go back into the soil." Hemp's properties mean that no other products are needed to ensure the mask acts as an effective filter. The lining includes a corn blend to bring some added comfort, and the elastic band is recyclable. Bails of hemp fibre are passed through compressors and over rollers before emerging as hard-packed flat sheets, ready to be cut into face mask panels that are then folded by hand. Customers, mostly from Europe and Canada, have so far bought 1.5 million hemp masks from the company since March. Worldwide, an estimated 129 billion single-use face masks and 65 billion gloves are used every month, according to a study in the Environmental Science and Technology journal. Most single-use protective gear is made from plastics including polypropylene, polythene and vinyl. Disposable plastic masks that end up in the oceans could take up to 450 years to decompose, according to Waste Free oceans. (Production: Yiming Woo) (Caption:5030LI-HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_FRANCE_HEMP_MASK)

日付：2020年6月

RM 126813336

From waste into eco-friendly products, Gazan youths think big

STORY: From waste into eco-friendly products, Gazan youths think big DATELINE: May 31, 2020 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST 1. various of a group of young women recycling waste into eco-friendly products 2. SOUNDBITE 1(Arabic): ETAF HAMAD, Organizer of the initiative 3. various of a group of young women recycling waste into eco-friendly products 4. SOUNDBITE 2(Arabic): DANIA ABDUL-RAHMAN, Local resident 5. various of a group of children recycling waste into eco-friendly products 6. SOUNDBITE 3(Arabic): LAMEES AHMED, Local resident 7. various of a group of young women recycling waste into eco-friendly products STORYLINE A group of seven Palestinian young women have launched a local initiative to recycle the residential waste into eco-friendly products as a step to reduce the environmental pollution. Glass, plastic, cardboard, metal bottles and clothing are among the most common domestic waste in the Gaza Strip which suffers from the acute garbage issue. According to a 2018 report of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the average household waste in the Gaza Strip stands at 2,150 tons every day. Burning garbage is a standard tool used by the residents in the impoverished coastal enclave to get rid of the accumulated trash in dozens of places across Gaza. However, burning does more harm than good. "It is no longer a secret that burning can cause long-term health problems," said Etaf Hamad, an organizer of the initiative, adding that "living in an unhealthy environment is increasing the risk of viral infections including the coronavirus." SOUNDBITE 1(Arabic): ETAF HAMAD, Organizer of the initiative "The initiative was launched in a competition announced by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and was chosen from among the best youth initiatives in Gaza Strip. The main idea aims to recycle household waste into eco-friendly products. Our initiative is better known as recycling to be more beautiful and has many useful goals." Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in January and its quick spread across the globe, the World Health Organization has urged people to live in a healthy environment and maintain their hygiene to prevent the spread of the virus. That, however, has proven to be difficult in Gaza, said Hamad, stressing that Gazans are suffering from the lack of medical staff, equipment and treatment, which prompted her and a group of other volunteers to come up with the recycling initiative that aimed at protecting the environment. Moreover, they are also trying to involve their children in the initiative. Encouraging mothers like themselves, the organizers had shared their videos on Facebook, calling on others to join in. The videos went viral, with many other women deciding to participate, said Hamad. "Women are the ones who are raising children and can thus bring about the much needed change," Hamad explained. Dania Abdul-Rahman from Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip was busy with her kids making soft puppets by using clothing and manufacturing flowerpots from plastic bottles. SOUNDBITE 2(Arabic): DANIA ABDUL-RAHMAN, Local resident "The initiative is a perfect idea and I liked to joint it. Besides, it has assisted me to earn some money after I mastered the recycling mechanism. I make small puppets used as accessories for wedding halls and birthday parties. Moreover, I teach my kids the basics of the recycling and to make their own accessories by themselves by using old things." The 42-year-old mother of five told Xinhua that she was worried about the spread of the virus in the most populated area, especially in light of medical equipment's shortage. "The initiative has helped me to overcome my fears and take matters into my own hands, contributing to the creation of a healthy environment," explained Abdul-Rahman. Earning about 150 U.S. dollars a month, she said that it is enough to support her family amid the current uncertainty. Another volunteer, Lamees Ahmed, who is only 11 years old, showed her friends a small bag that she has just made by herself from her old blouse. "My mother taught me how to use my old clothes to turn them into something completely different," the young girl told Xinhua, adding that she will encourage her friends to adopt the recycling mechanism. SOUNDBITE 3(Arabic): LAMEES AHMED, Local resident "Following recycling, we can transform our area into a healthy environment by using old materials. I recycle a plastic bottle into a flowerpot; I can recycle an old blouse into a pillow. Also, we can use old beads to make some accessories. I just made a small box to put my beautiful accessories inside it." "Such initiatives will help the community to reduce their waste that could harm the environment," Chairman of National Institute for Environment and Development Ahmed Hilles told Xinhua, adding that 80 percent of Gaza's waste is made of organic constituents. He noted that his institute had implemented dozens of initiatives to help the local families reduce their domestic waste and recycle most of the organic garbage. "The Palestinian government, as well as the area's various environmental institutes have to support all youth initiatives that help the people to protect themselves from the disease," Hilles added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza. (XHTV)

日付：2020年5月31日

RM 126767037

Businesses reopen as Morocco eases virus lockdown in Casablanca

Bookstores,perfumeries and restaurants: shops are partially reopening using delivery services in downtown Casablanca in Morocco after two months of lockdown. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Boulahsen Brahim,bookseller in the Maarif district of Casablanca - Boutkorait Zouhir,perfumer in the Maarif district of Casablanca - Simohammed el-Ghaldy,pizzeria owner

日付：2020年5月29日

RM 126883926

ロックダウン中に海のプラスチックごみを掃除する男性＝フィリピン

A man in the Philippines spent the coronavirus lockdown collecting plastic pollution from the ocean. Jemar Sobrio, 35, from Mocaboc Island, Bohol province, started to do the coastal cleanup alone to pass the time while unable to work because of the pandemic. On the first day, he was able to collect five sacks of assorted garbage which was mostly plastic trash. He said: "Our neighbours asked to help me after consecutive days of coming home with heavy sacks of garbage. We live a few meters away from the sea so I let them come with me." Jemar's neighbour's children also started picking up trash on the coast when they saw the adults cleaning up. Footage taken on May 25 shows Jemar with a neighbour further in the sea diving for the trash while the children were cleaning the beach. With everyone's help, Jemar is now able to rid the beach of more than 20 sacks of plastic pollution each day. He said: "I will continue this advocacy until the island becomes garbage-free and regain its beauty. I am also hoping that someone will notice me and support me to continue this course." The Bohol province has been placed under a more relaxed community quarantine the entire month of May which permits locals to go out as long as they follow social distancing measures. (Original Title: Filipino man has spent lockdown collecting plastic pollution from the sea)

日付：2020年5月25日

RM 126870229

底にゴム手袋やマスク、新型コロナウイルス対策が環境を汚す＝フランス

A diver took the video while cleaning up the Mediterranean waters off the French southeastern coast. Masks and gloves were found along with other heaps of trash in the waters. He also pleaded everyone to dispose of our trash responsibly amidst the COVID-19 pandemic as disposable masks usage skyrockets. (Original Title: France: Masks And Gloves Found Among Heaps Of Trash In Polluted Coast)

日付：2020年5月23日

RM 126387724

Images from Hanzheng Street Wholesale Market area in Wuhan

Residents of Wuhan shop at Hanzheng Street Wholesale Market on Sunday morning. Life is slowly returning to normal after the city's lockdown was fully lifted in April but the city was given a fresh jolt when several new local infections emerged last weekend. IMAGES

日付：2020年5月17日

RM 126240163

路上に捨てられたマスクやゴム手袋＝レバノン

Gloves and masks litter Middle East amid virus panic Disposable masks and gloves that remain in high demand to protect populations from the coronavirus pandemic litter the streets of several Middle Eastern and Mediterranean capitals,adding to the existing environmental pollution. IMAGES

日付：2020年5月12日

RM 126462278

新型コロナウイルス禍でも減らないプラスチックゴミ

Date:MAY 15, 2020, MAY 14, 2020, RECENT It has been months since Amara Wichithong last used her standup paddle board to collect trash from a creek connecting a residential area to Thailand's famed seaside resort town of Pattaya. The 57-year-old former Thai national windsurfer is the local go-to person when huge amounts of trash are discovered in local waters. Amara runs a windsurfing shop in Pattaya, but has always had a passion for protecting the environment and after several months of lockdown, the amount of plastic waste that comes with home-delivered food is stoking her fears. "I worry that after COVID-19, I would imagine that the sea will be filled with trash," Amara told Reuters. The coronavirus pandemic forced school closures and authorities told people to stay home, and far from falling, Bangkok's plastic waste has soared 62% in volume in April, as more people opt for food and goods to be delivered to homes. The amount of plastic waste generated during the coronavirus lockdown period has surged by 15% in Thailand, local media reported, citing the Pollution Control Department. Even if the pandemic eases, environmentalists fear Thailand is simply a pointer for the situation elsewhere in Southeast Asia, home to four of the world's top five plastic polluters of the ocean. For years, Amara and her team of volunteers would pick out plastic trash from local waters and mangrove forests to prevent it from ending up in the ocean. They have also installed a net made from fishermen's net scraps in a creek to trap floating waste before it reaches the sea, leaving gaping holes at the bottom so fish can swim through. Collected trash is then sorted and donated to garbage collectors for sale and recycling. As much as 3,432 tonnes of plastic was thrown away in the Thai capital each day in April, up from last year's average of 2,115 tonnes, city data shows. Contaminated items, from takeaway bags to containers, bottles and cups, made up more than 80%. Since the coronavirus outbreak, having food and goods delivered to their doorstep has become a new normal for many Thais. But while home delivery services offer more options and convenience to consumers, they have also added tonnes of plastic to the country's already struggling waste management system. "There are both pros and cons from the new normal. The pro is that people are aware of how great nature is without trash, we have more sightings of rare marine animals which makes them cherish nature more. People are willing to help reduce plastic waste. However, on the other hand, the other new normal is the (plastic waste from) food deliveries and even if the COVID-19 outbreak is over, it will continue to and definitely increase in amount. It's obvious that food delivery is the culprit of the single-use plastic problem," said Marine biologist Thon Thamrongwasawat. The food delivery sector is estimated to have grown 33% in just over a month to about 4.5 billion baht ($139 million), said Siwat Luangsomboon, deputy managing director of Kasikorn Research Center, a unit of the Thai bank. Food delivery service Line Man, owned by Japanese chat app Line Corp, has seen order numbers grow 300% from the beginning of Bangkok's lockdown in March through the end of April, a company representative told Reuters. Singapore-based Grab, another app, reported 400% growth in its food delivery business in the week after the lockdown, but said numbers later dropped to slightly above normal. Foodpanda Thailand said it saw orders grow 50% in March from February, with a rise of 10% in April on the month, while weekly transactions hit a high in the first week of May. (Production: Artorn Pookasook, Juarawee Kittisilpa) (Caption:1003AS-HEALTH-Plastic trash surge during coronavirus lockdown spurs Thai environmentalist into action CORONAVIRUS_THAILAND_ENVIRONMENT)

日付：2020年5月12日

RM 126304048

捨てられた漁師網に絡まり死んでしまったウミガメの子供＝インド

Thousands of baby olive ridley sea turtles are trapped in abandoned fishing nets overwhelming efforts of rescuers to save them on an Indian beach. A video filmed on May 12 by journalist, Bismay Pradhan, shows several of these poor animals fatally trapped in plastic wires at Podampetta beach in Ganjam district in eastern India. Local residents said a huge number of baby turtles had perished though there was no count of the victims. Many felt the local forest officials had not taken the problem seriously. Pradhan said: "I have seen thousands of turtle babies trapped in fishing nets both on the shore and in the sea.” “I am upset by the attitude of local forest officials. They should have deployed more personnel to free the babies from the nets," he added. Honorary Wildlife Warden, Subhendu Mallik, said: “Ironically many of these nets were used by forest department officials to fence off parts of the beach to keep predators like dogs and jackals away.” “They should never have used these nets as they always posed a risk of entrapping the babies” he added. Thousands of endangered Olive Ridley turtles visit Indian shores to lay eggs every year. (Original Title: Abandoned fishing nets turn into deathtraps for thousands of baby turtles on Indian beach)

日付：2020年5月12日

RM 126160080

As lockdown ends, Paris gets Covid chic with trendy masks

Once upon a time,if you wanted to get ahead you got a hat. Today,if you want step outside your front door you need a mask. As fashion-conscious Paris prepares to de-confine,these "new accessories" are quite literally a must-have and designers and tailors are working to create masks that are both accessible and beautiful. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Stéphanie Coudert,fashion designer - Sam,manager of a hair salon who came to pick up masks she ordered from Coudert - Faty Musa,manager of Barakatou,which is making and donating masks

日付：2020年5月10日

RM 126384139

長さ30センチのプラスチックを亀のお尻から引っ張り出す獣医＝タイ

A turtle is recovering after a 30cm long piece of plastic pollution was taken out of its intestines. The marine creature was found struggling to walk after being washed ashore in Rayong, eastern Thailand, on May 10. Locals contacted the rescue service who tool the green sea turtle to the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Centre. Footage shows a veterinarian slowly pulling the thin plastic bag out of the creature's bottom. The plastic was 30 centimetres long and had been affecting the turtle's digestion, causing it to become constipated. The veterinarian said the extraneous rubbish stuck inside the turtle would have eventually caused it to die had it not been removed. He said: "The plastic garbage that people throw out washes into the seas, where it becomes highly dangerous for the animals. They eat the the plastic without knowing that it is not edible then it slowly kills them.'' The turtle is being nursed back to health and rehabilitated before staff release it back into the ocean. (Original Title: Thai vet pulls 30cm long piece of plastic pollution from turtle's backside)

日付：2020年5月10日

RM 126421632

釣り糸が絡まったアシカを助ける＝ナミビア

SEAL SUPERHERO - This is the intense footage that shows the dramatic rescues of seals in distress. Naude Dreyer, 37, is the founder of Ocean Conservation Namibia who spend their time watching over the seal colonies at Pelican Point Walvis Bay, Namibia, Africa. The huge problem the area faces with pollution often leads to the seals becoming tangled in fishing wire and various other waste that washes up on the beach. These videos were filmed between January - May 2020. Original Title:Dramatic rescuing of seals in distress

日付：2020年5月

RM 125771081

【新型コロナウィルス感染症】Virus drives Tehran cabbies around the bend

Usually Tehran's tens of thousands of taxi drivers have to battle maddening traffic but now the coronavirus is driving them around the bend. It has put the brakes on most forms of transportation,and taxi services have been among the hardest hit in Tehran,a city of more than eight million. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Mohammad,Iranian taxi driver - Rouhallah,Iranian taxi driver - Homayoun,Iranian taxi driver

日付：2020年4月27日

RM 125571808

家でサーフィン気分を味わう？＝マレーシア

Coronavirus restrictions may have stopped surfer Thomas Cervetti catching the waves, but he’s let his imagination run wild with this amazing stop-motion film, recreating the magic of surfing from the comfort of his own home.Cervetti, who is living in Malaysia, made “Homenesia” the destination for his contribution to the #homebreakchallenge, using sheets and other household articles to remarkable effect. The initiative has been encourage by the World Surf League in a bid to get people surfing, even if they can’t get to a beach.Cervetti is co-founder of Nomads Surfing, a business that builds environmentally friendly surfboards and supports efforts to reduce plastic pollution in the sea. Cervetti carried that green message into his video.Speaking to Storyful, he said, “The reason I made that video was first to enter the #homebreakchallenge from the World Surf League but also to have an impact on people [regarding] plastic pollution. That’s why I am picking up trash at the end of the video.” Credit: Thomas Cervetti via Storyful (Original Title: Surfer Doesn't Let Lockdown Stop Him Catching Some Waves)

日付：2020年4月7日

RM 124722580

【新型コロナウィルス感染症】Thai monks make talisman face masks from recycled plastic

A Buddhist monk scrawls a prayer on an orange face mask beseeching "an end to the suffering" caused by the deadly coronavirus a finishing touch to the facial covering weaved out of recycled plastic at one Thai temple. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES - Pranom Thammalankalo,abbot - Chamnanwej Sutthiyano,talisman master

日付：2020年3月23日

RM 124649312

Yemenis struggle for living amid severe water shortage

Every year on March 22, the world celebrates World Water Day to highlight the importance of freshwater. In the war-torn Yemen, the poorest Arab country, people struggle for living amid severe water shortage. For people in Hajjah province of northwestern Yemen, the scarcity and pollution of the water are the biggest challenges for them. At a village named Bani Faid in Midi District of the province, searching for water is part of daily life for local children as most of them need to help their families. In addition, the water they can find and drink is usually not ideal for drinking. It can cause diseases especially for children. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HASSAN MUSABEH JERBIHI, Local resident "Today is the World Water Day, and the world celebrates water. We are in the village of Bani Faid in Midi district. We are suffering from a water crisis, especially in light of the destruction of all infrastructure projects due to the war. Our children also suffer from going to get water from long distances, some of them even do not have means to transport water to their homes. Others use animals to transport water. Sometimes these animals cause injuries and disabilities to our children. The lack of safe drinking water in our area causes diseases in children. That is why we have appealed to the world to provide sustainable projects and water analysis stations to alleviate the suffering of our children." The war grinding between Houthi rebels and the exiled government backed by the Saudi-led coalition has destroyed Yemen's health care system and disabled much of the infrastructure for clean water and sanitation. Cholera in Yemen has set the world's highest record with the infection of over one million people and over 2,000 have been confirmed dead since 2017, according to World Health Organization. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hajjah, Yemen. (XHTV)

日付：2020年3月23日