Beneath this picture-postcard surface, however, the Mediterranean Sea is in the throes of a man-made environmental crisis. At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, in September, the Mediterranean plastic crisis was firmly on the agenda. The Mediterranean Sea is in the throes of a man-made environmental crisis. Greenish, a social enterprise running educational activities aimed at achieving sustainable development, has organized a number of beach cleanups targeting plastic waste. Plastic waste is a growing problem for the 21 countries that share the 28,000 km Mediterranean coastline.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 21, 2021 20:52 UTC