Six new projects to explore impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous communities

Permanent Pollution – Research projects explore plastic contamination in Indigenous communities

Despite the many conveniences of plastic products, we’re only beginning to understand the way that tiny microplastics and invisible nanoplastics contaminate land, water, wildlife and our bodies.

Six new projects to explore impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous communities

Plastic pollution is found nearly everywhere on Earth and threatens ecosystems, wildlife, and potentially human health. What is Canada doing about it? Most recently, the federal Ministry of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature has announced nearly $2.4 million in research funding to help deepen its understanding of the social, cultural, and economic impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous communities. This initiative, launched in partne…