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The Ocean
Plastic pollution: it's time to clean up our act, not just the beach
Plastic pollution cannot be solved by individuals – it demands wide and systemic change. It's time for a global treaty to address this issue at source.
Neeshad Shafi is an environmentalist, educator and social change advocate from Doha, Qatar, with more than five years' of experience in analyzing global environmental and climate politics with a special focus on the Middle East. He is one of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers.
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