Marine Litter. Plight of Migratory Birds Highlighted

World Migratory Bird Day 2019 on 11 May was a good reason to place the spotlight on the negative impact of plastic pollution on migratory birds, particularly ocean birds and their habitats.

The internationally-recognised day is an 2006 initiative launched by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), an international body of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA), under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme.

It is celebrated twice a year, on the second Saturday in May and October, and this year the theme is Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!