{"id":26527,"date":"2022-10-24T13:01:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T12:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=26527"},"modified":"2023-12-13T15:13:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T15:13:48","slug":"three-uk-microplastics-scientists-receive-prestigious-volvo-environment-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/three-uk-microplastics-scientists-receive-prestigious-volvo-environment-prize\/26527\/","title":{"rendered":"Three UK microplastics scientists receive prestigious Volvo Environment Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"
The work of Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Professor Tamara Galloway OBE, and Professor Penelope Lindeque has been instrumental in highlighting the global issues of marine litter from microplastics during the last 20 years.<\/p>\n
The researchers have helped pioneer changes in global policy and international government legislation, such as the United Nations Treaty on Plastic Pollution, signed by 175 nations earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Professor Thompson, Head of the International Marine Litter Research Unit at the University of Plymouth, said:\u00a0\u201cWe are all delighted and deeply honoured to be this year\u2019s Volvo Environment Prize\u00a0laureates and to get such recognition is wonderful for our teams and us. Our collaborations over the past two decades are a perfect example of the joined-up thinking required to address the global issue of microplastic pollution. We want our science to be beneficial to society and to protect our marine environment for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n