In a bid to spread its important message on sustainability, a delegation from the Mirpuri Foundation visited Gil Vicente school to explore with the children there the growing problems associated with plastic pollution. Foundation Founder and Medical Adviser, Doctor Luíza Mirpuri, was joined by Foundation…
New research uncovers microplastics in every corner of the planet Plastic contamination will have a “catastrophic” effect on human health unless urgent action is taken, according to experts. The warning comes as analysis of seawater collected during the Volvo Ocean Race, an extreme round-the-world sailing…
Dead whales and turtles washed up on beaches with plastic in their stomachs; an alarming rise in prostate and testicular cancers among men… The environment is in a mess owing to human activity worldwide and it is getting worse. Portuguese doctor Luísa Varela Mirpuri is…