是冰山還是塑膠袋？《National Geographic》封面藏著我們面臨的地球危機

一直以來，《National Geographic》國家地理雜誌不斷地推陳出新，藉由攝影作品和議題文章，向讀者傳遞世界各地的重要資訊，深入地球每一個國家角落，探討生態環境以及社會時事。

在全新六月刊雜誌封面上，他們以一張震撼的照片，刻畫我們面臨的地球危機。海平面上露出一角冰山，乍看似乎訴說老生常談的地球暖化的現狀，但看到底，才驚覺它真實的面貌。

Planet or Plastic?

原來海平面上方的並非冰山一隅，它是浮出水面的塑膠袋，封面標語寫著「地球或是塑膠？」並標註：「每年將近 180 億磅的垃圾流向大海，而且這只是冰山一角。」告訴我們首要面臨的困境，是塑膠帶給人類和環境的後續影響，若不再作出改變、接受事實，地球有一日終究被塑膠覆蓋。

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Photo by @RandyOlson, as I continue to "pollute" the @natgeo feed all day today with images of the global plastic waste crisis. What are you doing to take responsibility for the plastic you use? Share ideas in the comments! #PlanetorPlastic ___________ The race to cities generates workers for the informal plastic waste industry. People rush to mega-cities without having any way of supporting themselves. There are millions of workers involved in informal industries like plastic recycling—from the Dharavi slums of India to the Baseco slums in the Philippines. There are entire communities involved in plastic waste and everyone has a specialty. Some have contacts with hospitals or casinos to bring plastic waste into the slums for processing. Others sort white bottles, or broken plastic buckets. Some groups have access to vehicles and can take the material to junk shops that store the waste in the same way a wheat farmer stores the grain, waiting for better pricing. And finally there are those with big trucks who take the plastic bales to ports or large local processing companies. Sometimes the plastic doesn’t make it out of the slums. There are businesses that make finished plastic objects like flip flops from the plastic waste being sorted by the business next door. _________ These images are part of a multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to help. Take Your Pledge: natgeo.com/environment/plasticpledge

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過去我們曾向讀者分享國外吹起的環保新運動，在抵制塑膠吸管的背後，正宣傳著相同的理念，呼籲大眾重視生態環境。也許，你會覺得使不使用塑膠和你沒有直接的關聯，但這些塑膠廢棄物流進海洋後，會被分解成微小碎屑，再被無知的海中生物吃下，最後端上餐桌的海鮮裡，會藏著你看不見的化學物質，它具有致癌或有毒的物質成分，長期累積下來，導致人體出現健康傷害。

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Photo by @randyolson. Yes, I’m still polluting @natgeo’s feed with pictures to draw attention to the global plastic waste crisis. Manila’s Pasig River dumps into Manila Bay, and beach goers enjoy a solid floor of plastic waste to lounge upon. I live in a U.S. town with an ocean beach, and I wonder if and when I will begin to encounter this much plastic on my own beach walks. We all share the same oceans. Mussels and other shellfish increasingly eat microplastics, and these mussels share the oceans with all of us as well. The final photo in this gallery is from Dhaka where people are living in similar conditions on their waterways. Beach cleanups in these areas don’t work… the trash is back the next week. #PlanetorPlastic _________ These images are part of a multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to help. Take Your Pledge: natgeo.com/environment/plasticpledge

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“One bag can kill more than once”

攝影師 John Cancalos 在西班牙垃圾掩埋場裡，拍下一隻鸛被塑膠袋纏住的畫面。看似毫無殺傷力的塑膠袋，竟會造成生物窒息或變成一個陷阱。攝影師成功解救了牠，卻無法保證其他鳥類日後的命運。這或許和我們普遍認知不同，除了海洋生物，塑膠危機已經涵蓋至所有生態中。

此外，攝影師 Jordi Chias 在海底捕捉到赤蠵龜被老舊漁網困住，差點窒息死亡的畫面。攝影師 Justin Hofman 拍下海馬抓著一支塑膠棉花棒。另一張照片中，寄居蟹用塑膠蓋取代貝殼保護自己。至 2015 年止，全球已經產出 69 億噸塑料垃圾，其中僅有 9％被回收，12％被焚燒處理，剩下的 79％仍堆積在環境中。據悉，已有高達 700 種海洋生物吃下或被纏在塑膠當中。

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Photo and words by @JustinHofman (Justin Hofman) | This is a photo that I wish didn’t exist, but now that it does, I want everyone to see it. What started as an opportunity to photograph a cute little sea horse turned into one of frustration and sadness as the incoming tide brought with it countless pieces of trash and sewage. This sea horse drifts with the trash day in and day out as it rides the currents that flow along the Indonesian archipelago. This photo serves as an allegory for the current and future state of our oceans. What sort of future are we creating? How can your actions shape our planet? ____________ Entertainer and activist Zooey Deschanel (@zooeydeschanel), co-founder of the Farm Project (@farmproject), is guest curating the @natgeo feed today as we launch Planet or Plastic? (#PlanetorPlastic), a multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic crisis. Check back throughout the day to see Zooey’s selection of powerful images related to ocean plastics and the threat they pose to the environment.

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透過幾位傑出攝影師的作品，帶領讀者重新思考我們和塑膠之間的關係，進而反省思考。透過不同的視角，從地球的每一個角落凝視此刻的塑膠危機，相信你也會重新領悟一番。《National Geographic》持續帶給世人驚豔又震撼的資訊，那些我們不願面對的真相，正一步步影響著地球和人類，地球需要你我共同維護。

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Photo and words by @thomaspeschak | Whale sharks are the largest fish in the ocean and can reach an incredible length of 40 feet. You think that being so gigantic would make these sharks immune to plastic pollution, but unfortunately this is not the case. A recent scientific study revealed that filter feeding marine animals like whale sharks accidentally ingest considerable amounts of microplastics. At less than five mm in size (about the size of a single sesame seed), microplastics are similar in dimension to a whale shark’s regular tiny plankton meals. Yes, the world’s largest fish feeds almost exclusively on near microscopic krill, copepods, fish eggs and crab larvae. Removing all microplastics from our oceans is pretty much an impossible task, so at present the only solution is preventing plastics from getting into ocean in the first place. We all have an important role to play in safeguarding whale sharks and other filter feeding marine animals from microplastics, which are regularly added to thousands of personal care, cleaning and cosmetic products including exfoliant scrubs and toothpastes. By not purchasing or consuming such items we can ensure that the endless flow of microplastics entering the ocean is finally dammed, allowing marine animals to feast on plankton without also ingesting plastic. ____________ Entertainer and activist Zooey Deschanel (@zooeydeschanel), co-founder of the Farm Project (@farmproject), guest curated the @NatGeo feed today to mark ‘Planet or Plastic?’ (#PlanetorPlastic), a multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic crisis. Check back to see more images about our impacts on the environment from @NatGeo photographers.

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Photo by @randyolson | In the USA, we rarely see our plastic waste once we’ve taken it to the curb. But it is a different story in the burgeoning economies often found in Asia and Africa, where people live on and co-exist with their culture’s plastic trash. Mismanaged plastic trash clutters the landscape so severely that some 40 nations, including Kenya, have passed strict laws banning or taxing the use of plastic bags. This photo shows a commuter's view of our plastic world in Mumbai, India. #PlanetorPlastic _________ These images are part of a multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to help. Take Your Pledge: natgeo.com/environment/plasticpledge

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Photo by @florianschulzvisuals // As the ice begins to thaw, a huge male polar bear investigates the backbone of a fin whale. The carcass has been providing food for many bears the previous summer. This image was the opener of my first National Geographic story a few years back. I spent many months following polar bears in different corners of the Arctic. My name is Florian Schulz and I am excited to now be sharing my work with you on @natgeo . My photography and film work mainly focuses on the large interconnected wilderness areas that remain on our globe. My greatest passion are long-term documentary projects, where I can immerse myself into the wild and get a true understanding of a place and its wildlife. Please follow me @florianschulzvisuals to see more images from the magical wild side of our planet. #polarbear #svalbard #wildlifephotography #florianschulzphotography #arctic

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