Big story on Sky News by James Robinson today about ‘forever chemicals’ being found in 330 species across the world from polar bears to monkeys. It can be a bit frightening to really understand the scale of the pollution problems we face. But we have to look, we have to see, and we have to act.

And reducing the exposure to forever chemicals, also known as POPS or Persistent Organic Pollutants, is at the heart of UNEP’s ISLANDS Programme, working in 33 SIDS around the world to reduce the presence of, and damage caused by, these toxic chemicals.