Yell-ing for change

Closer to home: Youths must start to look at local issues such as the impact of plastic pollution on the turtles in Terengganu. — 123rf.com

Environmental issues in global affairs are gaining prominence as countries recognise the importance of collective action to deal with challenges that confront our planet.

These concerns, which stem from human activities, fall in the realm of environmental diplomacy. Three main challenges that we have to grapple with are climate change, biodiversity loss and plastic pollution.