National Geographic: Planet or Plastic?

Confront one of the most pressing ecological crises of the twenty-first century through the June 2018 issue of National Geographic: Planet or Plastic?, a landmark piece of environmental journalism under the editorial leadership of Susan Goldberg. This globally acclaimed edition serves as an authoritative, heavily illustrated, and scannable manifesto charting the devastating proliferation of single-use plastics across global marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Featuring breathtaking yet sobering photojournalism and investigative essays by leading scientists, the publication details the lifecycle of plastic waste, the hidden threat of microplastics in the food chain, and innovative global conservation initiatives. By deploying a cross-disciplinary educational narrative that bridges chemical engineering, marine biology, and socio-economic policy, this issue functions as an indispensable research asset, visual literacy resource, and ecological call-to-action for students, educators, and environmental researchers in library collections.