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Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… ink. Our distribution policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint. Recommended citation: UNEP (2016). Marine … Polymers are large organic molecules composed of repeating carbon-based units or chains that occur naturally and can be … own, a realistic estimate of the total current standing stock of plastic in the ocean, including plastic on the …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… impact on marine mammals at the individual, population and stock levels. Rules and permits are already in force in many … ions, compared with pre-industrial levels. Even if all carbon emissions stopped today, it would still take thousands … Caldeira, K., and Wickett, E. (2003). ‘Anthropogenic carbon and ocean pH: The coming centuries may see more ocean …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… a pioneering national study estimating the annual flow and stock of marine litter.50 In 2011, South Korea centralized … National Legislation and Policies 17 Contribute to a low carbon economy by treating “waste as a resource”; Improve … S., Y. Li, Junyan Hu, and Tracy P.Y. Mok. 2011. “Carbon footprint of shopping (grocery) bags in China, Hong …