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UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics

… 1FORESIGHT Brief Early Warning, Emerging Issues and Futures SCIENCE DIVISION … square kilometre 100 Plastic currents A giant distribution system for marine plastics 4FORESIGHT Brief Early Warning, …
18 Jun 2026 Document

Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures

… life, marine mammals in particular, and that a regulatory system is needed to mitigate such effects has grown in recent … restricting the use of organotin-based antifoulants: as early as 1982 the use of organotin paint on boats smaller … of approaching vessels or their timely alertness to warning signals emitted from a ship; moreover, the frequency …
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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… pollutants’ and polluted areas), as well as a longer term system wide shift in the economy to be low carbon, circular … Hence the need to address product design and material use early in the development of these technologies. • Recycling … DDT Tobacco Acid Rain Asbestos Mercury Science: Early warning to scientific confidence causality G Policy Action: …
18 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… Initiative GISIS Global Integrated Shipping Information System GPA Global Programme of Action for the Protection of … were reported in the scientific literature in the early 1970s, with little reaction from much of the scientific … appear in the peer-reviewed scien- tific literature in the early 1970s (Carpenter et al. 1972). Such observations were …
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