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Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… Frisch (Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species), Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Alice Hicuburundi, … Resources CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals CSIRO Commonwealth Science and … What makes a good indicator? … Developing an indicator framework …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… physical effects of marine vessels on benthic habitats and species … 7.1. Levels of toxicity Whereas mortality is a good indicator of the level of toxicity because it is easy to … the degree of DNA integrity has been proposed as an indicator of genotoxicity and an effective biomarker for …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… beautiful, yet fragile ecosystems support many endemic species and are ringed by coral reefs and mangrove forests … However, litter does not respect these boundaries. All species living in these habitats may most likely be impacted. … beverage packaging and smoking materials. This can be an indicator of the behavioural pattern of the public and the …
UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics
… pollution is reported to affect more than 700 marine species with 17 per cent of these species identified as near threatened, vulnerable, endangered … plastics also have potential as a pathway for invasive species (NOAA 2017) (Carlton, et al. 2017). The impacts of …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). See Appendix A for a more complete list. … pollution and lost or abandoned gear on fish and non-fish species; section 8.3.2 asserts that port states also have a … Commission has noted that “[a]t least 267 different species have suffered from entanglement or ingestion of …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… ecosystems and impacts human health and welfare of living species. Research on global material flows and material and … Cycle Policy is one example), have set targets with indicator frameworks for resource efficiency (Straub 2009; … up prevents by-catch of unwanted fish and other marine species. Designed for large-scale deployments • Recycling is …