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Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… of Action for the Protection of the Environment from Land-based Activities GPML Global Partnership on Marine … Litter prevention from land-based sources - GPA … Plastic degradation … 5.2 Land-based sectors generating macroplastic litter … 185 Factors controlling degradation …
Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… of Action for the Protection of Marine Environment from Land- based Activities GPA/IGR-2 - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of Marine Environment from Land-based Activities/Second Intergovernmental Review Meeting … Developing States (SIDS), 2013, further identified the degradation of the coastal marine environment and inadequate …
UN Environment foresight brief: marine plastics litter and microplastics
… and tourism or are transported by rivers and wind from land-based sources linked to almost every human activity but … from the breakdown of larger plastic particles due to degradation by sunlight, abrasion by wave activity at the … reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… 13 3. Laws Governing the Production and Use of Land-Based Materials Causing Marine Litter … into the Marine Environment ..................38 4.1 Land-Based Waste Disposal Requirements … regional authorities on how to prevent and reduce marine degradation from land- based pollution and activities. The …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and land that emanates from man-made activity and that degrades … ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the cross-cutting categories of … energy production, reduce deforestation and forest degradation, and restore degraded lands (International …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… on the part of the Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea, or IUCN concerning the legal status of any … reflect those of Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea or IUCN. This publication has been made possible … pollution, overfishing, introduced species and habitat degradation have been identified as the principal causes of …
Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources
… secondary microplastics that originate mostly from the degradation of large plastic waste into smaller plastic … losses of primary microplastics (98%) are generated from land- based activities Only 2% is generated from activities … activities performed by businesses and by households on land or at sea The main known primary microplastic sources …
Promoting regional approaches to tackle the global problem of marine debris (litter)
… to prevent, reduce and manage debris, including from land- based sources, at local and regional levels; and b. … to find ways to prevent, reduce and manage debris from land-based and marine-based sources, including those …