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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… Environmental Action Plan NEPA - National Environment and Planning Agency NFWS - National Fish and Wildlife Service NGO … recreational activities, movement of tides, proximity to urban areas and shipping lanes. These factors will influence … the beach, trash from street vendors in coastal cities or urban areas, waste processing facilities; sewage treatment …
Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources
… and automotive industry) and public (water treatment and urban infrastructure planning) sectors 7 P r i m a r y m i c r o P l a s t i c s i … country assessments, that are most often occurring in urban environments (Essel et al , 2015; Lassen et al , 2015; …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… from agriculture 11. Designate and expand green spaces in urban areas 12. Enhance climate change activities of … provision of pollution regulation across rural as well as urban landscapes. Efficient agriculture techniques, organic … while others are longer-term in nature and require more planning and resources, such as turning landfills into …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… using existing navigational measures (such as planning traffic lanes) or developing new ship quieting … Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Sears, R., Sigurjónsson, J., Urban-Ramirez, J. and Palsbøll, P.J. (1998). ‘Population … ship strikes’. In: S.D. Kraus and R.M. Rolland (eds), The urban whale: North Atlantic right whales at the crossroads, …
Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… numbers in shoreline and nearshore sediments close to urban population centres (Browne et al. 200, Karlsson 2015). … east Asia and several SIDS. Casual recreational use near urban conurbations adds to the prob- lem. Coastal littering … management, such as waste manage- ment and coastal planning and protection. Clean Up the World This is a …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… 4.1.2 Planning and Disaster Preparedness … 5.2 Planning … addressing prevention, remediation, coordination, and planning; creating incentives through market-based … Baltimore City, 2014. In 2008, Baltimore became the third urban “stream system” which required regulato- ry …