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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014
… Alliance for Sustainable Tourism CERMES - Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies CFH - … litter being swept in our oceans, settling throughout the water column, congregating in floating garbage patches, … comes from deposition of litter directly into the sea from water borne activities such as pleasure boats and cruises, …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and land that emanates from man-made activity and that … countries has been achieved largely through highly resource-intensive patterns of consumption and production, … i. ‘hard-hitting’ pollutants; ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the …
Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change
… and Climate Change Canada), Hao Chen (Institute of Water Environment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental … (Marine Environment Unit, EC), Anthony Akpan (Gender and Water Alliance, Nigeria), Veronique Garny (CEFIC), Semia … man- agement; (v) The re-evaluation of plastic waste as a resource; (vi) Appropriate recycling activities to improve …
Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers
… Living Resources COP Conference of the Parties CWA Clean Water Act (U.S.) DDE dichloro-diphenyl-dichloroethylene DFG … waste from landfills sited near coastal areas, storm water runoff, ineffective sewage treatment, industrial … et al., 2013. 14 Wright et al., 2013. 15 APEC Marine Resource Conservation Working Group, 2009. 16 Potts and …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… between high-spill areas and oil contamination in water, sediments and biota … of years of human development, settlement, commerce and resource exploitation. Currently, there are 601 cities with a … beings. However, since sound travels five times faster in water than in air, and since the density of water transmits …
Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources
… worldwide human health risk as plastic enters our food and water supplies. Despite a growing body of work on plastic … private (e g textile and automotive industry) and public (water treatment and urban infrastructure planning) sectors 7 … Lutter S , Simas M , Stadler K , Wood R (2014) The Global Resource Footprint of Nations Carbon, water, land and …